The mixer you replaced, the air fryer you never use, spare curtains, planters, garden tools, leftover tiles from a renovation — small household items add up, and there is usually someone nearby who wants exactly what you are clearing out. List it free on Olditems and sell directly.
This guide covers making small items worth a buyer's trip, what to check before you list an appliance, and how to handle the handover. The live price table below shows what similar items are currently listed for.
Photograph appliances plugged in and running where possible. For garden tools, clean off soil and shoot outdoors.
Check similar listings and mention the brand, model and purchase year. Items shown working tend to get more questions from buyers.
Add a clear title (brand + model helps), an honest description and your city. Your home and garden items ad goes live immediately.
Reply to buyers, meet in a safe public place, and get paid in cash or UPI at handover.
One ad for a set is worth a buyer’s trip. A single low-value item usually is not.
It lets buyers check whether spare parts are still available — and that decides the price.
With small items there is little else to judge. Photo quality carries the ad.
Naming a landmark and a convenient pickup time closes more low-value deals than discounting does.
Live listings
19
Lowest asking price
₹1
Typical asking price
₹1,000
Highest asking price
₹5,000
| Price range | Live listings | Browse |
|---|---|---|
| Up to ₹2,000 | 16 | Browse |
| ₹2,000 – ₹5,000 | 3 | Browse |
| ₹5,000 – ₹10,000 | 0 | |
| Above ₹10,000 | 0 |
Calculated automatically from 19 live listings on Olditems on 28 Oct 2026. "Typical" is the median asking price. Prices are set by individual sellers — Olditems is a listings platform and does not set, verify or guarantee prices, product condition or any seller’s claims.
Browse current ads to see how other sellers describe and price similar items.
The economics of this category are simple: a buyer will not cross the city for one inexpensive item. Grouping related things into a single ad — a set of kitchen appliances, a group of planters, a box of tools, curtains with their rods — makes the trip worth making and usually earns you more in total than listing each piece separately. Say clearly in the ad whether you will split the lot or only sell it together.
Photograph planters and pots from the side and from above, and check them for hairline cracks before listing — a crack found at handover ends the sale. State the size and material, because ceramic and concrete planters are heavy and the buyer needs to plan for that. For tools, show the working end close up, mention rust honestly, and say whether handles are firm.
Put the item, brand and condition in the title. Photograph in daylight against a clear background — small items sell on photo quality more than anything else, because there is little else to judge. Name your locality and a landmark, and mention if the item is easy to collect; for low-value goods, convenience often decides whether someone comes at all.
Have the item cleaned and ready when the buyer arrives, let them test anything electrical, and confirm payment has reached your account before it leaves. If you are selling a bundle, lay everything out so the buyer can see the full lot at once.
More help: the complete guide to buying and selling used home and garden items and the decluttering guide.
Individually they can be too low-value to justify a buyer’s trip, which is why bundling works so well here. Group related items — a set of kitchen appliances, a box of tools, several planters — into one ad, and say whether you will split the lot.
Run it through every setting, check the jars, blades, gaskets and filters for wear, descale anything that holds water, and find the model number and bill. Buyers ask about consumable parts and whether replacements are still available.
Compare with what similar items are currently listed for rather than the original price, and account for missing accessories or worn parts. The live price table on this page shows the current asking prices for similar items.
State the size and material, photograph from the side and above, and check carefully for hairline cracks before listing. Warn the buyer that large ceramic or concrete planters are heavy and will not fit in a car boot, so they can plan transport.
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