Money Earned Selling Unwanted Items

5 Ways to Declutter Your Home – Earn Cash For Your Unwanted Items

Sell Your Stuff on Ebay

Ebay is a great way to earn money by selling your unwanted items, including clothing, knick-knacks, electronics, cds, movies, games, and more.  It is fairly easy to set up an account and list your unwanted items; however, if you are a brand new seller Ebay may restrict how many items you can sell at a given time.  Selling individual items can be time consuming and take some time for you to set up each item that you want to sell.  It is very important that you take several photos of each item that you are selling so that the seller can see the condition of the product before bidding.  After you sell the items, then you have to pack them so that the item or items aren’t while damaged in transit.  Then you have to take it to your local post office, UPS, or FedEx office to mail your package each time that you sell an item.  If you plan on shipping expensive items, it would beneficial to add insurance and tracking for your own protection.

Craigslist or Facebook Groups

Many people are listing their gently used items on craigslist or Facebook groups in their local area to sell their unwanted items to other people in their local community.  When you list your items you must follow the rules so that your post will no be deleted, especially, when it comes to taking photos.  Once you sell your item or items, then you have too arrange to meet the buyer so that you can swap your items for cash.  Meeting total strangers can be a very scary experience and you should always use caution when picking a place to meet.  Always, have someone in the car with you for added protection and meet in a public location.  If it is dark outside, pick a location in a public location that is well lite such as a gas station, fast food restaurant, ect.  Never give the person too much personal information such as your home address, home phone number, date of birth, or social security number.  Do be careful when using these boards and be aware that scams can happen.  Some Facebook group admins will remove a person from the group, if a problem is reported with a seller.

Get Rid of Unwanted CDs, DVDs, and Video Games Using Magpie

If you have a bunch of old cds, dvds, or video games that you no longer want, turn these unwanted items into cash quickly and easily.  Use Magpie to sell your unwanted cds, dvds, and video games by simply scanning or typing in the barcode of the item that you want to sell.  Once you scanned all of your unwanted items, then you can request the packing materials required to ship your unwanted items items to Magpie by choosing the method that is most convenient for you.  This is a great way to recycle your old cds, dvds, and video games while making one trip to your local post office or UPS store.

Donate Your Unwanted Items

Don’t throw your old clothes or unwanted items into the trash if they are still in good condition.  Instead, take your unwanted items and donate them to a charity of your choice.  In fact, have you ever seen those donation boxes sitting in parking lots?  These donation boxes are placed there for your convenience and makes donating your unwanted items quick and easy.  If you have large unwanted items such as furniture, you can contact a local charity such as the Salvation Army and request a free pick up.  Donating your unused items is a great way to give back and help others in your local community.  You can usually write off your donations at tax time but it will require a receipt so you will have to take your items to the charity of your choice.

Are you interested in earning cash for your old unwanted items? 

Comments

16 responses to “5 Ways to Declutter Your Home – Earn Cash For Your Unwanted Items”

  1. Pamela R Avatar

    What a great list of ways to clean out old stuff.

    1. Christy Avatar

      I agree Pamela, thank you for sharing.

  2. Courtney~Mommy LaDy Club Avatar

    I always donate things in my closets about every 6 months. Craigslist is just getting too scary lately. There was another killing in the news. You’re too vulnerable there.

    1. Christy Avatar

      That is so sad Courtney and I know that it happens more often than what is reported on the news. Thank you for visiting.

  3. Kristl Story Avatar

    Did you know…according to Cari Cucksey (HGTV’s Cash & Cari), “The average family has several thousand dollars worth of stuff lying around.” Isn’t that enough to motivate you to clean out?

    1. Christy Avatar

      Wow, I had no idea that people often have that much money tied up in junk laying around the house. It does make me want to purge.

  4. Lauren Addis@Household storage solutions Avatar

    Decluttering of home is very important as it give a fresh look to home. You have provided here good ideas for getting rid of this. Really having a lot of stuff create problems like there will be difficulty in managing. One thing that I would like to add that if some of the items are to be needed in future and if someone having not a space for storing them then one can also store all these stuff into the storage units and if not then your ideas are very good i.e. to sell and earn stuff. I am glad to read your post very ideas have been shared.

    1. Christy Avatar

      Lauren storage is a great idea if you plan on using it in the future. However, storage fees can get very expensive. Thank you for sharing.

  5. Sharon Avatar

    I recently started using magpie in addition to these other things and the cash really does add up 🙂

    1. Christy Avatar

      That is awesome Sharon, thank you for sharing your experience.

  6. Veronica Avatar
    Veronica

    As my daughter would say, “first world problems” ie having too much stuff. I’ve been fiercely decluttering, giving away and selling stuff since I downsized my home a month ago. I still have a bunch to sell but haven’t had time to list them on eBay and Craig’s list

    1. Christy Avatar

      Your daughter is on to something. We have more than most families do who live outside of the United States. I wish you luck in selling the rest of your unwanted items.

  7. Dee Avatar

    We did this before our recent cross-country move. A LOT of work, but we made some people happy and got some cash back for things we no longer needed or wanted to spend money transporting. And now when we unpack in a couple of weeks, my work is cut in half and my new house won’t be cluttered. Great tips!

    1. Christy Avatar

      I agree there is no way I would pay for useless stuff to be moved unless I actually used, wanted, or needed it. Thank you for sharing.

  8. Valerie Avatar

    With baby on the way this year, our annual garage sale was a bit too much so we skipped it. I dropped off a few bags and boxes at a local charity though in part of my nesting/cleaning phase! lol. It feels so good to de-clutter. Of course I promptly then bought a bunch of stuff for baby at a garage sale. lol. 😉

    1. Christy Avatar

      It’s a never ending battle. Congratulations on your pregnancy.