So maybe they should be sending it to musicMagpieNot entirely true, unless they all in almost perfect condition. My wife has been volunteering in a charity shop for a few hours a week recently and its opened our eyes. You will be amazed by the amount of stuff that gets chucked out due to minor damage.
Absolute rip-off. Spend the time to sell them yourself....
Some people are too busy, can't be arsed - or value their time at more than this route could return them.
Not entirely true, unless they all in almost perfect condition. My wife has been volunteering in a charity shop for a few hours a week recently and its opened our eyes. You will be amazed by the amount of stuff that gets chucked out due to minor damage.
Absolute rip-off. Spend the time to sell them yourself. eBay, Facebook selling pages, etc will be worth it in the end.
Not entirely true, unless they all in almost perfect condition. My wife has been volunteering in a charity shop for a few hours a week recently and its opened our eyes. You will be amazed by the amount of stuff that gets chucked out due to minor damage.
The time it takes you to list and send items to MusicMagpie could’ve been spent selling the items yourself. Listing something (using this example again) on eBay takes minutes. Sending said items through the post isn’t extra faff, you’d do the same with MusicMagpie! Just did a hypothetical search, MM would buy my iPhone 7 Plus for £230 IF it’s in perfect condition with all original parts (including charger, etc). That’s undercutting its retail value by £330. I can sell my phone in its current condition secondhand for at least £300!Some people feel their time is more valuable to them than earning a nominally small extra amount of money. I am one of them. Without wanting to sound like an arrogant knob, the amount I charge my time out at work means that it wouldn't be even worth an extra 5-10 mins of my time doing all the faffy bits. I'd rather just declutter, if I get a bit of money that's a bonus.
I don't even really see it as undercutting as they are effectively performing certain parts of the service that I can't be arsed to - i.e. individually listing etc.
The time it takes you to list and send items to MusicMagpie could’ve been spent selling the items yourself. Listing something (using this example again) on eBay takes minutes. Sending said items through the post isn’t extra faff, you’d do the same with MusicMagpie! Just did a hypothetical search, MM would buy my iPhone 7 Plus for £230 IF it’s in perfect condition with all original parts (including charger, etc). That’s undercutting its retail value by £330. I can sell my phone in its current condition secondhand for at least £300!
These companies can only exist by exploiting people. That’s how I see it.
Well that's another story isn't it - There are people who think "I've got a pile of old sh**e, I'll dump it at the charity shop", probably beats fly tipping, just.
The time it takes you to list and send items to MusicMagpie could’ve been spent selling the items yourself. Listing something (using this example again) on eBay takes minutes. Sending said items through the post isn’t extra faff, you’d do the same with MusicMagpie! Just did a hypothetical search, MM would buy my iPhone 7 Plus for £230 IF it’s in perfect condition with all original parts (including charger, etc). That’s undercutting its retail value by £330. I can sell my phone in its current condition secondhand for at least £300!
These companies can only exist by exploiting people. That’s how I see it.
Some people don't want to buy my rubbish.....these companies do.The time it takes you to list and send items to MusicMagpie could’ve been spent selling the items yourself. Listing something (using this example again) on eBay takes minutes. Sending said items through the post isn’t extra faff, you’d do the same with MusicMagpie! Just did a hypothetical search, MM would buy my iPhone 7 Plus for £230 IF it’s in perfect condition with all original parts (including charger, etc). That’s undercutting its retail value by £330. I can sell my phone in its current condition secondhand for at least £300!
These companies can only exist by exploiting people. That’s how I see it.