Selling key parts is an efficient way to extract value from a larger object you may not need anymore. They're also usually in high demand or low supply, and cheap to ship.
Here's a haul from a partial walk last Friday before the torrential rain came.
This includes:
- Elliptical machine console (~$125 untested)
- 5 Lenox Christmas pieces in their boxes ($30x3 and $25x2)
- Stack of vintage Buffalo restaurant china cups ($80)
- Set of Alfred Meakin Trade Winds china (TBD in pieces)
- Porcelain figure ($40)
- Complete Nintendo Wii set ($80 - I have about 7 found sets of these)
- Miele vacuum with electric attachments ($200)
I decided to squeeze in one more avenue as the rain picked up and this was the prize at the last pile. Score!! If I didn't grab it then, it'd have been ruined by the downpour in 20 minutes.
This Miele vacuum worked, was easy to clean, and is pending pickup for $200.
I also found a LOT more vintage china (4 bags worth), but couldn't take it all. However, I left a vintage 1940's McCoy pottery set on the curb for someone to grab, and a woman excitedly stopped to ask if she could take it. She was a collector and knew exactly what it was, thanking me profusely, and then running to catch up with her friends to rejoice about her free find. Win-win.
Here are 10 smaller more creative recent salvaged items I sold to help share ideas:
This coffee machine portafilter sold online for $36. These are sneaky valuable for better coffee machines.
This small plastic art deco lamp base part sold online for $30.
This small vacuum elbow part sold online for $27.
This vintage tea kettle whistler part sold online for $27.
This small vacuum dust bin cap sold online for $24.
This audio mixer slider part sold untested online for $30. I have 5 more left and another mixer full of them to potentially part out again.
This gold-tone bracelet sold online for $27.
This set of Lego Duplo animals sold online for $22.
This food processor lid sold online for $28.
This Lego Duplo whale sold online for $18. It's best to split up the larger animals. I have 2 bags of animals that I still have to list.
Summary:
- $269/10 = $26.90 revenue per sale.
- No costs outside of shipping labels built into the resale price.
- The biggest impact is that the buyers of the parts didn't need to buy new items and toss out their old ones. It's not all about the money.
In closing, as those who know me over the years can appreciate, the value in my post isn't in the entertainment from the handful of items I post about. It's about the passion and hustle I consistently exhibit off-chain to produce the posts, and goal of motivating others to address this problem. Hive is not the answer. Actions are the answer.
Thanks as always for your interest and support.
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Please reuse, repurpose and recycle.
