I’ve accumulated a surprising amount of stuff in the three years I’ve been in my apartment. A lot of it will be coming with me to my next place — my bed frame, desk, couch, some art that means a lot to me — but not everything will fit into the new space. I’m taking this move as an opportunity to declutter, partly because I’ll have a bit less closet space going forward and partly because I don’t really the empty MacBook Air boxes or the dozen miscellaneous cables I’ve been hanging onto for years “just in case.
” But there’s also a lot of good quality stuff I no longer have a use for or that I never used at all: a camera I bought on a reporting trip and never touched again; some curtains that didn’t look good in my room; more books than you can imagine; clothes I no longer wear. This is, in other words, stuff I don’t need but would feel bad throwing away. So what to do with it? If you want to recoup some money for your move — given how expensive the whole ordeal is — and you’re getting rid of furniture, then selling it online is your best bet.
Some platforms, like , , and , handle the process for you in exchange for a cut of the sale. Chairish is best for designer furniture — think Herman Miller chairs — and antiques. Kaiyo is good for brand-name pieces from brands like West Elm or CB2, and if they accept your items, they’ll handle shipping and photography.
AptDeco requires you to do a bit more work, but they’ll accept a broader range of i.
