Getting rid of perfectly good stuff

[Jon Miller]

So I have a decent amount of stuff, mostly of the computer/book/game variety. I can't really take much of it to Sweden.

I don't think it should be thrown away.

How do I quickly and efficiently take care of this problem?

I will probably need more stuff later... obviously some things cost much more to replace (books/games).

JM

[OzzyKP]

freecycle
craig's list
salvation army
goodwill

[Ben Kenobi]

Rent out storage?

[Chemical Ollie]

Actually I think we are way too conservative. My house is full of old crap, decorations and semi-broken furniture I can't get rid of. I would love to throw away more of it, but my morality forbids me. I would like to make a pile of 100´s of books and start a fire. Who reads a book twice anyway?

[Jon Miller]

I have mostly:
Books
Computers/electronics/etc
Video games/media/etc
Old clothes/etc
Some expensive toys (paintball/electric piano)
Board Games

I know that board games and books and old electronics and media don't have a very high resale value.

What sort of stuff that Salvation Army and Goodwill like?

JM

[notyoueither]

Sweden?

[SlowwHand]

So I have a decent amount of stuff, mostly of the computer/book/game variety. I can't really take much of it to Sweden.

I don't think it should be thrown away.

How do I quickly and efficiently take care of this problem?

I will probably need more stuff later... obviously some things cost much more to replace (books/games).

JM

Set it out by the street. You can set anything out there and it will vanish.

[Jon Miller]

Sweden?

I got a position in Sweden on the Ice Cube experiment.

My original plan was to defend mid Sept. Currently it seems to be mid Oct.

I don't expect it to delay again. I am finalising 4 chapters by next week, and another by the end of the month. And we had better have our final results by early Sept.

JM

[Soltz]

Leave it for the ex-wife to deal with.

[C0ckney]

give it to friends or charity

[Jon Miller]

I would.. but I don't think most people would want any of my stuff.

Board games aren't well wanted by most people, for example.

JM

[DaShi]

I have mostly:
Books
Computers/electronics/etc
Video games/media/etc
Old clothes/etc
Some expensive toys (paintball/electric piano)
Board Games

I know that board games and books and old electronics and media don't have a very high resale value.

What sort of stuff that Salvation Army and Goodwill like?

JM

The Salvation Army would like all of those. However, I'm not so sure about the electronics. But definitely the clothes, board games, and books.

The rest you could either give to friends, sell, ask family to store for you, or trash. The curb is also a good option for many things. Though, you'll be surprised what people will take and what they will leave behind.

[OzzyKP]

The rest you could either give to friends, sell, ask family to store for you, or trash. The curb is also a good option for many things. Though, you'll be surprised what people will take and what they will leave behind.

--> freecycle & craig's list

[Jon Miller]

I doubt on the board games, I know people who go through thrift stores looking for good deals because they can get them for 5-10x cheaper. And for some of the games, only a few thousand people in the whole US play.

And I would probably want them when I come back.

I sort of intend to just put them in storage.

I have left behind stuff on the curb in both of my last two moves. I was surprised at what people left (including an almost brandnew bed)... and what people took.

JM

[SlowwHand]

Used beds are kind of nasty, or they at least have a stigma for many.