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Beth Gulliver & Robert Edwards

Brits could be sitting on £2,550 in unused household items, experts say

We're all hunting for ways to scrape together some extra money to help ease the burden of the rising cost of living crisis. Though it may seem obvious, one way to do so is by selling things we no longer use.

Experts have figured out just how much money we could make by giving up unused items. According to Student Beans , 51 per cent of people surveyed have sold something online, with most using eBay to auction off their belongings.

Using eBay's hot selling items list, Student Beans was able to calculate the top 10 items to sell. From this list, it found the average selling price per item, which, when added up, means that owners of the items could be sitting on thousands of pounds in unused items.

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