TaskRabbit.com jump-starts your cleanup by finding help. Provide a description of the work you want done and the maximum you’d pay; the site sends background-checked workers your way and takes your payments online.
KarmaGoat.com makes you feel especially good about cleaning out your attic. List and set prices on the items you wish to sell, and KarmaGoat sends 85 percent of the proceeds to a charity of your choice.
thredUP.com makes it easy to get rid of old children’s clothes. You fill a thredUP bag and leave it to be picked up with your mail. The site offers the clothes at its online shop, and sends you 20 to 40 percent of the proceeds.
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Yardsellr.com helps you unload unwanted items through “your virtual neighborhood,” such as on Facebook and Twitter. It also links you to a growing audience that watches for sale items by category.
Source: USA Today
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