Need Quick Cash? Time to Clean House!
Need Quick Cash? Time to Clean House!
Take a look around your house, right now from where you are sitting. Take note of things surrounding you that you never use, don™t like and are just sitting there collecting dust. These items are taking up space in your home that you could utilize for other useful things. A cluttered house isn’t a comfortable environment, and it only causes messiness and a general look of destruction. Wouldn’t you like more space, and less clutter? Well, you can do both and make a few bucks while you are at it. Grab some empty boxes, and let’s get to work!
Start with your living room. Take a good look around and begin collecting items that you don™t use, don’t like, etc. Don’t let your sentimental side take over during this process. If you are a pack rat by nature, you might want to have a friend or relative who isn’t a hoarder help you. They will tell you, “No, you don’t need that. Throw it in the box! Generally, if something has no use, it goes.
Go through each room separately, and don’t worry if you don’t complete this in one day. Go through your kitchen, closets, hallways, attic, basement, bedrooms, etc., each one by one.
After you have collected all of these items, it’s time to get to researching. Pull out your phone book, or online local directory and begin looking up places you can go to sell these items. As the old saying goes, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Yes, you can sell them!
Search for pawn shops, hawk shops, etc. These places will look through your items and choose the ones that they think will sell in their store. If you are a good negotiator or sales person, you will do well in these shops. You can negotiate with the owner, saying why a certain item is worth more than their proposed price. Sell it! Persuade them into buying your items at a reasonable price. They want your items, because they are going to resell them at a higher price for profit. Tell them why they will still make a good profit off your item! Most pawnshops love to buy and sell movies, CDs, video games, books, musical instruments, jewelry, and so much more. It’s kind of like a yard sale, except you go directly to the buyer.
However, if you are not a great negotiator, have a friend or family member who is go into the store for you. Keep going to all the pawnshops in your area until you have visited them all. You will most likely have items left over that none of them want. That’s okay. Save those items for a yard sale, or donate items (books, videos, etc.) to your local library. You could also just set them up at the end of your lawn with a sign that reads “free”. That will get rid of them! Everyone loves something free!
Good luck, and remember to negotiate everything! Get your money’s worth for everything. You won’t always win a negotiation with a pawn shop owner, but there is no harm in trying.
Helpful Resources:
http://www.yardsalequeen.com/
http://www.yardsalesearch.com/
http://money.howstuffworks.com/pawnshop1.htm
