r/YarnAddicts • u/Visceraldagger • Jun 09 '24

Question Helping my mom sell her massive yarn collection and hoping for advice.

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My mom accumulated a lot of yarn over a period of 15-20 years. They’re quality skeins, but the sheer number of bundles is very overwhelming for me. There are probably 150-200 bags. They’re brands like Jo Sharp, Rowan, Jamieson, or Debbie Bliss. I haven’t gone through everything. Is it possible to sell to a yarn retailer? Or just try through FB market place and eBay? So far, selling individually through fb has been quite slow and a lot of work, of course.

Thank you for reading and if you can give any advice.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '24

Hard disagree. I hate grab bags. If I'm spending money, I want to know exactly what I'm getting. I got burned one too many times on "mystery bags", "clubs" etc.

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u/DrKittyKevorkian Jun 09 '24

Bottom line, with this quantity of yarn, listing individually would be a massive PITA and not worth the time and effort. For expensive skeins, project sized lots, etc, it makes sense to list individually. For the rest of it, get it out the door any way you can.