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Sell It
By Daphne | October 31, 2007
If you have too many books or CDS or DVDS you might consider selling some or participating in a swap with friends. Last night I decided to get rid of some of the books that I have and have no intention or reading again. I took these books in the photo to Half Price Books in Skokie and got $15. Since I wasn’t doing this for any reason other than gaining more space in my house fifteen dollars was fine with me. Plus this was more than I would get if I put them out by the dumpster for people to take for free.
This was the first time I had been to Half Price Books. Years ago I sold some CDs and there was no guarantee that everything you had to sell would be bought. Fortunately, HPB will buy everything and you don’t have to go back home with items they wouldn’t buy. This is an improvement over the second hand cd shop I frequented.
There were some good things there but nothing that I wanted. I did make a purchase a brain teaser game deck which was further reduced because I had a 40% off coupon and a pin. I used my voucher and still had almost $12 left. That $12 I used to buy a treat at a quick food restaurant which has a special on Tuesdays and I still had about $2 left. Not bad for getting rid of some books and making more room on my shelves.
Look around and see if there are some items that you may want to sell, not necessarily for a great profit but it will help you declutter and also afford to treat yourself to something without feeling guilty.
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