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Post by anxiousmom on Sept 17, 2016 13:22:58 GMT
What do you do with older tech? Do you sell it or give it away?
I just found a box with things like portable DVD players. It got me started down the path of whether or not I want to eventually have a garage sale. I am not a fan, but good gravy I have a lot of shit.
What would you do with older tech? Do you donate or sell? How do you decide if it is worth it or not?
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Sept 17, 2016 13:31:42 GMT
Unless you happen to have an original Apple 1 (Mac) computer sitting around, I suspect older tech items aren't going to fetch much! I always run a quick search of completed auctions on eBay before I decide the fate of any item, but most of the tech items end up donated. Some have even gone to the recycling center. Tech moves so quickly that the value is gone in just a couple of years (if not months!). For old computers/laptops, we remove the hard drive and then donate the shell to Goodwill. DH destroys the hard drives, then takes them to the recycling center. |
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Post by Linda on Sept 17, 2016 13:58:59 GMT
I bring them to electronics recycling
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Post by freecharlie on Sept 17, 2016 14:20:48 GMT
I'm in the same dilemma, except it isn't older tech it is the mountains of stuff we have.
Like three to six of the medium sized packing boxes fullnofnclothes and maybe more. Toys from when the boys were young (they are 12 and q5 now), thousands of books...
I know I can some $, but is it wother it.
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Sept 17, 2016 14:26:03 GMT
Some schools may want tech items.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 17, 2016 17:18:53 GMT
I think for anything analog I would probably just recycle it. Anything digital that still works I'd either try to sell it or donate it depending on whether or not I could use the deduction.
Another option would be to check with the local schools or scouting groups to see if they want any of it for their STEM/STEAM classes. At our elementary schools, the kids are given old electronics to take apart.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 17, 2016 17:25:31 GMT
I'm in the same dilemma, except it isn't older tech it is the mountains of stuff we have. Like three to six of the medium sized packing boxes fullnofnclothes and maybe more. Toys from when the boys were young (they are 12 and q5 now), thousands of books... I know I can some $, but is it wother it. My neighbor lady has netted something like $8-9K (so far) in cash over the last year for her daughter by selling off all the grandkid's outgrown clothes, books and toys at local pop-up consignment sales. By the time it's all sold it will probably total $10-12K or more, so definitely not chump change. Their mom bought mostly brand name stuff for her kids and kept it clean and in good condition all these years but now it has to go. |
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Post by anniefb on Sept 17, 2016 19:25:53 GMT
Anything really outdated, I just recycle through an electronics recycling program. Tech stuff gets outdated so quickly now - unless you know someone who might appreciate a freebie. I don't think you'll get anything for it by selling.
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Post by anxiousmom on Sept 17, 2016 20:16:43 GMT
One thing we have is a PS2. Don't know what to do with that, or all the PS3 games the boy left (he moved over to the xbox platform at the next upgrade.) I use the PS3 to watch netflix and amazon, and he says that he won't play the games anymore. His suggestion for all the gaming stuff was to put it all in a bag and take whatever Game Stop will give me for them.
The other stuff, like the portable DVD's I set aside because I have been convinced that a garage sale is a good way to go. It is the last thing I want to do, but I could use the money, so ... a garage sale it will be.
If no one buys the stuff, I will just recycle it.
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Post by mrssmith on Sept 17, 2016 20:26:49 GMT
You can try one of the "virtual yard sales" that are on FB now. I do the FB yardsale thing, since I don't want to prep for a whole sale. It's interesting to see what items get a lot of interest quickly. There are flakers sometimes, so that's the downside.
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momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on Sept 17, 2016 22:20:54 GMT
I just donate anything we're done with from clothes to other belongings. It's the quickest way out of the house, lol.
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Post by bc2ca on Sept 17, 2016 23:24:56 GMT
I just donate anything we're done with from clothes to other belongings. It's the quickest way out of the house, lol.  We almost had a garage sale once, but in the end decided just to donate what still had some life and throw away what didn't. |
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Post by MorningPerson on Sept 17, 2016 23:38:18 GMT
We learned long ago that it just doesn't pay to try to sell.
I suppose if we wanted to go through a pretty big learning curve we might find a way to make $$ on this stuff. But honestly, for us it's donate: tax deduction.
Of course with tech items they become useless fairly quickly, so we do end up sending things to the landfill or preferably recycling when possible.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Sept 17, 2016 23:47:44 GMT
His suggestion for all the gaming stuff was to put it all in a bag and take whatever Game Stop will give me for them. This is what I'd do for the games. I like to take the path of least resistance when getting rid of stuff. You might make a few dollars less, but they will be out of your house and sure money in your pocket in short order. |
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We almost had a garage sale once, but in the end decided just to donate what still had some life and throw away what didn't.