I pretty much do the same thing. I give them to relatives and friends and I also donate. I currently have a few up on Poshmark (the first time I'm selling on a website and a little apprehensive).
Closet Clearing and Guilt
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I think there is always inner resistance when we clear out the wardrobe. But the truth is we are far less likely to overbuy or buy useless things in the future if we would only acknowledge it. Holding on to the decision that a bag or a piece of clothing will sell for what we paid only exasperates the problem
Inspired by this thread, I just lowered the prices of the bags I've had sitting on Bonanza. Bonanza seems to have gone south and the bags I'm selling - RM and MJ - seem to have depreciated a lot.
One thing I have learned - if I have a bag that's relatively new and still popular and I decide I don't want it, much easier to sell.
I notice this as well. Even LV's that are discontinued seem to sit for awhile at discounts.
This is such an interesting thread to me. I started becoming uncomfortable with clutter and excess, partially by watching as my parents grow older, all the stuff that gets in their way of enjoying life. That and the occasional binge-watch of "Hoarders" on a rainy Sunday morning.
I started streamlining my bag and clothing stash last year without any real method, then read the KonMari book and was suddenly inspired. So I went through my closet and got rid of everything (almost) that I didn't love. When it came to bags, I did feel guilt, but it was more about realizing that, for example, the $1200 I spent on that Chloe bag that I almost never use,, and could never recover my $$ from, could have gone towards something more meaningful. That realization really pushed me over the edge, and I got much more aggressive in my selling off of things, coupled with the fact that the initial outlay of cash for items no longer used to their potential, really is a completely sunk cost. ANYTHING I get for it is a bonus, and this freed me up to get rid of a lot. The upside? Between eBay, consignment, and selling off scraps of gold (from adjustments, broken pieces, etc), I'm much freer than I was in January and I have a nice little chunk of cash that I will be much more careful about spending. This is really found money, no matter how small or large it may be, or how little of a % I got from the re-sale. As a result, I now have zero guilt about getting rid of these things, only guilt (and a lesson) of how not to repeat that.
I want to use this lesson I learned to apply to future purchases. It's easy to justify a spend on things that are somewhat frivolous (I really didn't need that Chloe bag, just convinced myself I did) when you don't need the $$ for something else, but such a regret when you do need it and it isn't there, or you are trying to be more mindful of spending on timeless things.
I started streamlining my bag and clothing stash last year without any real method, then read the KonMari book and was suddenly inspired. So I went through my closet and got rid of everything (almost) that I didn't love. When it came to bags, I did feel guilt, but it was more about realizing that, for example, the $1200 I spent on that Chloe bag that I almost never use,, and could never recover my $$ from, could have gone towards something more meaningful. That realization really pushed me over the edge, and I got much more aggressive in my selling off of things, coupled with the fact that the initial outlay of cash for items no longer used to their potential, really is a completely sunk cost. ANYTHING I get for it is a bonus, and this freed me up to get rid of a lot. The upside? Between eBay, consignment, and selling off scraps of gold (from adjustments, broken pieces, etc), I'm much freer than I was in January and I have a nice little chunk of cash that I will be much more careful about spending. This is really found money, no matter how small or large it may be, or how little of a % I got from the re-sale. As a result, I now have zero guilt about getting rid of these things, only guilt (and a lesson) of how not to repeat that.
I want to use this lesson I learned to apply to future purchases. It's easy to justify a spend on things that are somewhat frivolous (I really didn't need that Chloe bag, just convinced myself I did) when you don't need the $$ for something else, but such a regret when you do need it and it isn't there, or you are trying to be more mindful of spending on timeless things.
I’ve have often tried to think if it that way. I never seem to regret my vacations.
Lucky! I once stayed in a real-life Fawlty Towers, without the charm of John Cleese.
Starting a pile of clothing to let go of. Right now, I think my current bag collection is where it needs to be....but I never know where I will end up during a thinning out of my closet.
This is always a great feeling.
My downfall is giving away too many bags and having nothing to carry.