Oh, I _hate_ throwing things away. I can just about force myself to give things to charity shops (on the grounds that I'm "doing good"), but throwing things away is almost physically-painful.
I really don't have to spend very much money to get that retail-therapy buzz, but that "space for storing things" part is the killer, and eventually I find myself needing to get rid of things again.
For a while I sold a lot of stuff on Ebay, which felt satisfying, but was also a ridiculous amount of work. So many different things that can go wrong with that process.
I agree with that....I can't stand wasting certain things, but life is short and sometimes it's worth throwing old junk out just to de-clutter. I have a bunch of tools that I got use out of. Many of them are specialized and I'll never pick them up again. They may have a use, but they may not work good enough to sell and/or may need small repairs. You can refurbish a lot with evaporust and wd40. For example, an adjustable wrench may rust up and need to be sprayed with wd40 to degrease, then soaked in evaporust and brushed with a wirebrush before being regreased...but at the same time, you can also save yourself a few hours and just spend $6 for a new wrench. That's cheaper than the chemicals.
In my particular case for housewares, I own a house and 2 cabins. At present, only one of the cabins is "livable", but it becomes a charity case for things that still function and are usable. I usually take old cookware and silverware and extra glassware and mugs there.... Decent, used sheets, some furniture, mattresses, etc... By the time they get thrown away from the cabins, the stuff has had at least 2 lives. I plan on going out there and loading my truck up a few times when the weather warms with TVs and furniture that aren't needed.
The problem though is that too many things half-way break....they become annoying and they aren't always easily repaired because the breakage is either crappy chinese plywood or plastics. Throwing those kinds of things away has become really common for Americans. I'm almost to the point of only buying things that I know I can repair and maintain and boycott the junk.