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Post by MikeMusic on May 24, 2019 11:44:56 GMT
We've been selling furniture on gumtree. The number of people wanting an item and promising to come but being no-shows is astonishing. It's a revelation when someone comes, pays the money without further bargaining, and brings transport so that the items actually fit in. Haven't tried Gumtree Furniture can go for peanuts. What sort of money are you getting ? |
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Post by MartinT on May 24, 2019 11:46:55 GMT
Not much - we took £30 for a dressing table and two bedside cabinets. Just need the space, like you.
That took two trips but the buyer was happy.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 24, 2019 11:55:59 GMT
Guessed as much.
Takes so much time and energy sometimes even Mr.Save-the-planet-Mike wonders if I should just take it down the tip.
Or get a skip in as suggested by Stepson
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Post by MartinT on May 24, 2019 12:44:56 GMT
...or have a large bonfire.
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Post by Slinger on May 24, 2019 12:59:37 GMT
Or find a local charity organisation who would be grateful for serviceable furniture, and will collect?
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Post by MartinT on May 24, 2019 13:27:10 GMT
Or find a local charity organisation who would be grateful for serviceable furniture, and will collect? Do you know, some charity shops are beginning to really annoy me. Rather than being grateful, they act as if I'm inconveniencing them or even outright don't want stuff if they have enough already. I took a whole box of DVDs to a second place after the first refused. The same with books. |
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Post by Slinger on May 24, 2019 13:44:54 GMT
You could try Googling "furniture charity Basingstoke" and if there are any promising ones give them a ring and ask if they collect. We did that when we had a clearout some years ago. There was one almost on our doorstep, and they were very pleased.
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Post by MartinT on May 24, 2019 13:58:27 GMT
Good idea - thanks. We still have some furniture to move.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 24, 2019 14:20:30 GMT
Or find a local charity organisation who would be grateful for serviceable furniture, and will collect? Not much furniture. Although that may follow as we focus on what is left |
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Post by MikeMusic on May 28, 2019 14:14:45 GMT
There are specialist Charity Book shops
Mentioned books to the boss
She recommends
Sam Beare (Hospice) in Egham High Street
She donates and buys herself.
Martin you might go past there
From their web site
Woking & Sam Beare charity shops are delighted to accept donations of items that are in good condition and good working order, including:
Quality clothing and accessories for men, women and children
China, glass, crockery, household items
Unwanted gifts, bric-a-brac, jewellery
Curtains, bedlinen, towels, table linen, blankets
Books, CDs, DVDs, toys, games, small electrical goods
Items of good quality furniture, which should be donated directly to our Home Interior shop
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Post by MartinT on May 28, 2019 14:51:24 GMT
Thanks, Mike. Not quite on my route to anywhere. The British Heart Foundation in Basingstoke are pretty good and don't behave as if they're doing me a favour.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 28, 2019 16:25:29 GMT
Good to know there are non fussy charities out there.
Stunned me when I tried to give away ring binders to all the charity shops in Shepperton, about 6
One took one box. Didn't want any more
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 20, 2019 12:22:55 GMT
In case anyone here is interested. Collect North West Surrey
Just posted on Freecycle
That was quick, gone - Hardback and paper back books in excellent condition - good enough for gifts
Executive Office Chairs - 1 left, 1 gone
Ring binders and lever arch files, many and various some unused, 2 and 4 ring
Gone - Christmas Decorations - now the boss is making her own !
The amount of stuff we have to give, bin or sell......
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 25, 2020 17:03:31 GMT
A couple on Freecycle moved into a new place to find underlay but no carpets !?
Glad to donate a 2nd hand but perfectly good carpet and a big box of Heuga carpet tiles.
Good to be able to help and bonus for me I now have a shed with space - to let me sort more stuff out.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 25, 2020 22:44:06 GMT
I decluttered my record collection down to two framed LPs. Now I'm building two IKEA shelf arrays to sort out my music books properly.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 26, 2020 10:45:44 GMT
Still working on my
"must hang onto that it could be useful"
Is it normal to fill space you have with loads of stuff, just in case ?
Could do with a very large room to put it all in to sort
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Post by MartinT on Jan 26, 2020 12:37:25 GMT
Get a big skip. It's very therapeutic.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 26, 2020 13:45:30 GMT
Can't do that. More than one skip anyway  There are people that would be very happy to have the stuff we have This afternoon might see a currently unused table and 6 chairs go. Had a hard look at them earlier. No point keeping, has to go |
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Post by julesd68 on Jan 26, 2020 14:07:05 GMT
Is it normal to fill space you have with loads of stuff, just in case ? Unfortunately very normal in our case!! |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jan 26, 2020 16:01:36 GMT
Table and six chairs gone - so no longer "spare, just in case" |
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