Sell Your Crap by Adam Baker

Sell Your Crap by Adam Baker is a complete guide to selling on eBay, Craigslist, and Amazon.  That alone is a great package, but then he also included a module that covers the how and whys of purging a bunch of crap from our homes and from our lives.  Baker has firsthand experience with this.  He and his wife did a big purge two years ago, and following their big purge, they traveled Australia and New Zealand for several months.

Overview

Sell Your Crap is comprised of four modules.  Each module is a standalone pdf, and each on focuses on a different topic.  The Sell Your Crap Main Module is a 67 page eBook that focuses on some reasons why we should sell our crap, differentiates between stuff and crap, gives us a battle plan for selling our crap, and some tips to prevent relapse into a home full of crap.

The next three modules focus on selling on eBay, Craigslist, and Amazon.  The eBay module is the biggest weighing in at 171 pages.  The Craigslist Module is 49 pages, and the Amazon Module is 41 pages.  Each of these modules takes you by the hand and lead you, start to finish, through the process of selling through these online mediums.  When I say start to finish, I mean Baker takes you through every step of signing up to be a seller, through the listing process, through making the sale, shipping the product and finally with any feedback options.  These are very comprehensive guides.

Since there are four modules, the table of contents is a bit long, but I’m going to list it anyway since it will give you a great look at what’s included in Sell Your Crap.

Table of Contents

Sell Your Crap – Main Module

• Welcome… You Rock!
• The Case Against Crap
  • The Wake Up Call
  • Stuff Vs. Crap
  • Three Core Problems with Crap
  • The True Cost of Crap
  • Needs Vs. Wants… A Call to Appreciate
  • Clutter Does Not Equal Security
  • The Power of Sexy Goals

• The Battle Plan
  • Two Ways to Fire the First Shot
  • Decide What Stays. Not What Goes
  • Free Yourself from Sentimental Crap
  • Curing the Just In Case Syndrome
  • Realize the True Value of Your Crap
  • How to Rally your Spouse and Kids
  • What to Sell Where
  • Crap that Sells Well Online
  • Yard Sales… Your Last Ditch Effort
  • Donate, Recycles, and Trash
  • Our Step by Step Attack Plan

• Preventing Relapses
• Three Keys to Avoiding Binges
• Practice Conscious Spending
• Organizing the Stuff You Keep
• Purge Hard, Purge Fast, Purge Often
• Final Thoughts

EBay Module

• Introduction: eBay Strengths/Weaknesses
• Getting to Know eBay
  • How to Set-Up your eBay Account
  • Creating a PayPal Account
  • Prep Your eBay Account for Selling

• Researching an Item
  • What You Need to Know Before You Research
  • Putting the “Search” in Research
  • Getting the Right Number of Results
  • Hunting for Similar Listings
  • Quick Summary of the Research Process

• Planning Ahead… Pictures and Shipping
  • Snapping Fantastic Photographs
  • The Time to Plan Shipping… Is Now
  • Deciding the Best Way to Ship
  • Packing Materials, Boxes, and More

• Listing an Item on eBay
  • Initiate the Listing
  • Categories, Titles, and Subtitles
  • Uploading and Inserting Photos
  • Creating a Compelling Description
  • Choosing “How” to Sell your Item
  • Payment, Shipping, and Returns
  • Finishing Up: Review and Submit Your Listing

• During the Auction
  • “my eBay” and Buyer’s Questions
  • Fixing Problems During an Auction

• After the Auction Ends
  • Invoicing and Getting Paid
  • Tackling Unsuccessful Auctions
  • Streamlined Packing and Shipping
  • Rare Problems After Shipping
  • Leaving and Receiving Feedback

• Final Thoughts: Bringing it All Together

Craigslist Module

• Introduction to craigslist Strengths/Weaknesses
• Getting to Know craigslist
  • Navigating the craigslist Homepage
  • Setting up Your craigslist Account
  • My Accounts Main Page

• The craigslist Process
  • Researching an Item
  • Planning Ahead
  • Listing the Item
  • Not So Ordinary Resources

