Writing catchy titles is my second favorite part of doing the Your Smart Money Moves column after helping all of you become better at making money decisions. When I looked in the Urban Dictionary under Junk In Your Trunk, I got the following answer: a little more than badonkadonk but less extreme than having an SUV in the pants (boy that is a wide range!). Use it in a sentence please: I don’t mind a woman with a little meat on her bones, a little junk in her trunk. Most of us who own a home, end up acquiring a lot of clutter and junk at home, so I thought I would give you five places you can get rid of the junk from your trunk.
- Facebook- Recently, I’ve noticed more people selling tickets to professional sporting events or concerts right within their Facebook feed. If you have something you want to sell from your home, I wouldn’t put a complete listing within a Facebook post, but a quick pix and note on an item or two you are selling make help you make an easy transaction to get rid of a piece of junk.
- NextWorth– NextWorth is an easy place to sell your used or unwanted electronic goods. It offers free shipping, insurance, and tracking on whatever you sell through the website. As long as you are honest about the condition of your used electronic goods, you can get a free instant quote on what they will give you. After inspection of your goods, you can get a check, PayPal transfer, or a Discover prepaid card.
- Couture Boutique – Couture Boutique is a full-service resale marketplace. As one of the largest pre-owned fashion boutiques in the world, Couture offers top dollar for women’s and men’s clothing, jewelry, and accessories. Couture has items available for sale on both their website and in the retail store.
- Half– This is an eBay owned company, but nonetheless if you are looking to unload used books, CD’s, and video games, this is a great clean website to be able to make that happen. Who is going to buy all those CD’s that you ripped off from the Columbia 6 for 1 penny and used multiple addresses to do it?
- ExBoyfriendJewelry– As their slogan says, “You Don’t Want It. He Can’t Have It Back.” Priceless. The whole concept on this site is that pawn shops are icky and consignment shops are worse. This website creates and exchange for the jewelry you don’t want anymore and allows you to sell it to someone else who likes the piece better.
I purposely didn’t list the big boys like eBay, Amazon, and Craigslist because they aren’t the only game in town. If you’ve found from cleaning out your closets that you truly do have too much junk in your trunk, use these websites to make a smart money moves and shed a few pounds while you collect a few dollars!
Written by:
Ted Jenkin
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