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How to go about selling old stuff?

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BigToque

Lifer
I've got a few old stereo receivers, 5 disc CD changers, car alarm system, 2 12" MTX subs, a set of components, and a satellite dish/Bell ExpressVu box /w card that I want to get rid of, but it will be such a pain to package and ship this stuff for something like ebay.

How do I get rid of it without taking it to a pawn shop where I might get $50 for the whole thing.
 
Do like some bastards did where I live, drive around and dump some fat speakers out the back of your car.

I let through these guys coming the other way in a lane that's only 1 car wide.... I continue down the road afterwards and see a box. Thinking it's only cardboard since that car coming the other way was able to get over it I don't really slow down. Suddenly I hear a huuuge crunch, guess what? they've dumped a fat pair of wooden stereo speakers and an old PC case and a monitor further down in the middle of the road. Freaking squalies(Jersey slang)....
 
I'd suggest checking around for a local auction house that takes consignment. Standard consignment charge is 25% of final sale price. The company I work for does auctions of government surplus property from a dept. of energy site that is closing down, but we also take consignment from people. It's absolutely amazing what some stuff sells for at auction...example: Last auction we had 2 Digital Laptop computers circa 1992 that sold for $300 bucks for the pair. And unless some of it is relatively recent nice stuff I would sell it as one lot, you may or may not have a say in the matter depending on auctioneer. It can be somewhat of a gamble, but you might be suprised at what it brings. As an insurance plan you could go to the auction and buy it back if it looks like it's going too cheap. On consignment items nobody in the crowd is going to know it's your stuff, and most auctioneers will forgo the commision if you buy it back, there is a pretty standard charge called buyers premium of usually 10% though. Whatever the closing hammer price is add 10%. Good luck

Dirk
 
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