eBay.co.uk – what can I say? Its reputation goes before it. Raise some cash by selling your unwanted items. Or buy what you want usually cheaper than the High Street and with greater choice. When you sign up eBay verifies you via your bank details, standard financial world practice. @@@
PayPal - is a necessity for internet users globally. If you intend using eBay then please ensure your payments are protected, PayPal does that for you. Basically they act as a mule between buyer and seller ensuring the buyer’s financial details are secure.
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Pure Profile - is a simple to use site where you get paid to complete online surveys. No expenditure no catches, payments are made securely directly to your bank account. TechRef's Top Tip is to complete your profile as soon as possible in order to generate as many surveys as you can.
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WePromiseTo - is a genuine way of getting a percentage of money spent on online purchases refunded. Purchases include many products for example, car and home insurance and credit card applications. Many everyday retailers are included on this popular site, remember you'll pay the same price as any other customer going direct to that retailer BUT you will earn cashback. TechRef's Top Tip is to opt for Amazon vouchers instead of payment via BACS this way your earnings attract a 4% increase.
@@@ Cafepress – a fantastic idea. They use the slogan “Cash in on your Creativity”, it’s as easy as that. They give you a FREE online shop to promote the products you design including t-shirts, posters, mugs, bumper stickers and plenty more. They produce any item you design to order, handle the payment, mail the product and then send you a cheque. If you fancy yourself as a sloganeer, graphic designer, creative doodler or photographer you simply can’t lose.
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Fotolia – sell your photos online. No set-up fees, set your own price and payments for every image sold can be paid into your PayPal account – simple! It will take about 10 minutes to create your free Fotolia account and complete the training module which is essential before uploading your photos. There is no reason why you can’t upload your favourite holiday snaps or images of your local area, ever thought of yourself as David Bailey? Give it a go!
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PayLoadz – offers a free secure “Digital Goods eCommerce Service for anyone to sell downloadable goods online”. Basically they provide a free shopfront where you can sell anything that can be downloaded e.g. software, eBooks, music, movies, digital art, manuals, articles, certificates, forms and files. Payments are made to you via PayPal and you can set your own prices. TechRef's Top Tip is for the more enterprising internet user! There are numerous sites which offer free downloadable eBooks with resale rights allowing you to easily create your own archive. Payloadz allows you to sell anything downloadable as long as it’s legal, making this another money spinning opportunity where you simply can’t lose.
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Envirofone – offer an excellent service for buying your old mobile phone. They have over 1200 phones with their cash values listed on their website and they also offer to buy faulty phones at up to 90% of the full value. TechRef's Top Tip - turn the cupboards out; you know those old phones are somewhere!
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