{
 "schema": "aiblocks-page/1",
 "id": "donated-goods-online-resale-planner",
 "type": "skill",
 "name": "Donated goods online resale planner",
 "summary": "Plan your donated goods online resale. Give it an item and its condition. You get a listing template, photo checklist, shipping standard and review plan.",
 "headline": "Donated goods online resale planner",
 "subhead": "Share the donated item, its condition, its measurements and the marketplace you use. Your AI checks whether it is worth selling online and how to price it from sold items. You get listing fields, a photo checklist, shipping steps and a monthly review plan.",
 "job": {
  "id": "run-your-store",
  "name": "Run your online store"
 },
 "level": "intermediate",
 "thinking": "high",
 "tested": true,
 "updated": "2026-10-28",
 "first_published": "2026-10-25",
 "inputs": [
  {
   "type": "question",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Question",
   "what": "the problem, decision or piece of work you want help with, and what a good outcome looks like"
  },
  {
   "type": "document",
   "required": false,
   "label": "Document",
   "what": "a finished document, such as a Word file, a PDF or a page of notes"
  }
 ],
 "outputs": [
  {
   "type": "plan",
   "required": true,
   "label": "Plan",
   "what": "a dated plan: what to do, in what order, with a decision rule for each step"
  }
 ],
 "you_give": [
  "The item name, brand and type",
  "Its condition, flaws and measurements",
  "Photos of the item (optional)",
  "The marketplace you plan to use",
  "Sold prices for similar items (optional)",
  "Your shipping limits and packing supplies (optional)"
 ],
 "you_get": [
  "Rules for which items to send online",
  "A listing template with condition fields",
  "A photo checklist",
  "A shipping and packing standard",
  "A monthly review plan for sale price, shipping cost and returns"
 ],
 "use_when": [
  "Staff find a valuable donated item and ask if it should be listed online.",
  "You are setting up a ShopGoodwill or eBay-style selling routine.",
  "Buyers complain about shipping or item condition on online orders.",
  "You want a clear rule for which donations go online and which go on the floor."
 ],
 "skip_when": [
  "You only need shelf prices for the shop floor: there is no floor pricing guide in this library yet, so set them with your store lead.",
  "You need a tax value or appraisal for the donor: ask an appraiser or your tax adviser. Do this alongside the listing, not instead of it.",
  "You want a one-off sale to a local buyer: a simple note on your own page or a call to the buyer is enough."
 ],
 "output_sample": {
  "input": [
   "The donated item and what it is (brand, type, any marks)",
   "Its condition, flaws and measurements",
   "The marketplace you plan to use, such as ShopGoodwill or eBay",
   "Sold prices for similar items (optional)",
   "Your shipping limits and packing supplies (optional)"
  ],
  "prerequisites": [
   "A seller account on the marketplace you plan to use",
   "A chat AI. It cannot look up sold prices unless it has web access, so paste them in if it does not."
  ],
  "output": [
   {
    "name": "Online-eligibility criteria",
    "contains": "A price ceiling and list of item types that should get a second look for online sale, stated as one rule."
   },
   {
    "name": "Listing template",
    "contains": "Fields in order - title, condition grade, flaws, measurements, sale format - with full condition disclosure."
   },
   {
    "name": "Photography setup guide",
    "contains": "The angles, background and close-ups of marks and damage each item needs."
   },
   {
    "name": "Shipping and packing standard",
    "contains": "Packing rules by item type, and how shipping cost is built into the price."
   },
   {
    "name": "Monthly online-channel report",
    "contains": "Columns - average sale price against floor estimate, time to sell, shipping cost share, and dispute and return rate."
   }
  ]
 },
 "how_to_use": [
  "Open Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and paste in the skill text. No code or files are needed.",
  "Paste in the item details, flaws, measurements and your marketplace.",
  "Add sold prices for similar items. If your AI has web access, ask it to find them and give a link and sale date for every price. Drop any price it cannot link.",
  "Make sure you have a seller account on the marketplace. Check its fees and shipping charges before you list.",
  "Read the listing fields and check every flaw is stated honestly. Then take the photos on the checklist.",
  "Use the monthly review plan to adjust which items you send online. Run the first review after 30 days of listings. Pair this with the Donated goods intake planner, which routes items to this channel."
 ],
 "checks": [],
 "next": [
  {
   "name": "Online store bottleneck finder",
   "url": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/online-store-bottleneck-finder",
   "why": "Online store bottleneck finder"
  }
 ],
 "source": {
  "by": "Nonprofit Skills",
  "repo": "sector-skills/nonprofit-skills",
  "url": "https://github.com/sector-skills/nonprofit-skills/tree/7d8a2ca9d471fc975d0e9ccd02fcdd66520fd1c8/nonprofit-skills-library/skills/retail-operations/nonprofit-online-resale",
  "licence": "MIT",
  "original_name": "nonprofit-online-resale",
  "commit": "7d8a2ca9d471fc975d0e9ccd02fcdd66520fd1c8"
 },
 "credits": [
  {
   "title": "nonprofit-online-resale skill",
   "by": "Nonprofit Skills",
   "url": "https://github.com/sector-skills/nonprofit-skills/tree/7d8a2ca9d471fc975d0e9ccd02fcdd66520fd1c8/nonprofit-skills-library/skills/retail-operations/nonprofit-online-resale",
   "used": "Copied under the MIT licence. We gave it a plain name. We added Before you start and After this sections that link to other AI Blocks steps."
  },
  {
   "title": "Original author",
   "by": "Brendon Connelly",
   "url": "https://brendonconnelly.com",
   "used": "Wrote the skill; Nonprofit Skills shared it in their collection."
  }
 ],
 "files": [
  "LICENSE"
 ],
 "links": {
  "page": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/donated-goods-online-resale-planner",
  "markdown": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/donated-goods-online-resale-planner.md",
  "json": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/donated-goods-online-resale-planner.json",
  "instructions": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/donated-goods-online-resale-planner/SKILL.md",
  "download": "https://useaiblocks.com/skills/donated-goods-online-resale-planner.zip",
  "api_item": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/items/donated-goods-online-resale-planner",
  "api_document": "https://useaiblocks.com/api/v1/documents/skill/donated-goods-online-resale-planner",
  "mcp": "https://useaiblocks.com/mcp"
 }
}