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Advice, please
Oct. 18th, 2011 08:33 pmBefore I go on to tonight's trauma du jour, I'm working on the essay on racism. ( More on that: two revelations )
Anyway, that's not tonight's trauma. Tonight, I need some advice. I'm drowning in sheer *stuff.* Stuff I wanted but never found time to play with. Stuff that I needed as reference in a pre-internet age but don't anymore. Books that I bought in print, still haven't read, and could get in ebook (less stuff to archive, but I'd be buying it twice). Stuff that I might be able to sell, but don't know if the return is worth the effort.
That last is a biggie. All of my habits howl for me to hold onto things lest I want them later, even if I haven't wanted them for decades now. My mother (and until very recently, my circumstances) suggest getting every penny I can get for them. But... I'm not sure if the $$ is worth the effort - it was a real eye-opener to discover that sending some of those quilting books to England would cost more than the actual books. On the other hand, I've recently made a real chunk of change by mass selling off the Big Finish CDs and Who tie-in books that weren't on my favorite lists. (Which reminds me - Pers? Do you still want that Klein/7 trilogy?)
On the third hand... I can't help but think that just getting all this stuff GONE would allow me to start over concentrating on things that I want in my life. That archiving two shelves of old mystery books just because I may someday sell them online or trade them at a future Malice con isn't worth the space and effort when they could all go to the Book Thing and net me a rebate on my taxes.
It's not like I'm doing well cashing in on the lightning struck wood. I've sold one piece... although I was going to make another pitch when the tree comes down and there's more wood available.
[Poll #1787669]
Anyway, that's not tonight's trauma. Tonight, I need some advice. I'm drowning in sheer *stuff.* Stuff I wanted but never found time to play with. Stuff that I needed as reference in a pre-internet age but don't anymore. Books that I bought in print, still haven't read, and could get in ebook (less stuff to archive, but I'd be buying it twice). Stuff that I might be able to sell, but don't know if the return is worth the effort.
That last is a biggie. All of my habits howl for me to hold onto things lest I want them later, even if I haven't wanted them for decades now. My mother (and until very recently, my circumstances) suggest getting every penny I can get for them. But... I'm not sure if the $$ is worth the effort - it was a real eye-opener to discover that sending some of those quilting books to England would cost more than the actual books. On the other hand, I've recently made a real chunk of change by mass selling off the Big Finish CDs and Who tie-in books that weren't on my favorite lists. (Which reminds me - Pers? Do you still want that Klein/7 trilogy?)
On the third hand... I can't help but think that just getting all this stuff GONE would allow me to start over concentrating on things that I want in my life. That archiving two shelves of old mystery books just because I may someday sell them online or trade them at a future Malice con isn't worth the space and effort when they could all go to the Book Thing and net me a rebate on my taxes.
It's not like I'm doing well cashing in on the lightning struck wood. I've sold one piece... although I was going to make another pitch when the tree comes down and there's more wood available.
[Poll #1787669]
