Last weekend, I worked as a volunteer at a flea market over at Prospect High School in Saratoga. A club that I belong to was selling off our "stuff" to raise money. Unfortunately, we picked one of the hottest days of the year, but we managed to unload some of our members' junk and make a little money at the same time.
My old friends at Money Magazine had some good hints for how to dispense with the results of your spring cleaning in their June issue.
They suggest that you sell the "nice stuff," either at consignment shops (which typically charge 40-60% of the sales price for their service)or through eBay...especially odd items and collectibles. Decent, but non-salable things can be donated to local organizations such as Goodwill and the Salvation Army, and individuals will often pick up "freebies" listed on freecycle.org and craigslist. org. To recycle old electronics, a good source is Electronics Industry Alliance.
For true junk, haulers will take it all away, and charge by the truckload (800-GOT-JUNK)or Google "junk removal" for the names of local haulers.
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