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We've been de-cluttering for years, and we've been pleasantly surprised at how much we've made on some items/categories and how little resale value some items/categories yield. We've sold over a hundred items over the past few years, most on eBay or NextDoor. We netted just over $8,700 on $9,500 in sales - on stuff we would never use again...
The good: I was astonished at how well I did selling some vintage Leica/Rollei (film) cameras in working order/good condition. I was pleasantly surprised at how much we got for a Nikon DSLR, Rado/Lasalle watches, Mont Blanc/DuPont/Cartier pens, a perfectly restored Case pocket knife, vintage Pioneer receiver, and some vintage Porsche Design sunglasses.
The middle: Did OK selling some power tools, sailing gear, books & CDs. After years of no sale, we gladly sold our fine china (53 pieces in perfect condition) at replacements.com for about 25 cents on the dollar.
The bad: Exercise equipment and bikes, we probably got 10 cents on the dollar and everything was complete w manuals in like new condition. Furniture, ended up giving much of it away despite like new condition because we didn't want to wait for buyers - last piece (until we move, then there will be many more pieces) disappeared "free" from the end of our driveway today. Limited edition Swarovski crystal and Longaberger baskets about 10 cents on the dollar (though now we know we should've sold the crystal to replacements.com ). Artwork, even limited edition stuff sells for 10 cents on the dollar but buyers are very hard to find - we never actually completed a sale. Artwork not limited edition, might as well give it away IME. Christmas decor, DW had about 20 limited edition Santas of various types - we ended up selling them for pennies on the dollar.
I'll probably NEVER buy new exercise equipment, furniture (excluding bedding) or any "collectible" again. You can pick those items up used for a song, even top/good quality stuff. And I will think long and hard about any new artwork, probably the most disappointing category for us.
People (understandably) talk about how bad resale is on cars, but it's way better than many other medium ticket items.
You?
The good: I was astonished at how well I did selling some vintage Leica/Rollei (film) cameras in working order/good condition. I was pleasantly surprised at how much we got for a Nikon DSLR, Rado/Lasalle watches, Mont Blanc/DuPont/Cartier pens, a perfectly restored Case pocket knife, vintage Pioneer receiver, and some vintage Porsche Design sunglasses.
The middle: Did OK selling some power tools, sailing gear, books & CDs. After years of no sale, we gladly sold our fine china (53 pieces in perfect condition) at replacements.com for about 25 cents on the dollar.
The bad: Exercise equipment and bikes, we probably got 10 cents on the dollar and everything was complete w manuals in like new condition. Furniture, ended up giving much of it away despite like new condition because we didn't want to wait for buyers - last piece (until we move, then there will be many more pieces) disappeared "free" from the end of our driveway today. Limited edition Swarovski crystal and Longaberger baskets about 10 cents on the dollar (though now we know we should've sold the crystal to replacements.com ). Artwork, even limited edition stuff sells for 10 cents on the dollar but buyers are very hard to find - we never actually completed a sale. Artwork not limited edition, might as well give it away IME. Christmas decor, DW had about 20 limited edition Santas of various types - we ended up selling them for pennies on the dollar.
I'll probably NEVER buy new exercise equipment, furniture (excluding bedding) or any "collectible" again. You can pick those items up used for a song, even top/good quality stuff. And I will think long and hard about any new artwork, probably the most disappointing category for us.
People (understandably) talk about how bad resale is on cars, but it's way better than many other medium ticket items.
You?
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