That is worth $250 as a donation, the tax savings would be $82.50 to me. So No.

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Apr 22, 2017
7:38:08am

Blue Print Sitake's Unofficial Cousin

That is worth $250 as a donation, the tax savings would be $82.50 to me. So No.

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Blue Print

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How did I get suckered into doing a garage sale again??? I'm sitting here thinking "it's our nice stuff!

SuperTank Hey Denty!

4/22/17 7:15am

Not worth the hassle, IMO

Flippy

4/22/17 7:17am

Yep give it away. My wife posts it on the ward Facebook page with a message

GeauxCougs

4/22/17 7:22am

"Will you take $.50 instead of a dollar for this since it's used?"

4/22/17 7:24am

That is worth $250 as a donation, the tax savings would be $82.50 to me. So No.

Blue Print

4/22/17 7:38am

Of course that also means that you net $17.50 from sitting there all day. 😞

Blue Print

4/22/17 7:39am

Take it to DI and get the blessings instead.

CougarAndMerlin

4/22/17 8:08am

I've found that the karma I feel from giving things away beats the utility of the few bucks I'd make selling it.

HarlemCoug

4/22/17 8:14am

I've sold several bigger items on FB local yard sale page and sold quickly.

soupie

4/22/17 8:19am

My wife does this all the time we sell off larger items on our local Buy and Sell page on Facebook

JohnnyComeLately

4/22/17 8:20am

Only once did I mark something down and the lady was so grateful, made me feel good.

soupie

4/22/17 8:23am

There was a family in our old ward who used to tell everyone that they were

IndependentGeorge

4/22/17 8:52am

Offer Up or Craig's List. We just have our teenage son

kotacoug

4/22/17 8:54am

Yard sales are awful. 90% of the shoppers are the types that spend their

SD-Y-FAN

4/22/17 9:17am

I wouldn't say it's a million times easier. Most buyers are morons.

IndependentGeorge

4/22/17 9:23am

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