Comments on: A Media Collection Purge: A Great Way To Free Up Some Extra Money For Debt Payment And Investments http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/01/26/a-media-collection-purge-a-great-way-to-free-up-some-extra-money-for-debt-payment-and-investments/ Simple, applicable personal finance advice for the modern world Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:08:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/01/26/a-media-collection-purge-a-great-way-to-free-up-some-extra-money-for-debt-payment-and-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-4637 Brian Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:27:30 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/01/26/a-media-collection-purge-a-great-way-to-free-up-some-extra-money-for-debt-payment-and-investments/#comment-4637 I have had success listing books and DVD's at half.com. There is no listing fee and it stays on the site until you remove it. They only take a small amount after the sale is complete and they give you a couple of $ toward shipping which is usually more tha it cost to ship media mail. I have had success listing books and DVD’s at half.com. There is no listing fee and it stays on the site until you remove it. They only take a small amount after the sale is complete and they give you a couple of $ toward shipping which is usually more tha it cost to ship media mail.

]]> By: gmv http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/01/26/a-media-collection-purge-a-great-way-to-free-up-some-extra-money-for-debt-payment-and-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-4110 gmv Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:47:53 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/01/26/a-media-collection-purge-a-great-way-to-free-up-some-extra-money-for-debt-payment-and-investments/#comment-4110 I've had good luck at various times selling books and CDs/DVDs on Amazon.com. I find amazon.com very easy to do, while ebay confuses me. I helped supplement my unemployment insurance for several months when I was disastrously laid off by selling off a bunch of stuff on amazon.com. It was at least enough to help keep the electricity/gas bill paid and the phone connected (which at the time were fixations of mine). But I was selling lots of hardback books and CDs. The only caveat is that I don't think it's worth bothering with anything you'll sell for under, say, $8-10 dollars. I’ve had good luck at various times selling books and CDs/DVDs on Amazon.com. I find amazon.com very easy to do, while ebay confuses me.

I helped supplement my unemployment insurance for several months when I was disastrously laid off by selling off a bunch of stuff on amazon.com. It was at least enough to help keep the electricity/gas bill paid and the phone connected (which at the time were fixations of mine). But I was selling lots of hardback books and CDs.

The only caveat is that I don’t think it’s worth bothering with anything you’ll sell for under, say, $8-10 dollars.

]]> By: Ellen http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/01/26/a-media-collection-purge-a-great-way-to-free-up-some-extra-money-for-debt-payment-and-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-4107 Ellen Fri, 26 Jan 2007 23:48:07 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/01/26/a-media-collection-purge-a-great-way-to-free-up-some-extra-money-for-debt-payment-and-investments/#comment-4107 Ha, I tried to do a DVD purge a couple weeks ago, and I managed to get rid of 40% of my collection...leaving me with six DVDs. :) But I definitely do a book purge every few months. I find ebay and other online sales sites incredibly difficult to navigate, so I go to my Barnes & Noble to do some swapping. As long as the books are recent and in pretty good shape, they give a really good price for them. Do they have a B&N near you in Iow-er? Ha, I tried to do a DVD purge a couple weeks ago, and I managed to get rid of 40% of my collection…leaving me with six DVDs. :)

But I definitely do a book purge every few months. I find ebay and other online sales sites incredibly difficult to navigate, so I go to my Barnes & Noble to do some swapping. As long as the books are recent and in pretty good shape, they give a really good price for them. Do they have a B&N near you in Iow-er?

]]> By: Kevin http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/01/26/a-media-collection-purge-a-great-way-to-free-up-some-extra-money-for-debt-payment-and-investments/comment-page-1/#comment-4092 Kevin Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:53:36 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/01/26/a-media-collection-purge-a-great-way-to-free-up-some-extra-money-for-debt-payment-and-investments/#comment-4092 Ah! One thing to do with all of those paperback books, potentially, is to trade them on a site called Paperbackswap.com. I went to college with the guy who runs this site. You put books into the system, and send them out to people who request them. In turn, you get to request books and only pay shipping when you send. This would A.) get rid of your book collection and B.) help feed your book reading habits by getting you free books sent to you. Warning: There may be a lot of romance novels on the site. Not sure how the selection is. Ah! One thing to do with all of those paperback books, potentially, is to trade them on a site called Paperbackswap.com. I went to college with the guy who runs this site. You put books into the system, and send them out to people who request them. In turn, you get to request books and only pay shipping when you send. This would A.) get rid of your book collection and B.) help feed your book reading habits by getting you free books sent to you.

Warning: There may be a lot of romance novels on the site. Not sure how the selection is.

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