As you may have read, my husband bought and assembled a new desk for me so I could have a work space at home. Yay! But this meant making room in our guest bedroom / storage room so I wouldn’t be surrounded by a huge mess.
Stuff in Our Guest Bedroom
The majority of the storage was actually teaching supplies from Mr. BFS’s 4 year career as an 8th grade science teacher before he became a school librarian. Those boxes of supplies will be donated and used next year, so those will disappear in August. Woot!
The rest of the crap was just that…crap. We had empty Amazon boxes from my Christmas shopping stacked all over the place, a coffee table and end table we no longer use thanks to better hand-me-downs, and a few boxes of miscellaneous games and comic books that we could never sell for friends. In short, we had a bunch of crap we just needed to get rid of.
Craigslist – Garage Sale Leftovers
That said, I had heard of people selling whatever they had left from garage sales in one, big lot on Craigslist. For example, “Garage Sale Leftovers – $200 for EVERYTHING LEFT”. I figured that should work for some of our miscellaneous stuff too, right? I decided to try it with the games, books, and comic books.
Here is the ad I posted on Craigslist on Saturday morning (I also had pictures online):
Garage Sales Leftovers – Games and Books – Can Resell for Profit!!! – $50
Gamer’s Delight – Original Nintendo Games, D&D Books, Board Games, Etc.
Asking $50 for lot. You can resell on Ebay and at least double your money (see general prices next to each item)…I just don’t have the time right now and we need more space. So you are looking at a fantastic deal!
Original Nintendo Games (Some in sleeves with info):
The Last Starfighter – $5
NARC – $5
Maniac Mansion – $5
Hydlide – $5
Exodus Ultima – $5
Legacy of the Wizard – $5
The Bard’s Tale – $10Dungeons and Dragons Books (Like New):
Sword and Fist – A Guidebook to Fighters and Monks – $10
Masters of the Wild – A Guidebook to Barbarians, Druids, and Rangers – $10Other Books and Magazines (Read but Good Condition):
DC Comics – The Atlas – $5
The Marvel Universe Role-playing Game – $10
White Wolf Magazines – Issues #34-54 (yep, everything in between) – $20
KAGE – A Survival Guide to an Impolite Society – Issues 2 and 12 – $5
Squirrel Attack – Operation: Get Mr. Jones Nuts – $5
The Pie Incident – Operation : Snatch Some Pie – $5Boardgames (Brand New or Like New):
Navia Dratp Starter Set 1 – $10
Navia Dratp Starter Set 2 – $10
Dividends – $10Again, we are asking for $50 or best offer on the whole lot.
If you are interested, please email me anytime or call between 9am-9pm. Thanks!
Crystal
I got a few offers for individual items, but no single offer for all of it. I ended up selling 2 of the D&D books for $20 and 2 of the Nintendo cartridges for $10. I am currently listing all of the rest of the items in single groups but haven’t had any more interest.
Craigslist – General Ad
I also put up this ad for the coffee table and end table with pictures:
Matching Coffee Table and End Table – Light-Colored – Great Condition! – $35
We just replaced our coffee table and end table, so here you go!
As you can see from the pictures, they are made of a light-colored wood or fake wood and black metal. They are in awesome shape.
We are asking $35 obo. Seriously, just call and make me an offer.
Here are the dimensions of each piece:
Coffee Table – 48 inches x 24 inches x 15.5 inches high
End Table – 24 inches x 22 inches x 19.5 inches high
Please call me between 9am-9pm with any questions or to schedule a pick up!
Crystal
They haven’t been sold yet, but I have reduced their price to $25. If they are still around by the end of the summer, I will Freecycle them just to clear out the room.
We Have Some Room Back
Our guest bedroom is starting to look more like a bedroom and office instead of a storage closet. I have a work space just for me and a friend can crash over if they ever need to. Win-win! By the end of the summer, I should be able to reclaim the whole room. I am even thinking about Craigslisting the twin-sized captain’s bed and getting a comfortable futon instead. I’ll also buy a nice, raised queen-sized air mattress to keep on hand for any couples that may visit.
Have you ever tried this before? What do you do when you just want to get rid of stuff that still has value? I am also a big fan of Goodwill and Freecycle…
Congrats on decluttering. We have been doing this for about 6 months now. I have tried listing on Craigslist but thus far have only sold one lot of 4 baby outfits for $10. I keep relistsing things, but they haven’t sold yet.
Will you just keep relisting these until they sell?
We have done the Freecycle and Goodwill route but never Craigslist. It is certainly an idea to get a little extra cash out of our stuff that we don’t need. I will have to consider that.
It is nice to know that I wasn’t the only one throwing away an empty Amazon box that was sitting around since Christmas. I feel like such a slob but console myself by convincing myself how busy I am. Gotta get to the garage sometime this summer. Yuck.
I love when a room gets decluttered. Personally, I would just use the room as an office and get rid of the bed. There is nothing like having your own designated work space. Plus, how often do you really have guests? Just buy that inflatable bed and pull it out when company comes. You will use your office everyday, make it yours!
I love craigslist. In fact I have an article up today about it as well. We must be operating on the same wavelength or something…but mine’s about giving away free stuff.
We’ve had a lot of success decluttering and selling things via Craigslist. I usually slightly under price stuff so it’s easy to get rid of.
@Melissa, I’ll keep relisting until the end of August. At that point, I am freecycling whatever is left.
@cashflowmantra, are you still optionsdude too? Anyway, don’t feel like a slob…a few of those Amazon boxes I mentioned were actually from Christmas 2009…
@Everyday Tips, I do think we are getting rid of the captain’s bed (in fact, it is on my by-August-or-else list too). I want to bring in a futon simply so my husband or friends can sit with me in my office when they want to.
@First Gen, hahaha, that is not the first time we wrote about similar topics on the same day. We really do get stuck in the same wavelengths!
@No Debt MBA, I am listing everything well below the norm, but it is still slow going right now. I’m hoping that the college kids moving in to new places in August will help.
Yes, Crystal, I am. Wow, at least my box was from this past Christmas, although I did find some receipts from 2008 when I was cleaning out some boxes in my room.
I like Craigslist, although the targeted ads work better for us. We move every 2-3 years, and have regular clean-outs that coincide with these. If we don’t need it, and it has value, we try to think of a younger couple that may need it. Our jogger stroller was well used, and we gave it to a young couple that needed exactly that. We both win.
You can always find good deals and willing buyers, but you have to be careful on the transaction side of the equation.
Hi Crystal, Just had garage sale (please shoot me the next time I mention the word garage sale
) as we are moving cross country next month. Sold a left over electronic piano on craigs list for $25. Will donate the rest for a big tax deduction. Next time, I will donate all and save the aggravation!
Great idea to sell your things in bulk! I haven’t thought of that, but definitely gonna consider it now. Most of my things are clothes though, so it may be best for me to donate for tax write offs, but in the case that we outgrow our furniture, that’s the route I’m going.
I used to use Craigslist to get rid of my junk but got ripped off, not to mention I always get a bunch of spam emails everytime I list my email address there… Now, I just sell it on eBay or give it away
I was able to offload a bunch of furniture a few months ago via Kijiji!
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