Hi,
we had lots to get rid of as well so I did several things:
(1) identified a church organization in my area (I'm from Northern Va.) that helps out people who are just getting back on their feet financially. They would tell me what a family needed for their apartment, i.e., a certain size bed or a kitchen table, lamps, etc. If I had something to meet their needs, a volunteer with a truck from the church would then pick items up and deliver to family. It was a great feeling knowing someone could get use out of my stuff and wasn't going to be resold in a high-priced thrift shop.
(2) used Craigs List (some items I sold and some I just gave away if I needed someone to physically move an item out of my house). It helped to upload photos and provide detailed information about your stuff. I had numerous people who said my items were definitely much nicer than my photos (guess I won't make it to be a photographer). I did the Craigs list thing every day for about 2 weeks. I was always getting phone calls for people making appts to come over.
(3) Just by chance I had a neighbor stop by to say she wanted to see what I was selling so she ended up buying several large items from my dining room.
(4) I advertised a garage sale thru Craigs List also I think (only for 1 day) -- tools and lawn items go very quickly at garage sales.
(5) I gave lots of my work clothes (I had just recently retired) to "dress for success" organization. You donate them to the cleaners and they clean them up and pass on to the Dress for Success organization.
(6) Vietnam Vets picked items up from my house so I used them for donations as well.
..............hope this helps (start early and work with a checklist so the task is not so overwhelming)
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