The Great 'Recycle it for cash' Hunt. Make money from old stuff you don't want.

Greenday_3

stu_c wrote:

I picked up a Freepost envelope in Tesco last week for recycling phones. The options are as follows:

1. If your phone switches on then you'll get 300 points (using the Tesco Voucher deals that would be £12) plus they donate £1 to "Whizz-Kidz.org.uk".

2. If your phone does not switch on then you'll only get 50 points (or £2 using Tesco Voucher Deals) but they'll still donate £1 as before.

3. Alternatively you can also opt to donate that whole lot to charity.

You can order envelopes from tesco@greenersolutions.com

Currently each envelope also counts as a competition entry to win a Toyota Prius, (runs until 29th Dec 2006)

Note: You can only send in 5 phones per person per year.

There is a site called https://www.mobile2cash.co.uk . They give you money for your old mobile phones quoted online.

What's nice about them is that they give you a quote online and pay the money directly into your bank account!

The prices they offer look good and it worked well when I used it.

Contains_Mild_Peril

OddjobKIA wrote:

please just ask yourself a question lets say an orphan who has lost his parents and family to aids has not eaten for a week and is wearing clothes that you wouldnt put in your dog basket, knocks on your door and asks for some clothes would you open your wardrobe and say help yourself I can replace them over time or would you say hang on theres a bag up the loft i will get it now you can rumage through that.

Honestly? I'd give him the stuff from the loft. Id invite him in for dinner as well though!

I have always lived by the saying 'GIVE UNTILL YOU NOTICE IT'

I admire your altruism.
I'm less troubled by people giving rubbishy stuff to charity than by those who selfishly chuck good stuff in the bin. Though I'd be reluctant to give away stuff I still want, I not only make an effort to give stuff I'm done with away (e.g. I will actually repair clothes to give them to a jumble sale), I have occasionally been known to take things from bins/skips that I don't want for myself, to give to charity (don't worry, I clean them first!)

Contains_Mild_Peril

lustydog wrote:

Hi Eric
Don't want to put a damper on your exuberance, but the Tax man has currently got a limit on the amount of articles you can sell on ebay or Amazon.
You are restricted to 60 items a year, and then they regard it as a business which of course is taxable.
I myself sold a similar number of books and specialist videos last year, but gave it up as it wasn't worth the hassle of keeping records and filling in forms.
Of course as there are millions of people doing this, and they may never get round to you, but with these computer thingys who knows what wonders they can perform. Regards lustydog

I've never heard of this before. Can you tell us where you found the info so we can check out the small print? Sales of personal belongings which were not bought for profit are not normally taxable, of course. I suspect the 60 items you quoted would perhaps be the threshhold at which the IR would tend to start asking questions, and you would then have to satisfy them that it wasn't a business in order to avoid having to declare it on tax forms - does that sound about right?

mitziwaltz

You can also join up with the very fabulous BookCrossing -- leave your favourites around for someone else to find and enjoy, and find out where in the world they end up.
See: http://www.bookcrossing.com/

mitziwaltz

Can't let this thread go without also mentioning Freecycle and Craigslist as great ways to get rid of ftuff you don't want and find stuff you do want for free.

With Freecycle, you go to http://www.freecycle.org/ to join a local list and can post up any items you want to unload, either on a Web site or in an email. If someone else wants your stuff, you arrange for them to come pick it up or (if you are worried about people knowing where you live) I suppose you could arrange to drop it off or meet the person at Tesco's parking lot or something.

With Craigslist it's like putting an advert, except it's free. Go to https://www.craigslist.org and click on the location nearest you. BTW, their Rants & Raves section and Best of Craglist will offer hours of free entertainment!http://img.moneysavingexpert.com/smilies/laughing-smiley-014.gif

I should note that I am not affiliated with Freecycle or Craigslist except as a happy user :-)

Savvy_Sue

Contains_Mild_Peril wrote:

Does anyone know of anywhere that accepts Epson and Epson compatible inkjet cartridges for recycling? I don't know why, but all the inkjet cartridge recycling envelopes I've ever seen accept other major brands but can't recycle Epson cartridges.

It's the way Epson cartridges are made, apparently. My way round it is to get the cartridges refilled at Cartridge World - although they only do original Epsons, not copies.

jo_b_2

Cheap_Chic wrote:

I found a brilliant site to recycle,buy & sell books and it's enviromentally friendly too! I sold 3 of my daughter's text books from uni for £3 each minus the 50p postage it cost me.

You could also consider selling at www.amazon.co.uk. It is just as easy to list your books plus you get to name your price and you don't pay any fees if the items don't sell. £3 seems quite cheap for a text-book.

Greenmetropolis is good for selling popular fiction though.

smiley-me

To recycle books, I use https://www.readitswapit.co.uk

OK, so I don't make any money on the books I swap, I even have to pay postage to send my books, but I do save money by not having to buy books to read as I get them in exchange for mine.

I think it's fab.

shilling

mitziwaltz wrote:

You can also join up with the very fabulous BookCrossing -- leave your favourites around for someone else to find and enjoy, and find out where in the world they end up.
See: http://www.bookcrossing.com/

And also there is http://www.readitswapit.co.uk where you can list books you don't want. Persons who want your book ask for it through the site and then you get to see what they are offering. If you likes, you both swap the books in question, and everyone's happy. NOthing to do with any sort of giving or altruism, just fair swaps.

starbuck_3

Don't forget https://www.free2collect.co.uk

mitziwaltz wrote:

Can't let this thread go without also mentioning Freecycle and Craigslist as great ways to get rid of ftuff you don't want and find stuff you do want for free.

With Freecycle, you go to http://www.freecycle.org/ to join a local list and can post up any items you want to unload, either on a Web site or in an email. If someone else wants your stuff, you arrange for them to come pick it up or (if you are worried about people knowing where you live) I suppose you could arrange to drop it off or meet the person at Tesco's parking lot or something.

With Craigslist it's like putting an advert, except it's free. Go to https://www.craigslist.org and click on the location nearest you. BTW, their Rants & Raves section and Best of Craglist will offer hours of free entertainment!http://img.moneysavingexpert.com/smilies/laughing-smiley-014.gif

I should note that I am not affiliated with Freecycle or Craigslist except as a happy user :-)