I’ve been on this whole get-rid-of-stuff-and-maybe-make-money-off-it kick today. I recently discovered The Simple Dollar, and it’s an addictive blog – almost every entry contains links to other entries, and I find myself clicking on a bunch of different things on each visit. There’s also Get Rich Slowly, and Unclutterer.
Anyway, I’ve decided I want to get rid of a bunch of my books and CDs. The books are easy – I’ll try and sell the ones I want to get rid of at the Strand. As for the CD’s, I’m trying to decide whether to just get a bunch of ultra-thin CD sleeves to keep them and save space, or whether to rip them digitally and sell them on Amazon or eBay or something.
There’s also the hassle factor to consider – maybe I should just dump the stuff I want to get rid of and not worry about selling it.
Why now? The fact that we might be moving is a big motivator here. I’d like to get rid of my clutter before packing for a move.
rip ’em. I bought an external drive, ripped all my CD’s (yeah, it took a while) and hooked my computer up to my stereo. I don’t regret it for a second.
I made a couple hundred dollars selling books on Amazon.com before I moved!
I have ripped most of my CD’s, but I have more than the average person, and I can’t bear to part with them physically. Which says a lot about me, and I’m working on it.
For a while I sold books, CDs and assorted tchotchkes on eBay, half.com, Amazon, etc. and I can’t say that it was really worth the hassle — packing the stuff up and shlepping it to the post office was really more inconvenient than the few extra dollars I was able to scrape together was worth
When I moved two years, I simply donated books and clothes and such in places where I felt they would do some good.
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