Comments on: Seller’s remorse

By: CPHALL32

CPHALL32 — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:20:09 +0000

My Mom sold my trumpet at a yard sale for just a few bucks. Breaks my heart because my Grandmother had bought it for my Dad when he was in school. Played my first solo on that trumpet, “Edelweiss.” Even though it was years ago, still makes me want to cry.

By: Tdave

Tdave — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:50:36 +0000

p.s. I liked those old radios too.

By: Tdave

Tdave — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:40:07 +0000

I gave away two old radios before finding out they were worth $$$. One was a very early model clock/radio.

As a kid, I saw an ad for a used bike. The woman at the house said her son was away(it was camp,vacation or???) but here’s the bike that he’s selling. The thought occurred to me that it might be the mom and NOT the kid who’s selling the bike, so I passed on it.

By: JHaydon

JHaydon — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:30:09 +0000

I’m a pack rat, so I regret getting rid of almost everything. It’s the exceptions I remember. A couple of cars I’ve owned, I won’t miss. (Don’t ask me which ones because I’ll prove myself a liar.) I was happy to see most of my high school clothes go away (”most”, because I still have a few). And I sold a futon for a dollar, which still strikes me as one of the best deals I’ve ever made.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:02:41 +0000

My Mom had a garage sale while I was away on summer vacation. When I returned, all of my Star Wars cards were gone. I still tear up whenever I think of the loss…

By: DW

DW — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:03:58 +0000

A Galaga arcade game that I got rid of because I thought it was time to grow up. Little did I know what a futile endeavor that would become.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:50:49 +0000

Tru- Look into Freecycle. I do it all the time. Google it. I’m sure there’s a group in your area. You just post what you’ve got, and it gets emailed to all the members and people who want it come and get it. Works great for everyone involved (without VERY little effort required).

I have yard seller’s remorse occasionally from a yard sale I had almost a decade ago. I’d moved into a tiny apartment and felt suffocated by all of my belongings in such a small space. So, one day, out of frustration with the crampedness and clutter, I just had a giant yard sale and sold tons of stuff (and had the left overs hauled away by a charity shop.). At the time I felt freed to be downsized, but in retrospect, I’m not sure why I sold some of the things I sold. Some of it wasn’t even taking up that much space. It was as if I just randomly sold stuff. The item I miss most is a very cool radio that I sold at the sale for 5 bucks (that I saw a while back on the antiques roadshow appraised for like 500 bucks)that I really liked and wish I had back.

By: karen

karen — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:39:02 +0000

A good way to get rid of stuff/get stuff is freecycle. Check out Yahoo groups to see if your city or county has one. I got rid of my old tv that way. It’s great because someone gets something they want for free and you don’t have to worry about transporting it anyway since they pick it up.

By: Tru

Tru — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:15:47 +0000

I sold my trumpet to a pawn shop. Got a great price and never regretted it. Right now, I have a ton of stuff that I would LOVE to get rid of. We just had a huge yard sale and we’re still left with a bunch of stuff we don’t need. It’s too much work to have another garage sale, so any advice on how to get rid of all this stuff would be greatly appreciated!

By: Bill T.

Bill T. — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:25:55 +0000

Pawned a guitar once. Not because I needed the money, but because I had no way to transport it. That was a sad day – and I got a repulsively bad price for it.