Since you played the "I'm a single parent" card, I should advise you that starting a business selling online is a really terrible idea if you need the money that badly. You will not generate a consistent income right away, and you never will unless you go big, know what you're doing, get lucky and work like the Devil himself over an extended period of time. I've been selling online for over 20 years, I've learned this the hard way. There's nothing wrong with selling off stuff you no longer need to raise a little extra money, but Etsy is not the place to do it because of the restrictions on what you can see here. There is no excuse for not knowing that you're not supposed to sell a non-vintage video game controller here. No excuse at all. The rules are spelled our pretty clearly, you just didn't read them. If you want to do an online garage sale, eBay suits the purpose much better. Etsy is still meant for crafters, designers and businesses that supply them.
Given where you seem to be in your personal situation, and given your lack of experience in online selling, you're better off getting a second job or driving Uber or something. Etsy has too many sellers as it is right now — the number of sellers tripled over the pandemic, while the buyer pool only doubled — and even a lot of sellers who know what they're doing are struggling at the moment. Etsy actually has some reason to cull the marginal sellers right now, so they won't cut you any breaks.
