Used clothing is turning unwanted clothes into cash.  There are many people getting into this because it doesn’t take a lot of start-up capital, and with the use of online free listings it is possible to make money at it.  

What you do need to consider before setting up a used clothing business is space.  Unlike online free listings, clothing isn’t “virtual”, it requires real space.  Not only that, if you hope to have a profitable business then the clothing you sell may be used, but it needs to be clean, crease-free, fresh smelling and free from animal hair.  That means you can’t just pile it in a spare corner of the living room or basement.  Unless you want to have to launder the clothing once a sale is made, you need to have a good storage area somewhere in your home where the clothes can be hung in pristine condition until you sell them.

If you hope to make a profitable business from your used clothing, you need to find a good iron to help you make the clothes look like new.  You will probably be able to find one of these in the same online free listings where you will place your used clothing items once you get your business off the ground.  Other supplies you will need are related to shipping; a pair of postage scales so you can weigh your packages in order to know how much shipping to quote in your ads, and stamps.  You can also buy these online.  Knowing how much your packages cost, and having the stamps in hand will save you a considerable amount of time as you won’t have to stand in line at the Post Office several times a week.

Where will you get the used clothing that you’re going to sell through the online free listings?  When you first start off you’ll probably be motivated by the possibility of turning your own unwanted clothes, or those that your children have grown out of, into cash.   Where will you get fresh supplies?  As part of your business strategy set aside one morning a week to drive around thrift stores to find your “new” items.  

Another thing you could think about is whether specializing in any particular kind of used clothing would work for you.  Maybe you could focus on something like baby clothes, or special occasion clothing.  Another possibility would be to specialize in a particular size, such as skinny clothes, or outside clothes.  Look through the other online free listings and see if there’s a gap in the market that you could fill.  Finding a niche could be profitable but you’d need to ensure you can find a good supply of this type of used clothing.  

Once you’ve decided about what kind of used clothing business you want to have, you’ve solved the storage problem, and you’ve got all the equipment, then you’re ready to start using the online free listings to sell your clothing.  Make sure your descriptions are accurate and make the clothing sound exciting.  If possible use photos to show what the clothing looks like.  With attention to how you market each item you put in the online free listings your used clothing business should begin to flourish in no time!