• Maintenance
  • How NOT to Get Flagged
  • Removing and Editing Your Ad
  • Communicating with Buyers
  • A craigslist Case Study

Amazon Module

• Introduction Amazon Strengths/Weaknesses
• Getting to Know Amazon
  • Navigating the Homepage
  • Setting Up Your Account
  • Navigating Your Seller Account

• The Amazon Process
  • Introduction: Why Media?
  • Researching an Item
  • Listing Your Item

• Maintaining Your Account
  • Introduction: Low Maintenance
  • Removing and Editing Items
  • Shipping
  • Refunds and Returns
  • Getting Paid

What’s Included

Sell Your Crap is available in two different editions.

Sell Your Crap – Barebones Edition – ($37)

• “Sell Your Crap” Main Guide
• The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Selling Your Crap on eBay
• $100 Effectiveness Guarantee

Sell Your Crap – Clutter Crusher Edition – ($47)

• “Sell Your Crap” Main Guide
• The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Selling Your Crap on eBay
• The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Selling Your Crap on craigslist
• The Definitive Step-by-Step Guide to Selling Your Crap on Amazon
• Special Access to All 10 “Anti-Clutter Rockstar” Video Interviews
• $100 Effectiveness Guarantee
• 30-Day “Ask Anything” Email support!

Price/Value

The Barebones Edition $37

The Clutter Crusher Edition $47

Both versions are a good value, but bulk of the material, and in my mind, the bulk of the value comes from the two items included in the Barebones Edition: Sell Your Crap Main Guide and the eBay Module.  If your funds are limited, I recommend this version.

For just $10 more than the Barebones Edition, you get the craigslist module, the Amazon module, some video interviews to boost your motivation, and 30 days of email support.  All this makes the $10 add on a pretty good value.

The thing that jumps out at me as far as value goes is that Baker is offering a $100 effectiveness guarantee; meaning that if you don’t make at least $100 by selling your own crap, he will refund the purchase price.  Essentially, he’s guaranteeing that you will be able to pay for the eBook and make 50 bucks just by following the detailed instructions in Sell Your Crap.

Pluses

• The author speaks from experience and I could sense his passion for the topic
• Instructions are step by step and very detailed
• Great way for beginners to get started
• Many good tips even for an experienced eBay seller
• The main module is full of motivation and logical arguments for selling unused/unneeded items
• Full of tips that will help you make money

Minuses

Anyone experienced with selling through craigslist and Amazon won’t gain much from those modules.

Verdict

I give Sell Your Crap 5 stars.  Adam Baker does exactly what he set out to do in writing the eBook; he gives you a reason to declutter and a step by step guide to do it.  I am very impressed with the main module.  I wasn’t expecting the content there to be so good and so compelling.  I’ve even started going through my stuff to find the crap that I no longer have a need for.  I especially like his approach to determining what is crap (that we don’t need) and what is stuff (that we do need.)

He also shares his fantastic approach to tackling the decluttering process.  One that upon testing, I’ve found to work very very well.  I ended up finding a ton of stuff in my closet that I had no reason to keep anymore.  Using Bakers approach I realized I really had no reason to keep these items.

The eBay module is packed full of great tips and instructions.  Baker shares a great method for making the whole eBay experience flow, from identifying, photographing, listing, packaging, and selling the items.  I’m finding his process to be less of a headache than my prior listing experiences.

I even emailed him with a question, as part of the 30 day support and received a reply in less than 24 hours.  I highly recommend Sell Your Crap as a top notch way to eliminate clutter from your life and make some money in the process.

Click here to learn more about  the Clutter Crusher Edition $47

Click here to learn more about  the Barebones Edition $37

With most of the eBooks I review, I give away a free copy to one of my mailing list subscribers.  Adam Baker has graciously allowed me to give away one copy of Sell Your Crap.  The lucky winner is Zengirl.

No worries if you didn’t win, we’ll have lots more eBooks to give away.  If you’d like to get in on the give aways be sure to sign up for my mailing list.

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