Found Money -- Part 2

Okay, so here a a few more ideas to make money on stuff that is just taking up space in your house.

2.  Craig's List

I think this is a hit or miss proposition. It is important to know that any posting will only be up on the site for 7 days.  I was able to get rid of a stock pot out of four items I posted on Craig's list Which I did twice over a two week period.

Definitely think this is a worthwhile, especially if you have time to post your items more than once.

3.  Cash for gold, and silver.

I was purging a bunch of stuff  and found some old broken chains and mismatched earrings I had been holding onto for years.  I had seen the "cash for gold" ads on TV.  I was hesitant to go through the mail, like I had seen in the TV ads but thought if I could find some place local, it would be worth a try to see if I could sell anything.   Anyway, found an estate dealer in the city who bought scrap gold and silver and made a little cash off of what was useless to me.

Important note:  I found out that one of the cash for gold places was being sued for paying people significantly less than the the worth of the gold that was sent.

Definitely think this is worthwhile proposition, if you have old jewelry that's broken, not being used or has bad memories. 

4. Recycle your electronics for cash.

Old digital cameras? cell phones?  There are three sites which buy your old electronics for cash.  This information is courtesy of the website the Lazy Environmentalist. They each have free shipping. The one I used to sell an old digital camera was Gazelle.com.

Gazelle.com - Will take used cell phones, digital cameras, MP3 players, laptops, GPS units, camcorders, gaming consoles, iPhones...you can go to the site, and find the make and model of what you are trying to sell, it will ask you about the condition and, where relevant, what of the original items you may have.  It will provide you with a buying price.  If you decide to take the offer, a mailing label will be sent to you.   Where possible Gazelle refurbishes them and makes them available to its partners for resale. It's possible to get great deals on refurbished at items at major retailers like Target thanks to Gazelle.

They will pay you in cash, a prepaid visa, you can donate your money to a charity of your choice, or you can get an Amazon gift card and they will give you 5% extra. 

"Buymytronics.com - Buymytronics.com is on a mission to recycle used, new, and broken electronics. To make it worthwhile, the company pays you for them within 48 hours of receiving them. Send founder Brett Mosley and his team your old cell phones, cameras, game consoles, camcorders, and iPods, and they'll send you cash."

"Greenphone.com - You don't have to sell your soul to prevent global warming, but you can certainly sell your cell." Visit Greenphone.com to find out how much your used cell phone is worth and then print the free postage label and mail your phone to the company. Once Greenphone.com receives and verifies its condition, the company will cut you a check." Or, they will donate the money to one of the charities on their list.

From e-mail dated, July 21, 2010 "#1 Earn Cash by Recycling your Electronics" from Free Report: The 5 Laziest Ways to Go Green Without Spending a Dime.

Next....Uncle Sam can help too!