One man has shared how he made over £14,000 through selling odd bits on eBay which he then used to pay for his master's degree. Wyatt, a 27-year-old from Liverpool, has been an avid fan of the online selling platform for a long time but began using it properly around five years ago. Wyatt is a self-proclaimed "gaming enthusiast" and most of his sales were related to gaming and consoles.
He made £ 180 from the sale of his Nintendo 3DS and another £100 from a range of Nintendo GameCube and Nintendo Switch games, including Mario Golf (£30), The Legend of Zelda (£46), and NFL Street (£24). The accounts administrator told the Mirror: "I had a few things lying around the house to sell, so I thought I’d just try it out and see what happened. They sold really quickly, so I then began actively looking for items from around my house to resell.".
In his first year, Wyatt made a whopping £10,000. Overall, his total earnings sit at around £14,000. He said: "I didn't have much going on so I could commit more time to re-selling. Nowadays, I tend to make around £1,000 every year by keeping my eyes open for potential items from around my home that I could list.”.
One of the most unexpected profits came from the sale of five Pokémon toys, which bagged him £142. When he put the figurines up for auction, he didn't think anyone would really be that interested. He said: "I couldn’t have been more wrong. Just minutes before the auction ended, there was a huge bidding war, and they ended up selling for significantly higher than the market price. It was super exciting to watch.".
