Things you have sold

**crdurham** · 11-17-2005, 09:40 AM

What things have you sold to pay off your debt/bills?

I am cleaning and organizing the house and there are so many things that I would gladly sell. I want the household to be as simple as possible.

We recently sold dh's dirt bike and paid off the credit card and a hospital bill. We are trying to get as much extra as we can now to pay our car insurance that is coming due so that it doesn't put a burden on our savings.

**Emerald_Mommy** · 11-17-2005, 10:33 AM

Philip's beloved star wars toys ($1,000 worth!) on e-bay
Children's clothing to a consignment store
Coupons on e-bay
1991 minivan
Various other items in 2 yard sales (clothes, movies, tapes, "junk" etc.) At one of my yard sales I sold our dresser and a whole stack of bathroom towels (didn't like the colors) among other things to one family on our street that was moving away. They practically bought me out at that one.

**mom22grls** · 11-17-2005, 10:40 AM

DH's expensive speakers
DH's '65 mustang
furniture
tons of garage sale stuff.....I mean TONS!
TV's
Computers.

Lots & lots of garage sale stuff.

**Michelle** · 11-17-2005, 10:52 AM

Fabric & notions
My kids toys that they don't want any more
Their outgrown clothes
My clothes that I don't want any more
Books

**kmsinsa** · 11-17-2005, 11:15 AM

Clothes, Books, Coupons, DVDs/Games, the fridge that was sitting in the garage that we dont use...still working on decluttering some more so i know that list will grow.

**sanderson76** · 11-17-2005, 11:32 AM

DH sold 2 of his street bikes
Christmas type gifts that we were given and just kept stored up
Kids outgrown clothes
my clothes that I dont' wear anymore
books
home interior pictures, etc that I don't hang up in the new house.

**Telephus44** · 11-17-2005, 09:23 PM

Some of this is more decluttering than money to pay the bills, but here's a list of oddball stuff we've sold:

Books
the card cake from our wedding (got $40!)
purses
a tea set
hair dye (green, with bleach kit!)
ski boots
rollerblades
DVDs
VHS tapes
a old microsope
spotting scope for a rifle
Sonicare Toothbrush
DH has sold tons of electronics/computer stuff - Tivo box, TV, stereo components, minidisc recorder, routers, wireless cards, LAN cards, Cordless IP Phone, cables..

I guess sometimes you just have to look at what you have laying around that you think would sell. Since we sell more to declutter than raise cash, we always start items at $1 - and a lot of things sell for $1.

**SSGWilkesWife** · 11-18-2005, 02:31 AM

Funny how most have sold something of their DH's!!!!! LOL

**favesis37** · 11-20-2005, 08:20 AM

clothes
books
stuff dh finds in at work
i have some stuff laying around that i am going tolist on ebay today, an old pill box that i have no idea where i got it at.

**crafty-moms** · 12-06-2005, 05:22 PM

My DH likes to work on cars as a hobby and we have lots of misc. car parts laying around. Car parts sell VERY well on Ebay. You would be surprised what will sell. Anything car-related.

**Mom23boys** · 12-06-2005, 08:45 PM

Clothes
Books
DVDs
CDs
VCR tapes
Computer Games
Kitchen appliances/gadgets
Toys
Cameras
Boots
Purses

**sunshine** · 12-06-2005, 11:37 PM

books
car parts
my plasma
baked goods
plant seedlings
garden produce

**MOMMYDEAREST** · 12-06-2005, 11:52 PM

stuff on e-bay
clothes that my kids have outgrown
1994 mercury villager van
tv with entertainment center
old cellphone
school uniforms

**catzz64** · 12-10-2005, 09:02 PM

I will agree with most of the above...
children's clothes
toys
lots of books
videos and dvds
computer games
gi joes, dh's collections...those sell well

the oddest item I sold was an empty baby wipe container, someone was actually looking for

I have to admit that I purchase a lot of preused items as well...both to save money and to try to recycle as well. Most of my youngest sons (18 months) toys this christmas are second hand purchases!

**AmyBoz** · 12-11-2005, 09:46 AM

I'm finding that as money gets tighter, there really isn't anything I won't sell, except for stuff of the kids that they want and use. Anything of mine can go (within reason, of course...not selling off my wedding or engagement rings any time soon) and dh is pretty good at looking at objectively at what he has and letting things that he doesn't use go as well.

I've sold a lot of knick-knacks, books, coupons, stickers, videos, odds and ends, etc. I just sold my breadmaker, and the other bigger items we've sold are 2 tvs, a printer, and a microwave. We actually have another printer that we'll be selling soon that came free with another purchase.