We have a whole bunch of things that I've been meaning to sell, but just haven't gotten to for one reason or another. Now, with others in the household wanting to take action to de-junk, I'm motivated 🙂
There's a flea market on the first Saturday of each semi-warm month in our town, so this Saturday would be a good opportunity.
The easy solution, of course, is to donate everything, but some of the things are worth something to somebody, so I at least want to try to sell those things, realizing that the overarching goal is to get rid of the stuff one way or another.
This is what I'll do to go through this hoard:
- Put everything that's going to go into a big, shed-sized “inbox.”
- Go through the stuff piece by piece and decide what to do with it.
- If the stuff is truly junk, throw it out or recycle it.
- If it can be sold at the flea market, pull it out and do so.
- If it really isn't appropriate for the flea market but might be good to try on eBay, pull it out and do so.
- Whatever doesn't sell these ways, document, donate, and deduct!
This is a similar approach to what David Allen of Getting Things Done fame
excellent idea….I need to get together a yard sale or find sickup to haul my stuff to the auction….get the desk and a number of other things sold.
– Kevin S.
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Every couple of months ebay throws a 10c listing fee special. I take all of the items on my de-junking box and list them. Sometimes they sell for more than I expected!
What I earn is fun money for toys.