Our Environment Is Priority - 8 Free Recycled Curb Finds Saved & Sold In The Last 3 Days For $503
3 more days have elapsed since my last post, so here's another 62 pound set of 8 items I recycled from my city's curbs and sold for $503 in free revenue.
Add this up with the $595 from the prior 3 days, and $1,902 from the prior set, etc., and you can see that it starts to really add up... both in $ and weight.
Then add in revenue from my thrifting, which I barely blog about, and sustainable FREEDOM is at hand.
I have a $50 cash pickup for Wednesday evening for a sunlight-simulating lamp. It would've been yesterday, but my email replies went to her spam folder, so she missed the initial pickup confirmation.
It's getting cold outside, but that doesn't stop me. After I post this, I'll be doing a few dozen reps of back rows on my Bowflex Revolution fitness machine at 2:10 AM, and then dressing warm for a circuit outside.
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Recycled sales from the last 3 days:
Like new medical walker sold for $195 via direct PayPal payment. Commiserated about our respective mothers who had severe complications due to medical malpractice to build trust and for some unexpected therapy. Offered to ship it nearby as a favor to save his daughter both 2 train and 2 subway rides for pickup.
35 pounds of assorted Legos sold for $140 cash to a Ukrainian immigrant who was inspired by my story and mission. He was going to buy my second 35 pound bin for $140 more, but changed his mind at the last minute because he felt it was too much to transport on his hand cart. He's a cook at a local restaurant and promised to make me a traditional cheesecake as a thank you for my understanding and advice. The second set of 35+ pounds of Legos will sell in no time.
Electric vacuum hose tested and sold online for $49.
Two used vintage tape reels sold online for $35.
Brand new vintage camera flash component sold online for $25.
Keurig coffee maker part set sold online for $22.50. Constantly found and resold parts.
Small vacuum hose sold online for $19. Also constantly found and resold.
Small vacuum attachment holder sold online for $17.
Additional:
$503 revenue / 8 items = $63 revenue each before any shipping & fees. On par with $66 per find in the last post.
28% was sold for cash ($140 / $503). I encouraged the buyer to purchase the walker via PayPal, or else he'd have paid in cash to be over 50%. I wanted to secure the funds tonight vs wait for him to schedule his visit to get the walker.
A few nice wins and a few small filler sales, nothing extravagant. I'll keep grinding until more people like @alexvan get inspired to make a difference.
Most shipped with recycled packaging, i.e., boxes, padded mailers, paper, and bubble wrap.
Revenue is before shipping costs and any site fees.
Miss my last post?
Other recent posts:
- 17 recent salvaged recycling sales for $1,902.
- Saving tons of pounds from waste -- solid examples of my real goal.
- 20 recent salvaged recycling sales.
- 11 recent salvaged recycling sales.
Please let me know if you save anything as a result of getting ideas from these posts.
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I am just downsizing at the moment, and trying to head toward a more minimalist lifestyle.
But I have a load of 'stuff' that I have accumulated but don't want to just dump it if I can. Not sure though if there is any market for old boxes of software (with licences ), old cameras, old books.
Is ebay the place to try selling this, or is it worthless?
Old software and hardware is a hidden market - that stuff can be valuable (I've made thousands)! Of course, it depends on what exactly you have.
The software is mainly stuff like Dreamweaver and quite a few Adobe packages, most about 10 years old...
That's good stuff. Dreamweaver CS3 goes for about $30 used and CS5 can go for $100 or over.
People like it because it is a buy it and done software. Now, they all require a monthly subscription which really adds up for the user. Of course, all the companies love SAAS (subscription as a service) software because of the massive income.
Very useful to know, thanks.
The best way to check the value of the software is to scan the UPC code on eBay's search bar in their mobile app and see what's currently listed. Then go under search criteria to hone in on sold listings to see if and how much they sell for. If they're hard to find and not even listed, you can make your own price and just let it sit as a Buy It Not listing. Since you owned the software and have the codes/can attest to them being complete, that's a plus to mention.
Old cameras aren't bad to sell if they're still functional, have no light leak issues in the film door, and no fungus, etc.. The same goes for the lenses. While probably no UPC codes, look up each model on eBay under the sold listings search criteria and get a sense as to about what you may be able to get for them. Once you take pics of your items, put them in folders on your computer by name or a reference number, and use those pics to post the same item on other platforms you may have locally. Books are hard to tell, but if any are old/rare/have UPC bar codes, look them up by publication year and see. If you have a lot, try to look up a couple at a time and determine if they're worth selling or donating to a library.
Nothing is worthless unless you deem it so. There's always some way to make money off the stuff individually or as a package deal.
Thanks for the advice on this Matt. I didn't know about the ebay scanning app, will try that out.
I will let you know how it goes (especially if I can make some worthwhile sales!).
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