One of the primary focuses of my new book Toss, Keep, Sell! The Suddenly Frugal Guide to Cleaning Out the Clutter and Cashing In
As far as movies go, it's important that you have the original case the DVD or VHS came in. Otherwise, most swapping sites won't accept them, for fear they are pirated copies.
With books, here's how to determine which books are worth decluttering and swapping for other books:
* Look for hard cover and paperback books you’ve read and aren’t interested in keeping or don’t want to read again in the future.
* Give your books’ condition a thorough consideration. Books that have torn or missing pages, writing in them or a musty smell don’t do well for swapping. Plus, they have no place cluttering up your bookshelves. Get rid of them!
* Start a book-swapping box or bag where you can store the books you identify as having swapping potential.
* Find a book-swapping site you like so you can start trading your old books for new books you want to read. Two I like are Bookmooch.com and PaperbackSwap.com.
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Thank you Leah! When my daughter was born, we bought her crib bedding and stroller (plus a lot of Dr. Seuss books) from Once Upon a Child. Unfortunately the Mountain View location is no longer in business. To sell (or buy) kids' items (call first to see if they buy/sell books and movies), there's a Plato's Closet in San Mateo, Lovely Bump in Burlingame, Chloe's Closet in San Francisco, Marin Kids Consignment in San Rafael, Peekaboutique in San Francisco, Maternity Exchange in San Francisco and They Grow so Fast in Lafayette. And you won't make any money from this, but you can get free items (by swapping some of your own) at various Peace, Love, Swap events.
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