I had a plan to get rid of every CRT in the house (old TV's and old monitors). I'm sure there are plenty of you that got rid of the last CRT device many years ago, but I have a pretty big attic
On the topic of losing money, I spent a few minutes testing a vintage Sony TV after seeing someone got $77 for one like it on eBay. I got it to work, but it would randomly stop and only start again if I shook it, so to the recycling center it went, along with a few other CRT's. You can see it has plenty of company!
Unfortunately, I'm still not CRT-free. My first HD 1080x1920 TV was a CRT and I made the mistake of looking on eBay for that one too. Well, apparently there are gamers that still use these monstrosities. If it doesn't find a home, it will be sad to see it join the pile at the dump, even though it works perfectly.
Funny you should mention this. I was getting rid of our remaining CRT TVs too, but before the most recent county clean-up day my wife pulled an old Nintendo box out so the grandkids could play vintage Super Mario and Duck Hunt. We can't get them to work on our flat screens. So I am on the hook to move an old corner TV cabinet (made for 27" CRT) into a the den so the kids can play these vintage games without being cloistered away in a back bedroom.
I've heard that Greyhound is the cheapest way to ship a bike, but have not done it, personally...........$141.00 to ship within my state.........
Funny you should mention this. I was getting rid of our remaining CRT TVs too, but before the most recent county clean-up day my wife pulled an old Nintendo box out so the grandkids could play vintage Super Mario and Duck Hunt. We can't get them to work on our flat screens. So I am on the hook to move an old corner TV cabinet (made for 27" CRT) into a the den so the kids can play these vintage games without being cloistered away in a back bedroom.
I felt that way when I gave away my baseball glove and bat. But honestly, I'm never gonna play baseball again.I often experience a certain sadness when pitching old stuff. No, it's not a "Wilson!" moment, but rather it feels like an admission that I was wrong to keep the item so long, and that I'm getting to old to even imagine using it. Not a happy thought.
No. life is too short to spend a lot of time trying to get the best price for things you want to get rid of. We've given huge amounts of stuff away and only sold the obvious and straightforward pieces. We had other priorities and wanted to get on with our lives.
Money on the table and all that. Gosh, we left oodles behind by deciding to quit earning our nice wages when we were quite young.
We got rid of 3 tube TVs, 2 Sonys and a Toshiba. All working perfectly including the remotes. A classic case of technology-driven obsolescence.The Sony tv was probably one of the biggest ones available when we bought it. My god it was a monster...
I downsized quite a bit while packing for my last move. I thought I was already pretty well downsized when I started packing. Still, for each box that I filled I probably threw out or donated three trash bags full of stuff. I gave my guest bedroom furniture to F since he wanted it, and put a few pieces of (fairly worthless) furniture at the curb, where they were quickly scarfed up by scavengers.We are downsizing again in terms of possessions even though we are moving to a much larger place.
What is the additional floor/shelf/storage space worth? What about the time freed up from not having to search thru so much when you want something?
Exactly!No. life is too short to spend a lot of time trying to get the best price for things you want to get rid of.
My husband and I are going to add more storage space in the garage for this. Something to do in retirement. But my kids don't want her books to be thrown out. Not yet anyway.Been at this for a while now. Still struggling to clear stuff out. But one item to think of with regards to the OP's post. What is the additional floor/shelf/storage space worth? What about the time freed up from not having to search thru so much when you want something? Not having to clean odds and ends on shelves? Such things are usually worth the small loss of net worth for something you weren't using anyway.
Came back here to report that the 34" Sony SOLD on eBay, and a guy came and picked it up!Unfortunately, I'm still not CRT-free. My first HD 1080x1920 TV was a CRT and I made the mistake of looking on eBay for that one too. Well, apparently there are gamers that still use these monstrosities. If it doesn't find a home, it will be sad to see it join the pile at the dump, even though it works perfectly.