Nov 22 2008
The Royal Pain of Selling Clothes on eBay
Listing so many clothes recently, as I’ve mentioned already this week, I started to remember why I hate it so much. If you have nice pieces, it can be lucrative, but it’s a serious pain. For one thing, there are a number of measurements that you have to take in order to have a good chance of selling the item. And with many fabrics, this is tough to tackle.
Stretchy fabrics and any kind of loose-knit item of clothing resists proper measurements. I try to list the most accurate measurements that I can, but with knits, if three people measured they would probably come up with three separate measurements. I think it’s helpful to use the word “about” a lot when describing measurement. I try to measure to the half inch, but that about protects me just in case I’m a smidge off.





