Lots of us will be using the bank holiday weekend to have a clear-out at home and will have a load of clutter to get rid of.

It seems that around here we’re likely to have more junk to shift than most, with London named by online marketplace eBay.co.uk as the third worst city in the UK for hoarding.

Nearly three-quarters of us are holding on to items we no longer use, with the most common items left gathering dust including books, juicers, toasty makers, DVD players and dumbbells.

Whether you’re moving house, looking to make extra space, deciding you no longer like things you’ve bought or rowing with your partner about unused items in the home (Londoners are apparently the second most likely to do this), there could be a lot of cash up for grabs from selling your stuff.

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Researchers found the typical household has accumulated £1,784 worth of potentially valuable items that could be resold, from slow cookers and blenders to last season’s jackets and fitness gear such as heart monitors and rowing machines.

Money can go towards summer holiday funds, new clothes or a weekend break - the top three things Londoners would spend any cash made from selling unused items on.

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Nikin Patel, eBay’s consumer-to-consumer director, said: “If you haven’t used something in the last year or two it’s unlikely you ever will. Having a good clear-out makes more room in your house and can make you a lot of money.”

Here are some top tips for selling on eBay:

Download the app: eBay has focused on making selling even easier and faster, especially when it comes to the app which benefits from seamless integration with your phone’s camera.

Think like a buyer: Fill the title with as many key words as possible, take photos and write a description that really sells your product.

Pick your price: Price for success by comparing your items to ones sold in the past 90 days – even see the likeliness of a sale for some listings

Pick your duration: You also need to consider the duration: a seven-day auction that ends on Sunday gives more time to garner interest and watchers, but if you’re selling a unique item you might want to select ‘good til cancelled’ which gives you plenty of time to get your item in front of buyers with no end date.

Consider allowing offers: To attract more buyers, allow shoppers to make offers on your listings. You can choose to accept, decline or make a counteroffer.

Use eBay delivery: When it comes to packaging up and sending your parcel, eBay has secured great prices on tracked services that can be dropped off at thousands of locations nationwide. You’ll save money, be protected and can do it all through the eBay site.

Go free: Increase your chances of selling by offering your buyer free shipping, you can always include the cost in your price.

Bank holiday bonanza: eBay data from 2016 and 2017 reveals that on average 20 million listings go live across the two bank holidays in May, with the Monday being the best day to list items for sale. The data also highlights 9pm to 10pm on the bank holiday Monday is when searches really peak. Last year the first May bank holiday saw 12 million searches in this hour alone. So there’s your Monday evening sorted.