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General Discussion => Throw Down the Gauntlet => Topic started by: Bethany J on April 03, 2012, 07:55:31 AM
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I am in the process of cleaning out the garage and basement. Trying to see how much I can declutter and make some extra cash. Post you results too!
So far:
Someone is coming tonight from Craig's List to buy our old gas mower. Just bought the Fiskars reel mower. Will get $100. Haven't used this mower in several years.
Going to post the kids Jeep on Craig's List today. They are too big to ride in it now. Should get $50-75.
Got my husband to let me sell 5 of his Playstation 3 games on Ebay. Sold one for $25.99 so far.
Sold a small scooter my son has outgrown $5 (paid $3 at a yard sale and he used it for 2 years)
Have a bag of books to sell at Half Price Books. They paid me $40 last time.
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You're on a roll Bethany!! I bet you'll make tons of money this month with all the changes you're making. We did the same thing a little while ago and made a bunch of money with old kids stuff that we had been keeping around for no good reason. You can sell all kinds of stuff on craigslist.
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I made close to $3k doing this last fall! I had worked in a high-end audio store in college and accumulated a lot of equipment at low prices. Decided I am sick of having it all collect dust without ever being opened in close to ten years and sold it all! Now my basement is cleaner too!
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I hear the call!
Sold my electric bike last week for for $400. Sigh. I was gunning for around $1K, but when I took it into the shop for a tune-up, learned that the battery (long neglected) was toast. It was going to cost $500 to replace it with a new one (or $350 for a refurbished battery). Sold the bike on the spot for the $400 without the battery.
Took some clothes into consignment last weekend. The consignment store will start out at around $425 asking price for the lot (they provide an estimate). Based on my experience, I can expect around 25% in-pocket of the original asking prices. So, hope to see a $100 check in about 3 months.
Next on my list to sell is a set of antique Japanese block prints I overpaid for about 25 years ago (nicely framed under UV glass). Hope to glean a few hundred $$.
After that, my espresso machine goes (purchased used on eBay and since refurbished). Should net 1-2 hundred $$.
I do this about twice a year - spring and fall. Glad to declutter and pick-up some extra cash.
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I moved in with my girlfriend a couple months ago which motivated me to sell off or Goodwill as much as I could, since we don't need 2 of everything. We live in the clutter to motivate us to keep finding things to get rid of. Most significant was selling two loveseats for $270 and a SCUBA regulator I don't use anymore for $360.
I sold and shipped today an old cell phone and a USB gamepad that I bought and never opened. That earned me $88 for both! I probably set the prices too low because they both sold within 24 hours... but I'm still pretty new to selling online. Sometimes I list something and it goes immediately, other times it languishes for weeks (if anyone wants some size 9 hiking boots or a size ML 8mm wetsuit let me know!)
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Even a minimalist like myself mysteriously ends up with stuff that needs to go. :-)
Just sold a camera for $400 and about to sell a USB internet device for $20. I love Craigslist.
With the stuff I can't quite part with I put in "to sell" bags downstairs. If I need it within the next six months I will take it out. But after that, it will be time for Fall Cleaning for Cash.
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Even a minimalist like myself mysteriously ends up with stuff that needs to go. :-)
Just sold a camera for $400 and about to sell a USB internet device for $20. I love Craigslist.
With the stuff I can't quite part with I put in "to sell" bags downstairs. If I need it within the next six months I will take it out. But after that, it will be time for Fall Cleaning for Cash.
I use this same method. This weekend I plan to go through a box in my storage space that I put down there last year. Anything I haven't missed (which is just about all of it) will be sold at a yard sale I'm having in two weeks. It feels great to get rid of that stuff!
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- Sold an old water heater this morning for $100.
- Have someone coming to look at my old claw foot tub on Friday. Hopefully + another $100.
- No interest yet on my trailer mount bike rack (no longer have a car with a hitch). May have to lower the price from $75.
I still have a bunch of other stuff I need to sort and get rid of.