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I wrote a post a couple weeks back about Gazelle.com, which is a site that buys back your used electronic items. Earlier this week I received payment from them.
If I were to give them a letter grade from my experience, I would give them an A-.
Here’s the breakdown:
Ease of use: If you know how to get on the internets, you should be able to navigate through the site. A
Shipping: They provide the postage, invoice, and label. All you have to do is package it nicely and drop it off at UPS. A
Turnaround time: Approximately 2 to 3 weeks, from the time you drop it off at UPS. A
Customer Support: They have an online chat system, where you can chat with a rep. A little slow, but it works. B
Money: I opted to get my money through Paypal, which went smoothly. A
Trade In-Value POLICY: I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised by how much they offered me for my old MP3 player. They gave me a quote of $48.
However I kept checking over the next couple of weeks and the price kept going up!!! Good right!?! The quote for my exact same MP3 player kept going up, from $48 to eventually $59, where its at right now.
The problem was that they won’t match the latest quote, they go with the quote that you print out and ship with your item. So I essentially lost $11 for sending it in early. And I know that I included the cables for the second one, but I ended up finding the cables and sent them in with the package. B-
I would still highly recommend Gazelle.com. All you have to do is print and ship, and within 3 weeks you can get a nice little cash treat for crap lying around your house.
Sorry about the lack of posts this past week. I hope everybody had a good Easter.
I’ve stumbled across some goodies recently that I plan on sharing with you guys later this week.
On to today’s post though. I had this old MP3 player that was just lying around collecting dust.
I didn’t want to bother selling it on my own, since it would probably cause way too much hassle. Then I found out about Second Rotation.
Second Rotation allows you to send in your old electronics for cash money. You simply check the value of your item on their website Secondrotation.com.
After they give you a quote, you print out an invoice and pack your item up. They provide free shipping!
I packaged my piece of quite nice, and dropped it off at my local UPS store. Although I have heard some bad things about this place (i.e. sending the items back to you w/o proper packaging)I decided to give it a go.
That beats throwing away my mp3 player, and it’s also like getting a bonus for recycling.
Hopefully I will report back to you with the $48 in my Paypal account.
There are times when I wish I didn’t live in such a small place.
I found this vintage possibly Scandinavian 1960’s sofa in perfect condition for less than $300.
The only problem was that it had a width of 91 inches, which is about 84 inches too long.
It’s cool though, sitting down while watching a movie is overrated anyways. Sleeping while parallel with the ground is also overrated.
So I had to pass it up.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted any real minimalist design photos.
Pictured above is my little computer(slash)everything desk. I got the white table at ikea on sale for less than $38. The ikea chair was a sweet find on craigslist for $10. And the toy on the table, well let’s not get into that (although I was able to snag a student discount).
Is it too white? Eh, I like it because it forces me to keep the surface area uber-clean.
It’s been a while since I upgraded any parts on my bike, which is my main source of transportation during the work week.
So I ran into a couple of guys on the street while I was riding, and they happened to be selling a wheel. Nothing fancy, just a machined Velocity Deep V laced to a Surly hub. Definitely better than what I was rolling on.
I was able to get the entire wheel for $60, which should make my commute just a little better. Make friends, and make a deal.
