[Fluffywelshsheep]

Well posted advert lots of things just waiting for replies/bid on ebay and freecycle now
Sold one thing yesterday so one less thing to culter up the house and got money to add to the bank balance lol

[Helen]

Had a go at selling a couple of books on ebay, not a great success so I'll stick with freecycle.  Just got rid of a load of old greenhouse glass.  Time to sort out all those boxes in the spare room I think!

[carole h]

I'm still only about a third of the way through, but the challenge is really making me think about the huge amount of stuff that clutters up my life! I'm looking in cupboards in a totally new way!
A spin off is that the 10 of us at work that are taking part keep offering things to the others ... a great way to recycle.

[Womble]

Helen - I've never found that books sell particularly well on E-bay, but I've had considerably more luck through registering as an Amazon marketplace seller. You won't get rich this way, but it is a good way of getting at least something back for books you no longer want.

Basically you fix your price, and then the book is listed for IIRC 60 days. If somebody buys the book in that time, you get the price paid plus 2.75 P&P, minus Amazon's not insignificant fees automatically paid into your bank account. All that remains then, is to print off a shipping label, and post the book off to the buyer.

I tend to list books once only. If they don't sell in that time, then they go to a charity shop.

[Fluffywelshsheep]

managed to pass on a cd/some books on freecycle but unfortually had to skip some things because they where brocken but on a good notemy blue wheely bin arrived today so i can put a lotmore things in it.
on also put my 6 millions tetra pack to the tip too(but they when in to the correct recycling bin.

[northfifeduckling]

Our fist visit to a Swishing Event (for Comic Relief) tomorrow in Glenrothes! I've got a bag of clothes ready to go but I fear my daughter might come back with more than we are going to bring lol.
I've sold a few books on Amazon. They should be specialist books (not mainstream fiction) and chances are good that someone is looking for them there. Most of mine go to the school's coffee morning or if they are really good to friends. I've also looked into greenmetropolis.com and there are several bookswap sites you can list your books with  - I've not tried those yet...

[Rosemary]

Dan uses a site called bookmooch.com but I think he buys as many as he sells.

[carole h]

I've managed to get my son to sell a whole pile of his unused games/CD's through music magpie this weekend (He's brought his washing home from Uni ...does emptying my fridge of everything edible count as de-cluttering!!?) and have passed on yet more gardening magazines through freecycle - feeling positively virtuous!!

[sandy]

WHEN, WE GET OUR BELOVED vw BACK,,we may do a cer boot. Me and Steve live of very little and most of what we have is used and from freecycle, we also have loads of storage space so collect "rubbish" but still need more "rubbish" I use old bedding for the dogs, old carpet for the dogs, old plants plant pots garden stuff etc to fill the garden and pots and pans.....I love my free stuff and cannot waite for a shed to come up, along with every one else!!!

[Fluffywelshsheep]

does giving Anne some gardening /smallholder magazine class as downsizing lol

Linz

[doganjo]

Yes, but it doesn't help Anne downsize, does it?   Now I'll just have to sit down and think over my cheese sandwich and coffee.  Mind you if on e of my ducks dies that might be classed as downsizing?  MAybe not because I'd probably replace them.

[Fluffywelshsheep]

lol sold 8 things on ebay might try to magpiesite fro some dvd i have

[Fluffywelshsheep]

couldn't  get the maggiepie site to work properly but willtry again later today,Putted an itemi found in the spair room up on freecycle and have found some fabric patterns am gona try on ebay.

edit

just to let you know i got the site working and u can also trade in your old mobile phone and possible get money for them too.

[Wellieboots]

Am I missing the point here or are there a few "capitalists in sheeps clothing" doing this? If you can't "sell" yer items then there are more than a few charities that'd gladly accept books/dvd's/cd's etc such as the PDSA/Oxfam/Shelter etc...etc...

It seems a bit self centred in that just because you can't sell via ebucks or give away on freecycle, defeat is admitted (or maybe I'm reading it wrong). Any charity will accept items in good nick etc for onward sell & as well as contributing to your downsizing challange you also give something back in a very easy way 

Do the right thing & donate if you can't get rid of stuff (oh and folks like the Samaritans will pick up larger stuff n'ah like sofas etc).

[Fluffywelshsheep]

ohhh , is that my wrist smack lol

I must admit i have problems with 'big high street' charity shop as they sell at overly priced high street prices for items that arn't always worth it.
i do donate stuff to charity shop but being on a very low budget with a baby on the way it's not always easy to be charitable !

On another side i do belong to a RAK group which i do send parcells on to people who have put in for a surprise