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I hunted up Purge to Splurge on Facebook and read that the group was taken down by Facebook over some issues late last year. The page is there, but I didn't see any postings or pics. Anyone know how to access this group? I am definitely joining some of these groups - I have stamps I would like to rotate out of my stash, but I've not really had much luck selling stuff.
Purge to splurge is no longer available but there are a bunch of other Facebook groups for selling your stash.
I hunted up Purge to Splurge on Facebook and read that the group was taken down by Facebook over some issues late last year. The page is there, but I didn't see any postings or pics. Anyone know how to access this group? I am definitely joining some of these groups - I have stamps I would like to rotate out of my stash, but I've not really had much luck selling stuff.
I’ve vacillated on this issue myself more than once. It is really hard to sell this stuff, which is strange because it’s so freakin expensive (to the point where I have stopped buying stamps like I used to). More than once I have thought about stopping this hobby because of the costs – and the fact that I create so many cards now that my friends and family are telling me not to send them anymore gift sets of cards.
I have never found a good price for stamps on E-Bay personally so never shop there. I would love to shop in the SCS Buy/Sell area, but there are no pictures of the sets so I have to really work at trying to get a visual of what is being sold. And the prices… come on folks. If it’s an old set and not a collector’s dream, then mark it down to $5 or less and get it sold. When I see prices a couple of $$ less than the retail price of it (and then pay $3 in shipping) then I’m not interested.
It is hard to price this stuff to move because it is so expensive - it hurts to let a stamp set costing $18 go for $5 or $8.
It is hard to price this stuff to move because it is so expensive - it hurts to let a stamp set costing $18 go for $5 or $8.
It *was* for me until I decided I wanted to LOVE my crafty space instead of tolerate it. It was like a switch flipped. I had enjoyed the items and could bless someone else with them while getting $5. I think you just have to get to the point where the goal is something other than breaking even to enjoy the process of getting to where you just have what you truly love around you. For me, anyway. Now I regularly purge and enjoy it.
I get a lot more than $15 worth of joy out of a stamp set that I use even one time - if you think about how much a latte or a movie cost - even using a set once and then getting $5 when you sell it is a big win, IMHO.
I�ve vacillated on this issue myself more than once. It is really hard to sell this stuff, which is strange because it�s so freakin expensive (to the point where I have stopped buying stamps like I used to). More than once I have thought about stopping this hobby because of the costs � and the fact that I create so many cards now that my friends and family are telling me not to send them anymore gift sets of cards.
I have never found a good price for stamps on E-Bay personally so never shop there. I would love to shop in the SCS Buy/Sell area, but there are no pictures of the sets so I have to really work at trying to get a visual of what is being sold. And the prices� come on folks. If it�s an old set and not a collector�s dream, then mark it down to $5 or less and get it sold. When I see prices a couple of $$ less than the retail price of it (and then pay $3 in shipping) then I�m not interested.
It is hard to price this stuff to move because it is so expensive - it hurts to let a stamp set costing $18 go for $5 or $8.
So many of my purchases in the last two years were on destash sites on Facebook. Paid about half retail and low shipping costs. I've sold my old su sets for about 5 or 6 dollars and clear sets I can get between 5 and 10 dollars each depending on the set. You just have to be patient. I was trying to sell a bunch of shoe stamps for months on Facebook. Then I took the sale post down for a couple of months. When I put them back up for sale in sold the whole lot to a stamper who loves shoe stamps.
Can I just add my thanks to the people who donate their stamps to Goodwill? That's how I started this hobby a few years ago, I bought a bunch of used stamps (a lot of them were stampin' up) a used, juicy ink pad, and came home and looked on You Tube for ideas. The rest is history!!
I started late, when I retired 4 years ago because I wondered what I'd do all day long and watching TV with my couch potato DH didn't excite me! LOL!
Now I make cards mostly for kids on the website I found here: Send Kids the World.com. It's so satisfying and fun, my family gets cards occasionally, too.
Anyway, thanks again for being generous and wondering if your donations are appreciated and loved. They are by me!!
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I just did a yard sale last weekend and took 2 boxes of stamps to sell for $5.00 each.one set sold and at the end I donated the rest because like you I wanted to clear out my room.
I would just look through the iso form and see if you have what others are looking for and contact them. that way you don't have to list everything and pack it up, you are just helping fellow stampers get what they want.
just my opinion
good luck
I just did a yard sale last weekend and took 2 boxes of stamps to sell for $5.00 each.one set sold and at the end I donated the rest because like you I wanted to clear out my room.
I would just look through the iso form and see if you have what others are looking for and contact them. that way you don't have to list everything and pack it up, you are just helping fellow stampers get what they want.
just my opinion
good luck
p.s. I just checked out e-bay and the prices most are asking are way to high for me.
I have actually participated in two of these sales and did very well. I had craft supplies in addition to stamping supplies for sale, but the stamping stuff sold better. The amount of SU stamps at these sales is amazing considering all the companies we can get stamps from. Green Whimsey does an excellent job on all the kinds of sales they run (used household goods, baby/kid stuff, craft stuff) that if you go you know you will find stuff to buy. I'm surprised there aren't more businesses like them around the country.
