Just some ideas if you're still wanting to sell these to other sellers:
List here on eBay but offer local pickup only (no shipping). Depending on where you live, you may or may not stir up some interest. It's worth a try as it's not going to cost you to list an auction item--and shouldn't cost extra if you have a store subscription.
If that's not going to work for you, here are some other ideas:
Spray paint them and use them for gift baskets for birthdays, Christmas, etc. Fill them with a few sheets of tissue paper and add goodies like scented bath products, small candles, little packs of crackers/cheese/sausage, etc.
Around home or work, paint them festive colors, fill with paper or "Easter grass," and add holiday treats or cookies, handmade ornaments, fancy loafs (banana, etc.), or whatever else.
Again with the spray paint, and add filler material and dollar store or inexpensive goodies like small toys or fancy stickers or similar and take them to local homeless or DV victims' shelters and hand out to kids, teens, etc. with age-appropriate goodies.
Paint and filler, etc. (not not, depending on your preference) and add a handwritten note and a couple of goodies (baked goods, hot chocolate packs, etc.) and take them to any new neighbors who move in as a welcome gift.
And one more time with the spray paint and filler. Add inexpensive items like toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, pens/pencils, small notebooks, USB charging cords, card games, paperback books, warm socks, mittens, etc. and hand out to homeless people or a homeless shelter in your area.
Oh, yeah. Almost forgot. You can use them as Easter baskets.
To any of these, add some inexpensive curling ribbon or other decorations to make the baskets even "cooler" and make them look less "cheap." At $2 a pop, they are far cheaper than going to the store to buy a nice gift bag for whatever gift you're giving, not to mention all of the extras that usually go along with that. Attach a small gift tag with twine or string or ribbon and save the $5 to $8 that greeting cards usually run.
IF ALL ELSE FAILS
1. Study the baskets' construction carefully, then carefully disassemble each one and put the parts for each in a separate bag or container.
2. Find a local community college or community center that has a swimming pool.
3. Sign up as an instructor.
4. Call your class "Underwater Basketweaving 101" and charge $50 per person.
5. The next term, add a new class to your instructor's repertoire and call it "Creating Big Profits From Others' Junk" and charge $100 per person.
6. Drop the mic and walk away.
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