Tired of paying that bill every month to your storage unit? How long have you had the items in storage? If it is over a year and you don’t have a really good reason to still have the storage unit, it’s time to clean it out, get organized and make some money while you are at it.
Get Organized
Devote a specific time to go through your storage unit and make some tough choices. Have bins or piles dedicated to:
- Trash
- Sell / Recycle
- Donate
- Giveaway
- Keep
Trash
Hit the easy button and select a Junk Removal specialist that is trained to meet your needs, break down and remove the items that you have deemed trash. Just make a phone call and schedule a date for them to meet you at the Storage Unit.
Sell / Recycle
There are a ton of sites to make it easy for you to sell your treasures online. Here are just a few ways to do it and make money in the process.
Letgo does a great job at categorizing product listings as you can search for particular keywords or general categories like Fashion and Accessories or Home and Garden. You can also easily view additional items for sale from the same seller when you click on a product listing. Letgo can be a little safer than Craigslist because you have to verify your Google or Facebook account to create a Letgo profile. While Craigslist has a very simple and clean platform, you can also post videos with Letgo in addition to pictures. With Letgo, you snap a picture of the item to sell and list it quickly. In fact, the only way to sell on Letgo is with their app. Buyers, on the other hand, can view your listing on the app or the desktop website. You will also like Letgo if you live in a rural area because listings are listed by city and zip code. If a prospective buyer enters a zip code (i.e., 34684), Letgo will populate the nearest product listings first. Or, they can also search by product name or category as well.
Decluttr App
Decluttr is an easy way to sell your unwanted CDs, DVDs, Games, Blu-Rays, Books, LEGO® and Tech! It’s completely free, and it’s easy to get started too. After you enter the barcode into their valuation engine, they’ll give you an instant offer.
Facebook Buy and Sell Groups
You have to have a Facebook Account and then to get started selling, click on the “Buy and Sell Groups” button in the Explore menu. Facebook will list several groups closest to you, and you can also search for your specific city or county group. To sell (or buy), you will have to join the group first. Be sure to read the group guidelines to see if there are any listing restrictions. There are selling groups and yard sale groups. The second type of group is used to advertise yard sales (not to sell individual items).
Most people think that eBay is for only selling items that need to be shipped to a buyer on the other side of the country or the world. You can also do local listings for large and bulky items like furniture and flat screen TVs that require the buyer to meet you to pick up the item.
Craigslist app is very similar to the actual Craigslist website that pioneered the online classified movement. It’s not always the easiest or most feature-heavy app, but Craigslist has a large audience allowing you to reach the largest potential of buyers.
Donate to a Local Charity
During a Storage unit clean out, make sure you consider items to donate to a local charity to help out others but also, use the list of items as a tax deduction. Donate or sell clothing, furniture, etc.
Giveaway
As you are cleaning out the unit, are there items that would be of importance to others in your family and/or neighborhood. Could they use this item instead of discarding it?
Keep
Make sure to keep the irreplaceable photos, scrapbooks, albums, and other memorabilia that might have little value to people outside of the family but major value to you. Find a place for it to showcase in your home instead of hiding away in a storage unit.
Hit the easy button and call a Junk Removal Service today.
Junk Buddy serves Pinellas County, Tampa, and New Port Richey and we will provide a free, no-obligation on-site estimate. When you call us, our friendly customer service can give you a rough estimate of prices based on your information you provide, but it’s our truck team who will provide an accurate quote when they arrive. You can book online or call us at 727-729-9765. Sit back and relax while our truck team handles the hard work and hauls your junk away.