Selling/Donating Unused Items
Commenters debate options for dealing with unused possessions like selling on eBay/Craigslist, donating to Goodwill/charity, or giving away, versus throwing them out to avoid waste and hassle.
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Selling stuff you no longer use is a thing. Not everyone just throws stuff out, or donates to goodwill.
That's a waste. Just take a few pictures and put it on Ebay or some local equivalent.
Isn't it cheaper to throw old stuff away than sell it on eBay/garage sale/etc.?
Why not sell or donate it if you have no use for it?
You're imagining people giving you perfectly fine things that just need to be dusted, and then someone would love to own them.You'd get a load of garbage that people are too lazy to sell on Ebay, and too sentimental to throw out.
Yes, and many people make effort in selling or giving away stuff they know they won't use, whether to get some money back or to reduce the waste in our economy, or both.
Instead of throwing the things away you could donate them to charity. Let someone else use or sell the stuff.
Yes, the hassle of storing and moving (or disposing) often exceeds its value. I had a good experience donating my old furniture to a charity that supplies impoverished or recently-homeless people.
Maybe donate them to charity instead?
If yours is collecting dust, cant you sell them for half price or something?