TRASH REJECTED - 10 More FREE Recycled Items Found, Saved & Sold for $620+
There's often value in household things people don't notice. Demand exists all over the world for these items people may see no value in because they may not work. Things can easily be adjusted or repaired with a simple fix to restore to full value, or even sold for parts for far more! Sometimes parts are deceptively valuable. That's where I make my money...
Many societies condition us to toss something to buy a new one or better replacement. This costs money, but pads the pockets of the businesses who prey on apathy or convenience.
While I'm just showing a few photogenic items here, I find tons of free stuff which is often more than I can handle. These aren't going to be fancy, but they're free and have worthwhile value. Either way, its good problem to have because I don't have to thrift nearly as much anymore.
FYI - Dollar amounts are the revenue from the sale, not the net profit after shipping and fees.
Free Inventory Saved & Sold:
2018 CFA books sold for $125. I found 3 years of these prep sets in the same bag.
8 pairs of sealed new ortho shoe inserts for $105 to one buyer.
Stroller seat frame sold to an adjacent state for negligible shipping cost for $82 with an identical one waiting to sell.
Outdoor wireless range extender sold for $55. I couldn't test it, so I listed it for parts at a steep discount.
Near mint men's leather shoes listed and sold in a few hours for $50. Not my size or I'd have kept them.
Pair of 2018 CFA workbooks sold for $50. I split these out of the books above by buyer request.
Dyson vacuum canister sold for $44. I find these regularly as a staple sale item.
AutoCAD textbook sold for $40. I'm constantly finding and selling textbooks, so this is a reminder to look for these.
Microsoft Windows 7 upgrade with serial number sold for $38.
Sealed new Lego set sold for $33. Yes, SEALED NEW Legos...
Goals:
- Rewarding fun work with happy customers helping me save items from the landfill.
- No-risk money earned to support myself.
- Educate others on how to gain more financial independence while helping the environment.
Win-win-win.
Please ask any questions or share your experience.
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Thank you,
Matt
You do find good stuff.
My local town has just been hit by the worst floods for about 40 years - and many shops have been flooded. I am guessing there might be a lot of 'flood damaged' stock being thrown out over the next week or so.
I will be on the look out.
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Wow, that's a terrible event, but it sounds like you're on the lookout to make the best of it. While water can ruin electronics or paper goods, it doesn't ruin plastic parts. Good luck perusing. It'll be fun at the least when you can probably use a boost after the flood.
Sealed new legos. Those silly people throwing those away!! Too bad those shoes didn't fit! Crazy you find so many Dyson things! They have great warranties on their vacuums as well, but the parts are worth a lot. Amazing!
I find, keep and/or sell so many Dyson things. It’s fortunately something people don’t value too much, so I can take full advantage of their mistake.
Oh man, you get me so tempted to start looking in the dumpsters. Where I live they have given every house wheelie bins so I would have to go around opening each one up instead of spotting it as I walk.
What brand were those shoes? They look excellent.
Thankfully I just walk the curbs and have the ability to pick off of piles or see through the clear bags. Ironically, there aren't any dumpsters where I am. I don't know if I could do that unless I knew it was loaded with merchandise ahead of time. The shoes were Johnston & Murphy. They were in their box loose on the curb, essentially brand new and worn for maybe 1 day.
Wow - so many interesting items! You have such an eye for this stuff, it's pretty amazing.
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I go in waives of trying to keep up on them as they come in and then “batching” them and sitting down for an hour or two to do a ton of replies. Not sure which one is better. 🤷♀️