I have a ton of higher end baby items to sell - how to do this most efficiently?

[Anonymous]

OP post it on fb marketplace or Craigslist. If it’s priced well it will sell. What doesn’t sell you can give away in a buy nothing page on fb.

[Anonymous]

Give it away.

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Anonymous wrote:Donate it and move on. Not worth the hassle to find the perfect buyer. Lean into generosity.

I appreciate the perspective.

But, I also know that so much donated stuff ends up in the trash, and not because it’s not valuable.

I just wish I knew someone who was expecting her first because I could easily equip someone with everything they need in a single afternoon.

Stuff dumped at Goodwill gets trashed. There is a food pantry or church near you who knows a family that needs to be set up to welcome a baby. I have donated to both Columbia Baptist Crossroads and Our Lady Queen of Peace in Arlington. Your donations will be put to good use. Just don’t get your feelings hurt if they don’t fawn over how “high end” your stuff if or if they reject some of it. They know their clients needs. For example- they were grateful for my crib, but didn’t want the changing table because their clients live in small apartments and don’t have room for an extra table.

[Anonymous]

I'm always amazed at folks like this on my arlington parent listserv. I mean, that's where I think you should post it for sure. But personally I just post it for free and am grateful to the parent who will come to my house and pick it up - that's more than enough payment. I don't need you to venmo me $5 for it?? You say you don't want much for it, so it just boggles my mind that folks in my neighborhood want to list item by item to get like $5 or $10 for something when they clearly don't need that $5 as they are buying mamaroos, hannah boden whatever, and living in a huge arlington home. I say this as a fellow arlington also very privileged parent who buys nice stuff for myself as well! Not a judgement. I just don't understand how it's worth the time to haggle with people over $10 in this position. Post it on the listerv for free and it will be gone within hours and off your hands.

[Anonymous]

You don't have to donate to Goodwill. I've been bundling (just clothes) and listing for free on FB marketplace - mine aren't as "high end" as you describe as it's a mix of Carter's, Gap, etc. with maybe a few pieces from Tea or Boden thrown in. I just want it out. And I have like 30 takers within the first 30 minutes of listing and all I have to do is set out the bag on my porch. There are LOTS of moms in need on FB marketplace who literally have never heard of Hanna or Boden or whatever but who would very happily take a bundled bag of clothes, and likely bundled other baby gear. That's what I would do if I was really so concerned about it ending up in a landfill if I went to Goodwill.

And fwiw, these parents are mostly surprised that I'm offering it for free and are very grateful. We got most as hand-me-downs so I wouldn't dream of selling it for any money.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Donate it and move on. Not worth the hassle to find the perfect buyer. Lean into generosity.

I appreciate the perspective.

But, I also know that so much donated stuff ends up in the trash, and not because it’s not valuable.

I just wish I knew someone who was expecting her first because I could easily equip someone with everything they need in a single afternoon.

Stuff dumped at Goodwill gets trashed. There is a food pantry or church near you who knows a family that needs to be set up to welcome a baby. I have donated to both Columbia Baptist Crossroads and Our Lady Queen of Peace in Arlington. Your donations will be put to good use. Just don’t get your feelings hurt if they don’t fawn over how “high end” your stuff if or if they reject some of it. They know their clients needs. For example- they were grateful for my crib, but didn’t want the changing table because their clients live in small apartments and don’t have room for an extra table.

I'm the 8:59 pp and thanks for posting this pp - I will use Columbia baptist crossroads or our lady queen of peace as a first try next time! Then post for free on the listserv

[Anonymous]

If you have a lot of HA/Boden stuff that’s in good condition, there’s big resale markets on Facebook. It is kind of hassle to sell (you have to take photos and ship yourself), but there are absolutely buyers for that stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have a lot of HA/Boden stuff that’s in good condition, there’s big resale markets on Facebook. It is kind of hassle to sell (you have to take photos and ship yourself), but there are absolutely buyers for that stuff.

I’m specifically talking about HA/Boden specific buy/sell/trade groups.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm always amazed at folks like this on my arlington parent listserv. I mean, that's where I think you should post it for sure. But personally I just post it for free and am grateful to the parent who will come to my house and pick it up - that's more than enough payment. I don't need you to venmo me $5 for it?? You say you don't want much for it, so it just boggles my mind that folks in my neighborhood want to list item by item to get like $5 or $10 for something when they clearly don't need that $5 as they are buying mamaroos, hannah boden whatever, and living in a huge arlington home. I say this as a fellow arlington also very privileged parent who buys nice stuff for myself as well! Not a judgement. I just don't understand how it's worth the time to haggle with people over $10 in this position. Post it on the listerv for free and it will be gone within hours and off your hands.

My experience with MONA is that if you post for free, no one wants it. If you ask for $5-10, you get a ton on interest. MONA buyers are so flaky it’s not worth the money to photograph and post there. But Nothing is so much easier.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have three kids, the youngest is 15 months and we might be moving soon so I have a ton of baby items to off load. Everything from a car seat, mamaroo, nursing pillows, multiple carriers, clothes from Hanna and Boden, etc etc. I don’t need to get top dollar for it all but it feels collectively too valuable for me to just donate. In my ideal world I’d find an honest seeming woman who go could come over on a nice day and hang out for a while on our driveway / porch while I brought things out one by one and we determined a reasonable low price for what she wants - and most of what she didn’t want I’d just donate.

Is this a pipe dream? Anyone know of how I might find such a lady? Or is there a better way to easily and quickly sell baby gear?

I live in Arlington btw.

Are you offering to pay her? You could hire someone to do this and she could pretend to buy things.

HAHAHAHA this is the best comment I've seen in a while.

It made me LOL too!

[Anonymous]

Have a yard sale and then list the rest in buy nothing as a curb alert.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have a yard sale and then list the rest in buy nothing as a curb alert.

Post yard sale info a few days ahead, like Tuesday for a Saturday yard sale in your buy sell trade, nextdoor, community page.

I agree with the poster that said brand names mean less to many. You may know the cost, but most will look at condition than name brand.

[Anonymous]

To encourage OP -- I made $900 selling my baby stuff on eBay (19 years ago). Just grouped items into lots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are two types of parents:

The ones who value name brand baby gear and buy expensive items — and the ones who view it as temporary and want a deal. The latter will view your mamaroo as completely interchangeable with any other graco swing and will have zero interest in haggling with you. The ones who value name brand stuff will buy new — just like you did.

Post all your stuff on FB marketplace. Your absolute price ceiling should be 50% of what you paid for it (and probably less tbh.)

+1
Absolutely this.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have three kids, the youngest is 15 months and we might be moving soon so I have a ton of baby items to off load. Everything from a car seat, mamaroo, nursing pillows, multiple carriers, clothes from Hanna and Boden, etc etc. I don’t need to get top dollar for it all but it feels collectively too valuable for me to just donate. In my ideal world I’d find an honest seeming woman who go could come over on a nice day and hang out for a while on our driveway / porch while I brought things out one by one and we determined a reasonable low price for what she wants - and most of what she didn’t want I’d just donate.

Is this a pipe dream? Anyone know of how I might find such a lady? Or is there a better way to easily and quickly sell baby gear?

I live in Arlington btw.

If she's paying, who cares if she's honest or not?