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Consumerism Commentary: Giving Away My Old Television

  • Colin · 1 year ago
    I can't believe that you gave that away! I just got rid of mine; very similar. It was manufactured in 1990 but I still managed to get $43 on Craigslist! As long as it was working you should have managed to get SOMETHING out of it...
  • Flexo · 1 year ago
    I probably could have gotten something for it, but probably not much since there's a big scratch on the screen. The person who picked it up was quite surprised I was willing to part with it for nothing in return. I was just happy to have someone take it away and perhaps I made someone else happy.
  • CJ · 1 year ago
    Some things are just not worth "selling". I've had a few of those in my past.

    I have a 65" TV in my living room. It's a High Def TV but it's still an old CRT style TV (I bought it when LCD/Plasma was really expensive). I put my house up for sale and included the TV in the sale. I'm sure the buyer will consider it a perk, but I was just worried about where to put it when I move. Currently it's built into the wall because I had the house built with this TV in consideration.
  • Derek · 1 year ago
    I can understand why you'd want to get rid of it, but come on...too heavy to lift onto a dresser? My main TV is a 36" CRT and I can lift it onto a TV stand easily.

    Anyway, glad someone followed through and came to pick it up. I've put up ads for free stuff on craigslist and people never show up.
  • Squawkfox · 1 year ago
    I'd be happy to give my TV away for free. Most places charge a recycling fee to "take" the tube.
  • Doobie · 1 year ago
    Hah! I had a 32" Sharp TV that was only five years old that I just about *gave* away in February for $75. It's amazing how almost worthless SD TVs have become...
  • H Lee D · 1 year ago
    You could also use Freecycle, if there is one in your area.
  • PMB · 7 months ago
    If you want to give away your tv's and monitors email me and I will haul them away for you.