Selling guides

Quick answers before you dive in

What’s the fastest way to find out what something is worth?

Look up what the same item actually sold for, not what other sellers are asking. On eBay, filter search results to “Sold items” and check the last few sales in your item’s condition. Asking prices routinely run 20–40% above what buyers really pay, so pricing from live listings leaves you overpriced and unsold. Our pricing guide walks through this step by step, or you can snap a photo for a free AI price check built on the same sold data.

Should you sell on eBay or Facebook Marketplace first?

It depends on the item, not the platform. Small, shippable, brand-name items (electronics, collectibles, clothing) usually do better on eBay, where a national buyer pool pays closer to true market value. Bulky items (furniture, exercise equipment, appliances) sell faster locally on Facebook Marketplace with no shipping at all. The eBay beginner guide and the Facebook Marketplace guide cover each platform’s fees, categories, and pitfalls. Listing on both at once is the strongest option — that’s exactly what Reclaim automates.

What’s the most common mistake first-time sellers make?

Overpricing, almost always for the same reason: we value our own stuff more than buyers do (psychologists call it the endowment effect), and we anchor on other sellers’ wishful asking prices. The result is a listing that sits for weeks, gets buried in search results, and eventually sells for less than a realistic day-one price would have brought. Price from sold comps, take clear photos in good light, and describe flaws honestly — those three habits beat any algorithm trick.