Due to my natural ability to procrastinate, I have finally begun my spring cleaning…in August…(yes, I know). I have lived in this townhouse for 4 years now, and my new philosophy is anything I have yet to unbox from the move is probably not something I still need.
I’ve sold a few things on Ebay, but I’ve already been burned a couple times, and since you can no longer leave a buyer negative feedback (read: STUPID), I will probably no longer use Ebay. I’ve also tried listing some things on Craigslist, but I’ve never had any luck there. I was just about to start throwing everything into black garbage bags and make it Mother Earth’s problem when I stumbled upon a site called Freecycle. Basically, it’s like a really really local Craigslist where you can offer items you no longer want/need to a message board, and people can contact you if they want said item (You can also post items you’re looking for). I decided to give it a try with the ultimate test, a used mattress and box spring that Craigslist failed to take off my hands. I posted my item on the Lowell, MA message board, and within 30 minutes I had a response from someone looking to pick up my items. Assuming this person actually comes to pick up the items, I’m impressed.
While I think the entire “Green” movement has become nothing more than a Marketing Department’s wet dream, it’s still nice to see web sites of this nature offering an alternative to just throwing away perfectly good “junk”. So, we’ll see how this works out, but I encourage you to check out Freecycle, post some junk you have laying around and make that junk….well you know.
