People avoid selling unwanted goods because it takes too much effort
People clearing out household belongings often find that photographing, listing, and managing sales takes too much time for the money involved. Giving items away can still mean dealing with inquiries and coordinating handoffs, while some sellers feel that marketplaces are risky or unpleasant. As a result, usable items may be donated quickly, left sitting around, or become a source of worry about waste.
For people clearing out unwanted household items. Mentioned from Oct 2023 to Oct 2025 on Bluesky.
7 different people described this problem in 7 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 2.0/10
- Pain
- 5.4/10
- Frequency
- 7.5/10
- Willingness to pay
- 0.0/10
- Momentum
- 5.0/10
- Who pays
- Consumers
- Competition
- High
- Build difficulty
- Medium
What people said
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I have been trying to sell stuff for my MIL and it's been a giant pain in the ass, so anything that I know doesn't have value gets donated. Stuff only gets listed for a week on FB marketplace and if it doesn't sell it gets donated. So much time for so little money
I’ve been putting off selling stuff because it’s such a pain. Like you, I just donate clothes; but have accumulated a load of electronics that I don’t use. Would prefer to let them gather dust than deal with arseholes to be honest
bensouthwood.com on BlueskyOct 2025
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