Clearance!

[captain_slinky]

I cleared out a good 70% of my DVD collection today and sold it to Half Price Books, everything that wasn't Disney, Super Hero or Bootleg (or the three Evil Dead films). Figure i got an average of 50-cents per DVD.

PESSIMISTS WILL SAY: You got robbed! FIFTY CENTS PER DVD?!?!? You paid up to THIRTY DOLLARS EACH for those things new! How could you let them take advantage of you like that! You could have at least put them on Craigslist or Ebay and gotten a ton more money!

OPTIMISTS WILL SAY: That's awesome! You cleared out a bunch of stuff you never ever watch AND made money! You didn't waste a lot of time on trying to get the biggest bucks, meaning your tim is worth more than the potential money you could have made - IF you could make any more money in the first place! I mean c'mon, let's be realistic... when was the last time you heard of somebody buying a used copy of The Muppets Take Manhattan or Shrek II off of Ebay for big bucks?

I'm an optimist :)

So now what am I going to do with this additional two feet of space on my book shelf? Hmmmmmmm...

Comments

[sasjhwa.livejournal.com]

I hear that Half Price books has some amazing deals. You should check them out for stuff to fill your shelves. ;-)

Seriously, maybe open a box of your collectibles and put them on display.

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

Funny you should say that... I used $5 of the money I made from selling my DVD's on comic books and records from their clearance sections :)

[lynna12000.livejournal.com]

It was money you didn't have at the start of the day. And like you say....two feet of space on your book shelf.....real estate IS valuable. Besides, even if you did find buyers on Ebay, you'd still have to use your valuable time to package and ship the items.

[man-of-snows.livejournal.com]

Well, that seems obvious. Buy more books at Half Price!

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

GREAT IDEA!

Actually, I'm broke right now so i have to take a giant box of books there with me today to sell, so I can take advantage of the 50% off coupon :)