I'm sure most of us have something that rationally, we know is clutter and needs to go. But we can't let it go.
I have a few categories of items that fit. But right now, the biggest is collectible toys. I used to buy toys at yard sales and other places and sell them for a nice profit on ebay. This helped keep me afloat during a time when it seemed like the bills were a lot larger than my income. I stopped doing this because ebay fees shot up, buyers were down thanks to the economy, my salary went up and my time became limited. But I still have a large volume of toys.
I have a room in the basement full of old Fisher Price Little People. I have a display cabinet upstairs, with the pieces that are most important to me. The rest can go.
I have two closets filled with legos.
I have a large stack of the Simpsons action figures. They were stacked on the top shelf of a closet I just redid, so now they're stacked about 2 feet high on my dining room table. I got as far as listing them on Craigslist, but so far there's been no interest. These are the hardest of the toys for me because I know that had I sold them when they were in production, I would have made a nice profit. But I held onto them thinking the demand would just go up. It didn't. It plummeted. A few pieces are in demand, but the rest aren't. I won't even break even. Part of me is mad, but part of me is resigned to the fact that I made a bad decision to hold on to them.
I want all of this to go, but I can't bring myself to just donate everything or throw it all away. But I'm just not motivated to try to sell again on ebay.
Rationally, I know I'm using the classic excuses "but I paid good money for that" and "it's collectible". I also no longer need the money (although a little extra income would be nice).
The sheer volume is overwhelming. I could probably easily let the toys go if it didn't seem like there was so much money involved. I just don't know where to go from here, but I need to get this stuff out of my house. Ack!
