I am cleaning out my office and it is so hard for me to just LET GO of stuff! I have a used Memorex CD burner that I paid $140 for... Used it a few times. Now I don't need it and if I sell it I could get maybe $25 for it. Same with a Palm M125 PDA that I used for a month. And a ton of other electronic-type stuff. Plus scrapbooking stuff. Plus other odds and ends. I HATE just giving it to Goodwill! I feel like I can "get my money back" somehow. Even though I know I actually LOSE money when I try to sell it used. Ugh.
Why do I feel so attached to this stuff? It's not that I think I might use it again -- I know I won't. What I hate is just sending it out the door. It feels like such a waste. Funny, because the waste is having it sitting here, in my closet, when someone could be using it. And even if I did get $25 or $30 for it, the time and energy I spend on posting, selling, delivering, doesn't make it worth my while. Yet still...
Maybe I feel like if I get some money back, then I haven't made such a huge mistake? Maybe I feel like the original purchase was validated? I don't know.
But I do know that my time is worth more than trying to sell this stuff. And my space and peace of mine is worth more than trying to hold on to it until I get a few measly bucks for it.
I better put it in the "toss" bag before I change my mind!
What I have realized about technology is... no matter how valuable or useful it is now...tomorrow it will be junk and worth nothing. Craigslist!
Posted by: timmy | December 27, 2006 at 02:36 AM
This is exactly the conundrum I'm having about the desire for an iPod. I got Christmas money from my mom, and I keep wanting to spend it on an iPod. I do not NEED an iPod. But for some reason, I still WANT an iPod (because everyone ELSE has one!!! LOL). I'm so pathetic. I keep telling myself to just save the money and wait until I have a bit more and I can buy myself a second LCD monitor, which is something that would be far, far more practical and useful than an iPod. :::sigh::: So hard to make the better decision.... :}
Posted by: Lisa | December 28, 2006 at 09:59 PM
I flip flop on this same issue! Sometimes I give away to get it out of my life and that is worth so much right there. If I am feeling up to it, I sell it. I feel just like you; like I need to get some money back to make me feel better???
Posted by: MarilynH | January 03, 2007 at 01:02 AM
Do you have a local "I Sold It On Ebay Store" near you? Just throw everything in a bag, take it to them & they'll sell it for you! One just opened up by my house so I'm thinking about it.
Posted by: ~Kristie | January 05, 2007 at 05:34 PM