Make Money By Selling Your Kids Last Year's Halloween Costumes on eBay

Halloween Costumes can be real expensive if you buy them brand new and at the store (especially Disney costumes). One of the places that people look for costumes and their accessories is on eBay. You can list any costume that is in good condition on eBay to sell and make a profit. I do this every year and make a profit, except this year I gave my daughters last years costume to a child that was in need of one. This is a way to make some of the money you spend in the current year on costumes back. Last year I made enough to pay for the current years costume plus a profit of $5.

Here is a Disney Cinderella Costume that was started on a bid of $0.99 and the ending bid was $16.13.



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Here is a Disney Toy Story Buzz Lightyear Costume that was started on a bid of $4.99 and ended the bid at $56.00.

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When listing your costumes be sure to leave a good description of the condition and clear picture of the item. The buyer will want to know if it has any tears or flaws before they place a bid on your item. A minor flaw will not keep all buyers away. Another tip, let your buyers know if it comes from a pet free or smoke free home. A lot of buyers have allergies and will buy from a person that is making that promise faster than someone that says nothing about it. The more info you tell your buyers about the item the better.

When you list an item, it is important to know what price to list the item at. Terapeak is a site that offers a FREE service to eBay sellers that gives you a look at the average selling price and listing strategies for the item. You will want to not list your item any higher than the average selling price to ensure a chance of getting a buyer for your item. There is also a function to help you build the title for your listing.

All costumes will not bring a profit, but if you use Terapeak to check for the average selling price you will set yourself on the right road.

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Happy Selling!

If you have listed a costume for sale on eBay this year leave a comment with the link to it and let us know how it did.

Get These Disney Costumes for $29.50

With Halloween coming soon the time to think about costumes is here. Until October 7th, you can get these select Disney Costumes on sale for $29.50.

For Girls

Disney Alice in Wonderland Costume for Girls

Disney Pocahontas Costume for Girls

Disney Jasmine Costume for Girls

Disney Glitter Belle Costume for Girls

Disney Mulan Costume for Girls

Disney Snow White Costume for Girls

Disney Princess Tiana Costume for Girls

Disney Glitter Ariel Costume for Girls

Disney Sleeping Beauty Costume for Girls

Disney Glitter Cinderella Costume for Girls

Disney Minnie Mouse Costume for Girls

For Boys

Disney Peter Pan Costume for Boys

Disney Captain Hook Costume for Boys

(These listed are what is currently available on Amazon, stock may sell out before the end of sale.)

What Do Your Kid's Do for Halloween?

Halloween is a fun time of year for us. It is a kick off of the holiday season for us in a way. My daughter's birthday is 7 days after Halloween so she begins to get excited about it around then. She has decided she is going to be "Belle" from "Beauty & the Beast". I found her the cutest costume on eBay for around $20. To celebrate Halloween we will go to some fall carnivals that are in the area. I don't know how it happened but in our area over the last 10 years people have stopped doing the traditional door-to-door Trick-or-Treating. The local churches have replaced it by offering a night of fun carnival games and after you play each game they give you a handful of candy. My daughter still comes home with a pumpkin full of candy this way. I was telling her earlier about my earliest memories of trick-or-treating and she said, "How come no one does that now". I told her that maybe it was that it was easier to go from game to game rather than house to house. She accepted that answer and said that it made sense, so I guess I did alright answering her. Either way she has fun and that is all that counts.

Throwing this out to my readers, Do any of you still do the door-to-door trick-or-treating or do you do like us and go to fall carnivals on Halloween?