The blog has been a little quiet. I have been promising to explain Listia more so here it is! Think Ebay minus the money. Listia is a totally free auction site. There is no money involved, you use credits to bid on items (you get 400+ credits to start). If you sign up through my link you will get an additional 100 credits.
Here is how to get the max number of credits to start:
1) Sign up through my link here
2) Once signed up, complete the Listia tutorial
3) You can link your Facebook account and Twitter account if you have them for an extra 50 points each
4) List your first auction. The easiest thing to list as your first auction is a My Coke Rewards code. You can find these on bottle caps or on the box of a 12 pack from any Coca Cola product. This is easy to do for a first auction because it is something you most likely have laying around your house and you can simply e-mail the code to the winner without worrying about shipping.
This site is totally legit and I use it, you can find me - my user name is Kim051185. Once signed up and you have your free credits you can look for things to bid on. Before you bid you do have to verify your account. To do this you will need to give Listia a valid phone number, they will make an automated call and give you a pin number to type in. I have done this and I have not received any further calls from Listia nor have I gotten any telemarketing calls as a result of doing this. The reason your account is verified to to prevent fraudulent activity.
Most auctions have free shipping when you bid on something that will be shipped. If you want something that needs to be mailed/shipped just pick an auction that has free shipping. If you are going to list something that you plan to mail or ship you can decide if you would like to eat the shipping cost or if you would like the buyer to pay shipping. I would suggest you pick something that wouldn't be to expensive to ship and pay shipping costs yourself until you gain some experience (the more you use Listia the more experience you gain and you will also gain the trust of the buyers). Once you gain some experience you can ask the buyer to pick up the shipping tab if you want.
Listia does have rules and they are very fair, if you do not receive an item or if there is a dispute you can get your credits back. Just skim over their rules if you sign up so you know what they are all about.
You can bid on or list just about anything through Listia, even coupons! Listia only allows free coupons (not cents or dollars off, not buy one get one free...the coupon can only be for a totally free item that requires no purchase). There are gift cards, clothes, movies, DVDs, books, baby items, purses, and jewelry to name a few. Think super high end, upscale yard sale online.
My favorite thing to bid on is Pampers Gifts to Grow rewards codes. I have probably gotten 1,000 Pampers points from Lista that I will put towards getting prizes at pampers.com. If you want to know more about Pampers Gifts to Grow you can see my post about it here. That post also contains lots of free promotional codes to get you started in the Gifts to Grow program.
Just give Listia a look, its totally worth it! Happy bidding!
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