How to get rid of lots of little tchotchkes?

sister and I have been clearing out the house, and we've got the "miscellaneous" pile - all the little trinkets, tchotchkes and the like that we're done with.

Was thinking about putting them out on the street for the usual neighborhood exchange, but was wondering if there might be other options? Not sure if the Goodwill would take it.

We're talking about old (cheap) jewelry, random little photo frames, little figurines, a couple of old watches, etc.. Nothing of any real value.

Thank you!

Stoop Sale? It is the perfect time of year to do this. Hey, most of the time I do the evaluation of time vs. money and realize the little bit of money I would make would not change my life.

But, I have done these with friends and if you get two or three people to hang with you it takes on a life of its own and can be fun.

Veets -

Totally get what you're saying, but I'm going to be out of town for every weekend between now and mid-November. Monday morning stoop sales ain't so lucrative.

How about throwing it away? From what you've said, it sounds like these items have no monetary or sentimental value.

Don't like throwing things out if I feel like they might get used by someone else. Trying not to contribute any further to the amount of trash that gets thrown out.

swngnmonk wrote: Don't like throwing things out if I feel like they might get used by someone else. Trying not to contribute any further to the amount of trash that gets thrown out.

Yea, and not when there's probably a horder or two in the nabe who'd LOVE some of your crap!

Put them on the street! People love going through boxes of stuff! I know I do...

Bring um over to a public school. The art teacher might love them

ringrunner wrote: Bring um over to a public school. The art teacher might love them

I have donated tiles to a woman who runs an after school program for art at the public school on like 8 ave and 14 st.. they love that sort of stuff..

freecycle.com
you send out an email describing your junk, other local members get it and will email you if they want it. strictly for free, no selling allowed.
this is better than throwing stuff away!

I thought I saw something about a big stoop sale/flea market for anyone coming up on 3rd street and 6th Ave. It was a flyer somewhere. This was not a one person stoop sale or block party it seemed like a gathering of some sort. Can't remember where I saw this.

swngnmonk wrote: Veets -

Totally get what you're saying, but I'm going to be out of town for every weekend between now and mid-November. Monday morning stoop sales ain't so lucrative.

We have a neighbor who keeps her stoop sale going almost every day of the week....she always makes something!

We could have another Brooklynian Foist-a-thon.

Carnivore wrote: We could have another Brooklynian Foist-a-thon.

True.

....We are presently attracting more than 15 people whenever we have at Happy Hour.

But are people polite enough to wait until the giver isn't looking before they throw the things away?

....and how much does one have to tip when one leaves debis around the bar?

Goodwill will take the small items. The one on Livingston Street doesn't have a lot of room for furniture but has a large section for tchockes.

Carnivore wrote: We could have another Brooklynian Foist-a-thon.

Wasn't there an after-Christmas Foist-a-thon/Happy Hour last year?

Take them to the Brooklyn Free Store

http://www.theawl.com/2010/09/money-is-no-object-the-brooklyn-free-store

BKChickie wrote: [quote=Carnivore]We could have another Brooklynian Foist-a-thon.

Wasn't there an after-Christmas Foist-a-thon/Happy Hour last year?
Yes. We could have one that's not associated with a holiday season.

I just took two carloads of stuff to salvation army - they took everything, from old tote bags to used shoes to a random little plastic pig. I just put all the little random items together in the same boxes to try to make it easier for sorting.

Carnivore wrote: [quote=BKChickie][quote=Carnivore]We could have another Brooklynian Foist-a-thon.

Wasn't there an after-Christmas Foist-a-thon/Happy Hour last year?
Yes. We could have one that's not associated with a holiday season.

can one give away thier partner's stuff?

^you'd better hope not, i reckon.

whynot_31 wrote: [quote=Carnivore][quote=BKChickie][quote=Carnivore]We could have another Brooklynian Foist-a-thon.

Wasn't there an after-Christmas Foist-a-thon/Happy Hour last year?
Yes. We could have one that's not associated with a holiday season.

can one give away thier partner's stuff?

I have a stroller and a car baby seat to contribute (don't ask how or why :roll: sigh)

I assume they are your partner's.

Why else would anyone want to get rid of such items?

If you don't like throwing things away, and you don't think people will want them, consider placing all the tchotchkes on a barge and setting it adrift in the harbor. It could run to Belize and back just like the infamous Mobro 4000 in the 80s. You can call it the Tchotchke Barge. Or Crap Raft.