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Not sure about furniture and clothing, but Joymode sounds interesting - kitchen gadgets, game consoles, VR headsets etc. Things someone might want to try, but c

Not sure about furniture and clothing, but Joymode sounds interesting - kitchen gadgets, game consoles, VR headsets etc. Things someone might want to try, but could just sit around unused once the initial excitement is over. REI also, for outdoor gear - I've got backpacking stuff that sits in the basement doing nothing most of the year. It's much easier to acquire things than unacquire them - selling on craigslist, carting things off to goodwill, or lugging them around during a move is a hassle. Being able to just tell a company you're done, and they'll come pick it up, has a definite appeal. Guess it comes down to doing the math on actual costs and disposal/move/recycle effort. One of my random interests last year was stargazing and astronomy - I bought a cheap telescope because I wasn't sure how long-term interested I'd be, and after a few weeks of heavy use it's been mostly sitting around. Might have been better value to rent a more expensive one while my time & interest were high.

TeMPOraL 7y ago
> It's much easier to acquire things than unacquire them That's a good point. I wish it was easier. I have a lot of things in my home I'd like to get rid of and which still could be of use to someone else. I'd gladly sell them for a dollar or two each, but at that price point it isn't even worth the time I'm spending writing this HN comment, much less putting it up on an auction, paying the processing fee, and mailing it to someone. I could give them away for free on one of the local giveaway/exchange groups, but the very thought of getting someone to drive a couple kilometers to pick up a dollar-item makes me cringe - it's a ridiculously anti-environmental practice. It's one of the reasons I tend to put not-completely-destroyed things on a side of a trash container in our neighbourhood - a local dumpster diver may appreciate it and get extra mileage from things I no longer need.
- martin_a 7y ago
  > I wish it was easier. I have a lot of things in my home I'd like to get rid of and which still could be of use to someone else. But wasn't it like this some years ago? I think I sold so much stuff I didn't need anymore on eBay and sometimes made good money from it. Nowadays eBay is not very user-friendly for private people and therefore unusable for this. "eBay Kleinanzeigen" (not sure if this exists outside of Germany) is there, but it's lacking the auction features which made selling stuff so much fun...
  - ghaff 7y ago
    I sold some things on eBay back in the day. Perhaps younger me would have found it worth the hassle. But taking photos, putting together a listing, dealing with buyer questions, shipping, etc. was all way too much trouble for anything but the odd relatively high value item like a camera lens. And that's not even counting the bulky things which are what I really want to get rid of.
- ZeroFries 7y ago
  > I could give them away for free on one of the local giveaway/exchange groups, but the very thought of getting someone to drive a couple kilometers to pick up a dollar-item makes me cringe - it's a ridiculously anti-environmental practice. Well, it beats driving a couple kilometers to buy a new widget.
dagw 7y ago
It's much easier to acquire things than unacquire them - selling on craigslist, carting things off to goodwill, or lugging them around during a move is a hassle. Do you have local charities that will come and pick things up? Last time I moved and wanted to get rid of a kitchen table, some bookshelves a bunch of kids toys I just called the people running the local homeless shelter and two dudes with a truck showed up the next day a carted everything away.
- ghaff 7y ago
  Goodwill, Salvation Army, and the like tend to be pretty picky about the furniture they accept. If you're moving and have some good furniture to get rid of, that might work. But just about no one is going to want furniture that is used to the point where I just don't want it anymore.

TeMPOraL 7y ago

> It's much easier to acquire things than unacquire them That's a good point. I wish it was easier. I have a lot of things in my home I'd like to get rid of and which still could be of use to someone else. I'd gladly sell them for a dollar or two each, but at that price point it isn't even worth the time I'm spending writing this HN comment, much less putting it up on an auction, paying the processing fee, and mailing it to someone. I could give them away for free on one of the local giveaway/exchange groups, but the very thought of getting someone to drive a couple kilometers to pick up a dollar-item makes me cringe - it's a ridiculously anti-environmental practice. It's one of the reasons I tend to put not-completely-destroyed things on a side of a trash container in our neighbourhood - a local dumpster diver may appreciate it and get extra mileage from things I no longer need.

martin_a 7y ago
> I wish it was easier. I have a lot of things in my home I'd like to get rid of and which still could be of use to someone else. But wasn't it like this some years ago? I think I sold so much stuff I didn't need anymore on eBay and sometimes made good money from it. Nowadays eBay is not very user-friendly for private people and therefore unusable for this. "eBay Kleinanzeigen" (not sure if this exists outside of Germany) is there, but it's lacking the auction features which made selling stuff so much fun...
- ghaff 7y ago
  I sold some things on eBay back in the day. Perhaps younger me would have found it worth the hassle. But taking photos, putting together a listing, dealing with buyer questions, shipping, etc. was all way too much trouble for anything but the odd relatively high value item like a camera lens. And that's not even counting the bulky things which are what I really want to get rid of.
ZeroFries 7y ago
> I could give them away for free on one of the local giveaway/exchange groups, but the very thought of getting someone to drive a couple kilometers to pick up a dollar-item makes me cringe - it's a ridiculously anti-environmental practice. Well, it beats driving a couple kilometers to buy a new widget.

dagw 7y ago

It's much easier to acquire things than unacquire them - selling on craigslist, carting things off to goodwill, or lugging them around during a move is a hassle. Do you have local charities that will come and pick things up? Last time I moved and wanted to get rid of a kitchen table, some bookshelves a bunch of kids toys I just called the people running the local homeless shelter and two dudes with a truck showed up the next day a carted everything away.

ghaff 7y ago
Goodwill, Salvation Army, and the like tend to be pretty picky about the furniture they accept. If you're moving and have some good furniture to get rid of, that might work. But just about no one is going to want furniture that is used to the point where I just don't want it anymore.