Getting rid of stuff!!!

caprikid1

Around here the leave it outside and post a note seems very effective, we got rid of losts of stuff previously doing this.

grumiofoundation

SaintJudy said:

There’s an app called Olio for getting rid of free stuff. Haven’t used it though so no idea how effective it is 

We uses olio to give things away (can only list for free I think) and worked fine. We lumped various vaguely related stuff together to list. People love free stuff....
Also used FB marketplace/Gumtree for listing/collecting although you will get a few timewasters but we didn't mind too much as helped minimise stuff going to landfill.

From the OP sounds like they don't want to give away for free though.  

purplebutterfly

 Local Buy Nothing Project groups on FB are another lovely way to spread some kindness around the community.  I've seen everything given away from a fridge freezer to a half used tester pot of paint.

Otherwise FB Marketplace is the way to go for items costing less than £10

Tokmon

Pok3mon said:

I have put this on the house buying board because I am sure I am not alone. 
We are downsizing so need to sell stuff larger more valuable stuff is not a issue Facebook market place is great. 
However what do you do with the £1-10 value items? Too may to list individually not enough value for eBay.
There is no car boots on at the moment where I live (Wales) they have all be cancelled this year as they are mostly test centres! I already have half a transit full!
Ideas would be very welcome I cant bear to throw or give the stuff away I'm too tight! 
And before people suggest charity shops they won't want most of it. (I know I work in this sector!)

How many items do you have to list in that price range?. I would simply go round house and take a picture of every single item that you want to sell in one walk round. Then sit down and go through each photo and list on Facebook, realistically it won't take more than 1 minute per item using the phone app to select the photo, write a title and enter price and then tick all the groups you want to list it in and then press the button to list it. 

Then just wait for a couple weeks to see if anyone wants them and then give the rest to a charity shop or recycling center if nobody asks for them. 

You can easily list 50 items an hour and that's potentially £50 or more money so definitely worth it. For items £5 and less if someone is interested I've just left them on my doorstep and told them to post the money through the letterbox so i don't even have to be home.

Weathergirl_76

I got rid of loads of stuff on Facebook marketplace. The things I listed for free, were snapped up very quickly. 

You could put them on Facebook for a nominal fee, and if they don’t sell maybe give them away for free. Saves moving them to the new house (and paying for that) 

coffeehound

Do you find it's commercial freeloaders rather than genuine people taking the free items?  That would put me off it on principle

swingaloo2

I dont know why you think a charity shop would say no to them. I work in a charity shop and we would accept gladly. 
Ebay will be no good of the items are worth less than a tenner as unless you can get buyers who will collect no one will want to pay postage on items of that value as postage would almost double the bid they make for the item. Add the fees to that and it wont be worth your time. Listing is not fast and ther are extra fees if you put item in more tthan one category. 

Pok3mon

coffeehound said:

Do you find it's commercial freeloaders rather than genuine people taking the free items?  That would put me off it on principle

that is the problem I have! I would rather bin it!

grumiofoundation

Pok3mon said:

coffeehound said:

Do you find it's commercial freeloaders rather than genuine people taking the free items?  That would put me off it on principle

that is the problem I have! I would rather bin it!

Still saves it going to landfill though....

briskbeats

During the first lockdown, there were people who put out on bottom of driveways things like books, CDs, jigsaws, ornaments, toys, some garden things etc. They put the information on a local FB group. As had no idea when charity shops and the like were going to reopen - they just wanted the stuff out. Plus helped the jigsaw craze. My colleague found a hardly used Barbie house for granddaughter on collecting prescriptions.