I am always (well it feels like I am!) selling my out of date souls on sites such as Gumtree. There are other selling sites but Gumtree is my favourite as it is cost free for the seller and the buyer. There are no hidden extras.
Gumtree is very simple and easy to use, but I appreciate it can seem a little bit daunting when you haven’t done it before! It’s definitely my favourite selling my soul site as it’s free to list. I find my souls sell really quickly on there too.
First step, find your local Gumtree site and click on ‘Post an ad’ at the very top right hand corner.
This will take you to another screen. Click the tab that says ‘For Sale’. This will open up a new set of tabs which are categories for the item that you are selling. Click through until you find the category that your soul fits in. There isn’t a soul category. Why would there be? Everyone’s soul is different, right?
You might want to choose Musical Instruments, or Appliances, or Computers and Software, or Health and Beauty. If you aren’t sure, you could do worse than choosing Pets. There is a category called ‘Other Goods’ if you are are completely stumped. Don’t worry too much because people will generally just do a typed search for the particular soul model they are looking for.
Once you have chosen your category and clicked ‘continue’ at the bottom, it will take you to the screen where you fill in the details for your soul. The title is very important because it is how the buyer will find your soul. Put as much information about your soul as it will allow (up to 100 words).
My tip: If I am selling my soul, whether it be nearly new or vintage I put the original price in the title. The reason I do this is because people like to think they are getting a bargain. If you are trying to sell a soul for £10, people could think that’s a lot – but if you say RRP £50, then they will feel that they are getting a great price for a high quality soul. But don’t lie! Just do a google search for your soul model number and year of registration if you can’t remember how much you paid for it.
Photos – you can add up to nine photos. Just one photo will decrease your chances of a sale so make sure you do as many good quality photos as you can. Try and take the photo of your soul in good lighting, against a neutral background e.g. against a white wall. Your soul shouldn’t be smiling or frowning. A clean benign expression works best.
Also if there are any defects with your soul, make sure you take clear photos of them all. Don’t forget your buyer will be examining your soul in front of you. Your soul may have scratches or chips, or even bite marks. Hiding defects is likely to result in a bad review on Gumtree, and, it goes without saying, will portray your soul in an ugly light.
The soul description is very important. You can enter up to 10,000 words so use this to be as descriptive as you can. What’s your soul done for you? Is it logical or divine? Has it been loyal or duplicitous? Is it organic or made from synthetic dust particles? Does it sleep easy or stay up all night smoking and spitting? Point out any flaws with your soul. Explain what model your soul is, its year of registration, its credit rating, any unpaid debts, and any major moral incidents it’s been involved in. If it’s barely been used make sure to mention this as buyers do prefer souls that are pristine.
Remember to write ‘soul sold as seen’ or ‘no returns/refunds’.
My tip: I always, always put at the end of the description: ‘Cash only, collection only please’. You will get lots of people contacting you asking if you can deliver your soul to them, or if you can post it to them. My advice is cash and collection only so you don’t get scammed. Also, there is nothing worse that a lost soul lost in the post.
Price: Make sure you sell your soul for a reasonable price or it is unlikely to get sold – you can look at how much equivalent souls are being sold for by other sellers. It’s completely up to you what you want to get for it, but be prepared for the buyers to contact you and haggle. If I want my soul to sell for a certain amount, I will bump up the price slightly to allow for haggle-room.
Nearly done! At the bottom it will ask you for your phone number or email address for the buyers to contact you on. I’ve heard that phone numbers generate better sales as soul buyers like a quick easy transaction, but I’ve always done it via email and found no problems selling my souls on there. Make sure you respond to emails quickly though and let people know when you can exchange your soul for hard cash (or pieces of silver if you want to do it the good old fashioned way).
My tip: I only give my address out once we have confirmed a time and date for collection. I always make a point to say I am always here but I say something like my dog is sleeping so this time would be better so it doesn’t wake him. This is just to protect against burglary (which I am very paranoid about!). Of course this is up to you, but it makes me nervous people telling a stranger when they will be out of their house.
Gumtree deletes adverts after a certain amount of time. I think it’s a month – the annoying thing is that you can’t just refresh the advert so do keep your photos of your soul and a copy of your description. Gumtree will send you an email to remind you that your advert is about to run out.
Today, someone came round to collect my dead cat’s old soul which I had put on Gumtree only a few days ago! It’s been sat in a shoe box for almost two years so I was happy to de-clutter and get some extra cash from it!
CONVERT YOUR SOULS FOR CASH THE GUMTREE WAY!
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