How to make money by selling old appliances?

When the balcony is no longer able to accommodate the old washing machine, everything is laden with refrigerators brought there by all relatives, and in the garage the car is adjacent to a bunch of Soviet TVs that are so pathetic to throw away, it's time to start the fight against Box syndrome and think about clearing the space . We are well aware that all this equipment was acquired by overwork, so we will not advise you to simply take this pile of metal to the nearest trash. In fact, old household appliances can bring some money if you find where you can rent it at a favorable rate.

Why is a recycling program not an option?

Recycling equipment is not just a way to get rid of obsolete unnecessary things, but also a program aimed at maintaining our environment in a condition suitable for existence. Do you know that many details of household appliances must be taken to a recycling point, and this is indicated in the operating instructions? Air conditioners, mobile phones, everything that contains circuits and boards should not simply be thrown into a landfill, as these elements can not only be recycled into something useful, but they will also negatively affect the environment, if nobody talks about them take care. But where can I take all this?

Unfortunately, for all the importance and prevalence of the program for the disposal of equipment in Russia, you will have to suffer if you still want to contribute to the serene future of new generations. Firstly, not all cities have special points to dispose of equipment, and even in a city with a population of over one million, it can be problematic to find such an office. Secondly, the owner must take all the costs of disposal: the delivery and the process itself can cost a lot of money. And finally, no one will pay you for this, but you obviously didn’t start reading this article for this. Therefore, we will postpone the disposal option until you are inspired by the spirit of the “green” movement and consider much more mercantile options in order to get at least some money.

Places where your trash will be welcome

Let's say right away: even a relatively new home appliance will be difficult to attach at least at half price. The problem is that new models are being released faster and faster, and the gap in the quality and advancement of televisions, refrigerators and cars is increasing by leaps and bounds. Nevertheless, the chance to get at least some money from the spent thing is quite large: it all depends on where to take it, in what condition it is and how old it is.

• Outdated but working technique

If you just decided to buy a more recent model of a TV or a refrigerator, and you didn’t need the old equipment, while being in absolutely working condition, it will not be difficult to find a new owner: at an adequate cost of the goods, by the evening there will be someone who wants to pick up your old equipment to his cottage, to the hostel or to the village. But this is if you know where to place an ad.

All transactions of this kind are now carried out online, which is very convenient, and for the sale of working equipment you do not even have to look for specialized sites: any site with ads in your city is suitable. It can be a VKontakte, Avito flea market or a city portal: for a good thing at an affordable price, a whole queue can be built!

Also, many equipment stores periodically organize actions to exchange old equipment for new, and if you keep track of such offers, you can not only hand over the old refrigerator or TV, but also profitably buy a new one!

You can leave the work item in pawnshops: if you don’t feel like selling it yourself, you can turn in the old equipment there.

Tip

Try to take some photos of the thing you are selling: ads without visual support for information always have fewer views, which means that your chance to quickly get rid of old equipment will be much lower.

• A relatively new broken technique

Do you have a fairly fresh technique, the repair of which is either impossible or unreasonably expensive? Then you have a chance to hand over such a refrigerator or TV for disassembly: many workshops either repair and resell such equipment, or use suitable parts to repair other things. Here, the newer the broken thing, the better, but it is quite possible that spare parts from the old Atlanta will also be required by someone. The sales platform is still the same: the masters monitor sites like Avito, looking for the models they need, but if you know a specific workshop for repairing household appliances or a private master, you can contact them directly.

• Rarity

An old TV can also be sold for 50 thousand rubles, but only if this is a model of the years of the 50s, and even preferably in working condition! You will also be taken off your old vintage equipment with your hands: you don’t have to take it anywhere. Perhaps it is your old “ZIL”, dusty in the pantry, who will take his place with some collector or lover of antiquity, thereby bringing a substantial amount of money to the former owner.

Tip

Not everything that is dear to your heart can be considered a rarity. We understand that you stuck to this old TV from childhood with all your heart, but now it’s no longer needed by spare parts buyers, and collectors are not interested in it yet. So either take it to the trash, or wait until it becomes the property of history.

• Trash

Is the old refrigerator more like a pile of metal and does not represent any functional or at least historical value? Then you can take it to the scrap metal collection point. Yes, the money earned is unlikely to be enough to buy something worthwhile, but you also want to hand over the equipment there by no means the first freshness. The only thing, this option involves a fairly large amount of metal: you may have to find a reseller who collects scrap metal, and then gives it to the base in bulk.

Tip

Even the most unsightly-looking TV or refrigerator may be needed by someone for completely unpredictable purposes: sometimes details are needed for art objects and installations, or maybe some novice design engineer will see your ad. If you are not in a hurry, then on the Internet you can try to sell inexpensively even junk.

Making some money for old equipment can be quite simple, and sometimes amounts can reach tens of thousands of rubles. Adequately evaluate the condition of your refrigerator or TV, place an ad, and your buyer will not keep you waiting!