How and to whom to sell a used washing machine?

Services for selling things that are no longer needed by the owners, but remain usable, are popular in Russia and are well developed in other countries. For example, the owner of a working washing machine, who for some reason decided to part with the equipment, can sell it for a profit. To do this, you need to know how and to whom to sell a used washing machine at a good price.

Post an ad on Avito

One of the largest and most popular free classified ad services for selling used goods. The site is viewed every day by thousands of users in search of certain products. Therefore, the chance to quickly sell your old washing machine is quite high. The platform is designed in such a way that the latest advertisements are published at the top of the list. Over time, as new offers from other users appear, they move down in the ranking. After this, you can raise them to the top positions only by ordering paid promotion. How to correctly formulate and publish an ad?

1. Login to the service
2. Register or log into the previously created profile by clicking on the “Login” button in the upper right corner.
3. Use the “Post an ad” option by clicking on the button with this inscription.
4. Select the category and subcategories that correspond to the product for sale. The system is simple and tells you which section to include this or that item.
5. Indicate in the “Item condition” field – used.
6. Select “Selling mine” in the “Ad type” field.

How to correctly describe an item and formulate your offer for sale? It's worth starting with the title of the ad.The main thing that it should reflect is the main characteristic of the thing or the essence of the service. For example, you can indicate the name of the product - washing machine, as well as its make and model, for example, LG F1056MD. Also indicate that the buyer will pick up the machine at home, so as not to incur transportation costs.

Important! There is no need to write the price and contact information in the title of the ad. There are special fields for this information. You should also not use phrases and words to attract attention, for example, “promotion”, “discount”.

Having filled in the title, you can begin to describe the product in the field provided for this. This should contain detailed information about the item, the terms of the transaction, promotions or discounts, and the possibility of bargaining. A separate field is dedicated to the price of the product. It must indicate the cost of the product without discounts.

To sell your washing machine faster, it’s good to add photos of it. They must be of high quality and clear, provide an opportunity to examine the equipment from different angles and evaluate its external condition. A video of the product posted on YouTube can also help with sales.

Having described the washing machine and attached a photo of it, you can proceed to indicating the place of transaction and contact information. Residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg should indicate the nearest metro station. Other users just need to select the subject of the federation and the name of the city. For communication, it is important not to forget to write your phone number.

Note! You should not indicate your full residential address on the site to avoid becoming a victim of scammers!

There are a few steps left to do:

• choose ad placement with or without auto-publishing;
• agree to or refuse paid promotion services;
• click the “Continue” button;
• choose ad design: with or without color highlighting for an additional fee;
• click on the “Place” button;
• Take advantage of the opportunity to preview the ad.

If no corrections are required, the information will be reviewed by a moderator. As soon as the ad begins to be shown to service users, a notification is sent to the phone.

A similar operating principle underlies another popular platform, Yula, as well as other message boards. According to statistics, after posting information about the sale of a washing machine, calls from potential buyers arrive within the first three days. Therefore, the seller should be prepared to answer questions about the product. But you shouldn’t share information about bank cards. Fraudsters often try to recognize them and steal money from their accounts, under the guise of a desire to make an advance payment. The safest way is to receive payment in cash during a personal meeting.

We hand over the car to buyers

On popular services for selling used items there are many advertisements for the purchase of household appliances. They are supplied by intermediaries for subsequent resale, as well as by craftsmen who purchase old cars for spare parts. This method allows you to quickly say goodbye to unnecessary equipment, but you can sell it at a low price.

The average cost of a working washing machine varies from $10 to $15. If the price is not of great importance, craftsmen or resellers can pick up the device at their own expense. Sometimes it is possible to hand over even faulty goods to the purchase of household appliances, by prior arrangement.

If the washing machine is incomplete, for example, some parts are missing, it is possible to sell it for scrap.The engine and drum are considered especially valuable. You won't be able to get more than $8 for something like this.

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