Stop throwing away gin bottles because saving them could make you £10

Daily Record

2 days ago

Bargain hunter Kirsty is a part time eBay and Vinted seller, who managed to make a whopping £8,000 last year by getting rid of her unwanted items like gin bottles
Many of us relish the chance to flog our unneeded bits and bobs online. If your wardrobe 's bursting at the seams, your kids' threads are too small, or you've got knick-knacks scattered around that'll never see the light of day, it might be high time for a grand clear-out.
Shifting your goods on the web doesn't just declutter your space - it can also line your pockets with a bit of extra money. Yet one lady claims to have taken things a notch higher than offloading garments, household goods, playthings, and games. She's even peddling actual rubbish on the internet.
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She swears there's a genuine market for items she'd typically chuck – and they're snapped up quickly. Bargain hunter Kirsty, who dabbles in selling on eBay and Vinted part-time, boasts of bagging a cool £8,000 last year by ditching stuff she no longer needs.
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The astute seller recently confessed she pocketed £10 by auctioning an empty Whitley Neill gin bottle on eBay. Taking to her TikTok account, where she regularly dishes out top-selling advice,
Kirsty exclaimed: "I have just sold an actual piece of rubbish on eBay... This sale has blown my mind."
Kirsty recounted how she discovered the gin bottle discarded near a bottle bank, adding: "So when this was new and full of gin this was between £20 and £25.
"When I saw it, I thought people like these coloured glasses for upcycling projects and things like that. So I knew someone on eBay would buy it."
Thrifty Brit Kirsty couldn't believe her luck when she successfully sold an item for £9.99 on an online marketplace, admitting that she "aimed quite high".
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She gushed: "It's crazy, a tenner for something that was literally going to go in the bin."
The astute seller also accounted for postage, charging £3.55 and only spending £2.97, netting herself a tidy profit of £8.65.
To ensure the item arrived intact, Kirsty planned to pack the glassware with utmost care using bubble wrap, a sturdy box, and extra padding.
She also shared some pearls of wisdom for fellow sellers: "Do look out for glasses which are coloured, or they're more unique or unusual because people do like to collect them, or like I said, they like to use them for their upcycling projects."