Nail Stickers!

I wanted to close out my account on Listia and I had a few thousand credits left. I didn't want to waste my credits completely, so I bid on the cheapest thing I could find. Since the inflation of credits on Listia, its impossible to find anything under 1,000 credits. Just a few months ago, 1,000 credits was like 40 cents. Now, its more like 10 cents. So, I was able to get some nail stickers for 3,350 credits.  Since, surveys only pay out 1,500 credits, Listia really wasn't worth it. Another item I'm waiting on in the mail is a key chain. That should just about clean out my credits.

Send Earnings

I joined Send Earnings and it is seeming like a very promising site. It has the same layout as Inbox Dollars. At this site you can get the paid emails, which I like, because even though it is a couple of cents per email I view it does add up. I also like the surveys on this site, because they are surveys I can actually qualify for.

After researching a little bit on Send Earnings, I found it is actually a legit site. Though the payout seems like pennies, the pennies do add up. One way to tell if one of those sites is legit, is if the payout promises to be big, its not legit. If the payout is small, like a dollar a survey, then it is very well likely to be legit.

Here is the link to where you can sign up. They even have a $5 sign up bonus which pretty cool.

Surveys

A few years ago, I did surveys for a little extra cash. I decided to start doing the surveys again. Now, picking out the right survey site can be difficult. Also, its discouraging whenever you try to do a survey and get disqualified. The best survey site I've been on is www.Inboxdollars.com, they are a legit site and I have actually gotten paid for my surveys. Another good site I used to be on is http://www.dollarsurveys.net/. They actually pay you through PayPal, and I have gotten a few bucks from them before.

A lot of sites, unfortunately, do not have a good payout. Do not trust survey sites that say they will pay $50 or $75 for a survey. It is most likely a scam. Those, I don't even bother signing up for. Usually, legit survey sites pay out a dollar per survey.

Are doing surveys worth it? It really depends. Some of them it is difficult to qualify. Some days, it seems like you are doing one survey after another, and other days it is discouraging, because you don't qualify for anything. Surveys usually take about 10-15 minutes. In all, you end up making an average of $1 an hour.

Inbox Dollars is good, though, because you get the paid emails. You get paid a few cents for clicking on an email and after a while it adds up. Mypoints.com is also good for this. I would suggest not to sign up for the free offers with other companies, because a lot of them will just leave you with some very scamy spam.

In all, its pocket change, but can also be very good, if you are bored and looking to make a few extra dollars.

Listia

Months ago I loved Listia.com. It is a website to where you can give away items for credits and then "buy" new items for credits. Recently, Listia is not worth it. Let me tell you why.

If you sell items for credits and have free shipping, you still have to pay to ship them and go through the hassle of shipping. If you charge for shipping, then the number of credits your items go for is a lot lower. You may end up selling an item for 1 credit.

If you do survey for credits, you end up wasting a lot of time. I don't qualify for most surveys and Peanut Lab's payout for surveys is a lot lower lately. I just don't have the time to mess with it with a full time job.

There has been an inflation recently when it came to the credits. 1,000 credits used to equal 1 dollar. Now, its 5,000 credits equals 1 dollar. That means you are paying more for items, making the items you are bidding on just not worth it. You can get it cheaper at a used store. Also, you have no idea what you are getting, since all of the items are used.

Listia used to be a fun pastime, but now its just not worth it.