*Tis The Season To De-Gift: Skip Long Return Lines and Head Online (NAPSA)—TIf you’re like most people, you sometimes get holiday gifts you don’t need or that don’t suit your taste. Fortunately, you no longer have to face long return lines. Today, many savvy consumers headonline to eBayto sell their unwanted holiday gifts and earn extra cash to buy what really was on their wishlists. Thanks to the explosion of eBay drop-off centers around the country, consumers who don’t have the time, experience or Internet access can now turn degifting into “e-gifting.” The drop-off service leader in both volume and customersatisfaction is AuctionDrop. Because of its relationship with The UPS Store, anyone in the U.S. can use the service simply by dropping things off—unpacked, valued at over $75 and weighing under 25 lbs.—at The UPS store in their neighborhood. The drop-off store process is simple and there are no upfront costs or need to do anything other than complete a simple form. Consumers just drop off the item and The UPS Storelocation ships it to AuctionDrop’s processing center. There, AuctionDrop handles all of the necessary steps for selling the item, including professional photography, testing, research, listing, customer service, repacking, shipping and returns. After the item sells, the seller gets a check for the selling price, minus a professional services fee, and the buyergets the item. “After the holidays are over, the last thing most people wantto do is go to crowded malls and stand in long return lines,” said Randy Adams, founder and CEO of AuctionDrop. “The beauty of simple way to skip the return lines and head online to earn extra cash. AuctionDrop is that we help people earn cash so they can buy things that they really need.” Whenevaluating which gifts to sell, keep in mind that some items are knownto sell better than others. Best-selling items include laptops, digital cameras, guitars, designer purses (i.e. Chanel, Louis Vuitton), figurines (i.e. Lladro, Hummel), film cameras (i.e. Hasselblad, Leica), iPods, crystal (i.e. Waterford, Baccarat), designer watches (i.e. Patek Philippe, Rolex) and Lionel train sets. Consumers can call AuctionDrop’s customerservice line seven days a week at 1-866-385-DROP to discuss the value of their items and determine if they are appropriate for eBay. To learn more, you may also visit www.auctiondrop.com.
