Thanks to Marie Kondo’s Tidying Up, I Just Cleaned Out the Baby’s Room and Made Some Quick Cash

Much like selling your own clothing to secondhand stores, baby stores have seasons and needs. I called ahead to find out what sizes they needed, what brands they liked, and more. I learned a ton. Firstly, this store made appointments, so I couldn't just walk in to sell clothing the way I would with my own items. I also learned that they have a maximum on the volume of clothing I could bring in. This helped me avoid wasting any time. The soonest they could see me was in three weeks, so I grabbed the appointment.

This was the hard part. When they handed me the receipt and I saw the value of my items had I tried to sell them myself, I sighed. Then I looked at the next box: Trade-in credit. I was compelled to take it simply because of the value associated, but I reminded myself why I was there.

I took the cash.

Making money wasn't my motive for doing this. I wanted to see if I could not only spark joy from throwing things out, but I always wanted to identify a quick way to get rid of a lot of stuff. I didn't want to haggle with people on Craigslist and wait around for them to come take a look at my items. Selling at a resale store couldn't have been faster. And now I have $72 to go buy some storage containers.