Remember flea markets? Once upon a time, when you wanted to cleanse your wardrobe/storeroom of impulse purchases, clothes you could no longer fit in and other forgotten tchotchkes, you had to go through the hassle of applying for a floor-mat-sized space at one of the flea markets, and hope the ballot goes in your favour.
Then when you do get your little piece of real estate, you lug a suitcase full of your wares to the venue, lay your them out and lelong (local slang for sell at a bargain) them away for the next 6 to 8 hours. Even then, there is no guarantee that you’d sell everything, which means there’s a good chance you’d have to schlep your unsold items back home and give everything that dozens of hagglers have touched a good wipe down — until you’re completely wiped out.
Yes, those were the days — before Carousell and other online second-hand marketplaces made our lives easier. All we have to do now is take a good picture of what we wish to sell, post them on Carousell with a snazzy caption and descriptions, price-tag it and wait for offers.
But while it’s all very simple to execute, there are tricks and strategies you can use to become a top seller on Carousell. Who better to ask for tips than the co-founder of Carousell, Marcus Tan, who gives us the skinny on what sells, and how to sell successfully.
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