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Ebay Stupidity (humor?)
Bootay:
Let me elaborate. When I say "worthless" I don't mean completely worthless. I mean worthless to me because it is outdated tech or something I don't need that doesn't have a market value. Like working dvd players, dvds, tapes, vcrs, crt monitors, old ram. I don't like throwing stuff like this away. But I am NOT one of those people that post "Free broken concrete" or "Free bag of sticks"...I won't even post broken things on CL.
I mean if it is trash, it goes in the trash. But if it works, I feel guilty throwing it in the trash because there is always someone who could use it.
Bootay:
I suppose. And there is always Good Will....I guess it might be worth it to not have to deal with the stupid people.
Vigo:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on June 07, 2011, 01:10:36 pm ---That's what women shelter collection bins are for, my friend.
--- End quote ---
The women's shelter here is a little more particular on what they want. Clothes, hygiene products, baby stuff, and Disney DVD/Blu Ray combo packs.
The nice thing with goodwill is they hand you a "name your own price" donation receipt for tax deduction purposes.
ChadTower:
Here it's nearly impossible to get the deduction receipt. You'll stand there a half hour while they wait for "that guy" to come back from his break. When he gets back your stuff is already mixed up with all the other stuff and you get written up for a 1978 coffee maker and an end table with two legs.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on June 07, 2011, 02:19:39 pm ---You don't have to itemize the deductions unless you go over $500. None of you are donating anything worth getting a receipt for, that whole thing is an IRS farce to encourage good behavior.
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It piles up over the course of the year. The IRS allowances for used clothing are higher than you might think. If you give them a few garbage bags of clothes a year, which can be done when you have kids outgrowing everything, that can fill most of the $500 in a hurry. Toss in a cleaning out of the basement and $500 isn't that hard in a year.
Of course, the value of the >$500 deduction isn't much, so it's not worth the hassle unless you go way over. I usually claim $495 and Freecycle the rest. ;)
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