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Old 01-02-2014, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by kfierle View Post
I advertised an armoire for sale here and had no luck selling. Neerlee New would not take it because it would not hold a 50" TV. Furniture Barn offered me $100 for it. I ended up selling it on Craigslist for $300. If I was not able to sell it, I was planning on donating it and taking the tax deduction.
We've done this too. If you are going to get mere peanuts for your item, you might as well donate it and let someone who really needs it take advantage of it. You get a tax deduction, and some person who needs but can't afford to buy furniture retail gets a break.
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