What can you do with all that clutter you’ve built up over the past year? Or worse yet – years! And who couldn’t use some extra cash before the holidays? It’s possible to turn almost any kind of clutter into cash if you know where to look. Here are some examples.
Local consignment stores are great places for gently used clothing you no longer need and websites such as www.craigslist.com are great places to sell or trade appliances or tools lying around your garage or kitchen.
Many websites will buy your clutter from you, some even providing postage-paid envelopes to mail your goodies in to them. Among the items you can sell are cell phones, DVD’s, CD’s, video games and gold jewelry.
Here are some websites that can help you turn your clutter into some handy cash.
Old Cell Phones
www.sellyourcell.com – A cell phone recycler, offers free postage paid mailers or print postage paid label from your computer. Payment is sent within 30 days.
www.cellforcash.com – A cell phone recycler, offers from a few dollars to over a hundred dollars per phone, depending on model. Process takes 45-60 days total.
DVD’s, CD’s and Video Games
www.BuyBackMadness.com – Buys DVD’s, CD’s and Video Games. They will issue a shipping credit for shipping and insurance if you are sending more than 16 items to them. You can receive payment through PayPal (faster) or a check by mail.
www.SecondSpin.com – Buys DVD’s, CD’s and Video Games. Will reimburse you for Media Mail rate shipping on the items they accept. Pays by check, money sent to your PayPal account or issues a store credit (you choose) within three business days of receiving your items.
www.myvideogames.com – Buys DVD’s, Video Games and some CD’s. Offers prepaid shipping label if you are sending more than ten items. Pays by check or PayPal. Has online DVD buying price list. Allow two weeks for them to receive package, they issue payment within about three business days after that.
Gold, Silver or Platinum Jewelry
www.Cash4Gold.com – Buys gold, silver or platinum jewelry. Offers prepaid insured envelope for sending it in. Payment is deposited into your checking account within 24 hours of receipt of your items.
Get A Gift Card You Can’t Use? Swap It!
www.swapagift.com – Sell your unwanted gift cards for $1.99 fee or swap them for one you do want. Also sells gift cards at a discount. Cards must be on their preferred merchant list and have balance of between $25 - $200 without a pending expiration date. Long list of merchants, and they issue payment within 48 hours of receiving your card and verifying its balance.
