The old adage that says "one persons trash is another persons treasure" never goes out of date. So when youre looking for some extra spending cash and you want to contruct some space in your home, combine the two endeavors by selling your stuff instead of donating it or trashing it. Use the excess cash to pay a bill or beginning a holiday gift fund. Even better, utilize the windfall to treat yourself to a weekend getaway! Plenty of many people and places exist to buy what you could be selling instead of giving away or trashing. Here are some places where you may sell your stuff:

ANTIQUE DEALERS AND COLLECTORS: Sell anything from old coins and costume jewelry to old records and toys that are in sizeably good shape to dealers. And sometimes not so workable shape. I got several offers for an old hand-me down jeweled pocket watch, even with its bit of chipped paint. Dealers almost always resell your merchandise to generate themselves a profit. The telephone book yellow pages yields the names of area antique dealers or check the local newspaper classified ads under the "wanted to buy" sections. Be sure to get more than one saying or appraisal before you sell it.

FLEA MARKETS: Got a bunch of stuff to sell like books, video tapes, figurines, fake (or real) potted plants, even clothing in efficient shape? Rent a booth at the nearest flea sell that generates a lot of visitors . Often just $5 - $15 rents a space with a table. Visit first to scope out the best booth for your bucks. Perhaps even bring your own additional tables, shelves or hanging clothes racks. A sheet or cheap tablecloth will dress up your flea sell table too (Sometimes effective displays attract more shoppers!). Dont let the memory slip the lawn chair and $20 in small bills for change. And flea advertise shoppers like to haggle. So inflate your prices just a bit so they can strike a bargain with you. Its expected!

CLASSIFIED ADS: Make room for the new couch by selling the old one in your local freebie paper, especially if youre in a college town. Used furnishings are hot sale items to students. I once netted $200 bucks for a small quaint and deteriorating three piece wood bedroom drawer set someone gave me a few months back. I placed an ad in the local "Pennysaver" newspaper for just a few bucks, and dozens of potential buyers called almost immediately. It sold in two days (to a furniture design graduate student who wanted to restore the furniture).

CONSIGNMENT/RESALE SHOPS: If you have discovered that you like walking in fresh air or you stink at tennis, ruminate on giving up your treadmill or tennis rackets in exchange for cash. Sell used sporting goods equipment to stores such as Play it Again; or put it on consignment at such stores. That means if the merchandise sells, the store gets a cut. If it doesnt sell, youre still stuck with it and earn no funds . Also, you most definately have some clothing consignment stores in your community. Check the phone book and look around, or ask around, to find them. Sometimes resale shops or consignment shops will sell in those weekly freebie "tell and sell" or community newspapers too. Make some inquiries with these shops about what seasonal clothes theyre looking for currently; then give them your dazzling stash of clothes that you no longer wear to sell on consignment. Make sure you inquire about what happens to the clothing if it doesnt sell (so you get it back and they dont cart it off to the nearest charity clothing shop which some will if you want them to do so).

FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS: Sure its okay to give things away now and then to friends in positive need . But if youre planning to sell an item and you happen to know a friend, acquaintance or co-worker seeking just such an product, why not give them first purchase option? When I married, I ended up with a lot of duplicate items just grasping up storage space. One day during a casual conversation with a co-worker I found a new home for my almost new, small microwave. My co-worker had just divorced, moved to this new state, owned almost no household items and lived in a very small apartment; my small microwave was a perfect match for her needs. I ended up with $25 I needed and she ended up with a must-have item for her new apartment. So keep your ears open for all the people seeking what youre grasping rid of and dont be afraid to say an product is for sale (after all, if you could afford to give it away, you probably wouldnt be reading this article.).