Given the yard sale article and now this I wonder what percentage of your readership actually has a yard or garage to sell from? We're moving, and it's going to be
a. cragslist
b. freecycle
c. rent a table at a flea market

Actually, I'd love you guys to crunch the #s and determine which is a better deal - selling stuff or donating all to charity and taking the tax write off. Especially when you factor in what your time is worth.

My Dad passed away last year and I called up the St. Vincent DePaul Society & scheduled a pick up. Got receipts for everything and my tax refund was huge as a result.

Obviously if you need the cash right away it's a no-brainer, but if you can wait, what's the better plan?

I have a yard, but no garage.

In some municipalities you'll need to get a yard sale permit first.

These rules seem to be in effect so you don't run a flea market out of your garage all year long, but you should make sure you are compliant to your local regulations to avoid a visit from the men with guns. They aren't big spenders.

@Lula Mae Broadway: "ctually, I'd love you guys to crunch the #s and determine which is a better deal - selling stuff or donating all to charity and taking the tax write off."

The first issue would be whether you itemize or not. If you don't itemize, you'll be better off selling!

@Pelagius:
Some apartment dwellers in my neighborhood had a sidewalk sale. They were obstructing pedestrian traffic a little, but they seemed to be having a lot of fun out there bbq-ing with friends and drinking beer.