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