We do tend to accumulate a lot of junk - that's what our economy is built on.
Can't sell excercise equipment. LOL
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If he spend less than a gym membership over the time he used it, I'd say that's a win.
Most if not all the equipment you see posted up ain't worth a trip to the dump let alone us it. I own a elliptical commercial grade about 10years old and was 5k I'd never sell it. Many people who try it say that's nothing like I've ever used the feel is outstanding you want to use it Most just out there is just that junk and generally why the give up.
There is an old saying that you live your entire working adult life accumulating more and more stuff. After retirement you spend your time trying to get rid of the majority of that stuff if you are lucky enough to live long enough to do it.
Exercise equipment is an emotional purchase instead of a tool. People never realize gym membership and exercise equipment has a lot more sales cost and selling a dream than actually a performance spec and cost effectiveness comparison.
I sold my table and chair cheap but I bought cheap stuff. When they are cheap enough and low end enough there will be a used market.
Not for a $10k custom set though. This is why people no longer buy quality because it is all fashion purchase now.
No gym could operate if people with memerberships actually showed up in large numbers.
We have similar problems. They don't want you to tell them no but they don't mind if you "give them away" after you take them off their hands.My MIL still thinks crystalware is a hot item. I'm not sure how to tell her nicely, but the 70's are over and no one wants this stuff. I mean we'll take it for the memories but a lot of it ends up in the trash at estate sales I'm sure.
We'll have multiple China sets coming our way in the future. I'll be eating off of them on a daily basis not saving them for special occasions. Same goes for golden spoons etc. I'll be living like a king!
I "gave them away" in FB Market Place for free with other more desirable stuff. I know where those guys "give them away" to later.
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I wish I was that lucky. If the MIL found out we threw something out she would be disappointed. Doesn't stop us though, some stuff ends up in the garbage bag, barely makes a dent in the big picture though.
My mom has two huge storage units that have been full for about 18 years. When they last moved, they just threw everything in boxes and most of it went into storage. There's also a lifetime's worth of unfinished wood working projects, tinkerer's supplies, materials, tools, etc.
Anybody in Central Montana want a janky ShopSmith?
Anybody in Central Montana want a janky ShopSmith?
Trying to get rid of the old exercise equipment is a workout in itself.
I finally understand why there's a market for self storage.
Last year the mom of one of my childhood friends was looking to get rid of several originally expensive pieces of exercise equipment. At first it was trying to sell them. Then it was trying to give them away. Nobody wanted them, including me. So they ended up leaving them in the house after they sold it to move to an assisted living facility.
If you have a lot of stuff, I'd suggest getting rid of things you haven't seen or used in years, and likely never will.
A few years ago when I was doing the around-the-clock caregiver thing for my parents, in their house. I watched as my childhood neighbors passed away, and then their kids tried to clear things out. First the kids and their kids took what they wanted. Then several weekends of Estate sales maybe put a dent in the possessions. But it took a young house-flipper to buy it, and then no less then six 30-yard dumpsters were filled with stuff from the house to empty it to the point it could be remodeled.
I recently mentioned an Aunt who became a hoarder after my Uncle passed. Her siblings tried to clear out her place after she passed. Piles of junk just filled the house. Tens of thousands of dollars in mostly un-opened DVD's. Nobody wanted this stuff after trying to sell, and then give it away. It mostly all went to the landfill.
If you have a lot of stuff, I'd suggest getting rid of things you haven't seen or used in years, and likely never will.
A few years ago when I was doing the around-the-clock caregiver thing for my parents, in their house. I watched as my childhood neighbors passed away, and then their kids tried to clear things out. First the kids and their kids took what they wanted. Then several weekends of Estate sales maybe put a dent in the possessions. But it took a young house-flipper to buy it, and then no less then six 30-yard dumpsters were filled with stuff from the house to empty it to the point it could be remodeled.
I recently mentioned an Aunt who became a hoarder after my Uncle passed. Her siblings tried to clear out her place after she passed. Piles of junk just filled the house. Tens of thousands of dollars in mostly un-opened DVD's. Nobody wanted this stuff after trying to sell, and then give it away. It mostly all went to the landfill.
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I have one of those in my basement storage area. I think I've used it once since I got my cordless blower last year. I only keep it because it is also a leaf vacuum, and I convince myself that I'll actually vacuum leaves one day instead of paying my lawn guy.
My corded leaf blower is the only one I've used for years since I gave my little Stihl unit away. Maybe I should fix the carb on my Echo
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