Purge Genie

I’ve been selling ‘stuff’ online for years. And earlier this year, when I did my massive purge – I learned a lot more about how to figure out if stuff is worth selling, what it’s worth and how to most efficiently get rid of stuff. And.. I actually *enjoyed* the process.

As I’ve traveled across the country, I discovered that a lot of folks have a block against going through their stuff, despite a desire to purge and reclaim space. So many people remarked with a bit of envy on my purge process, and how they have bookshelves of books, DVDs, clothing, software, old electronics, etc. just sitting around taking up space. I was even surprised to discover that my own partner, Chris, was toting around gobs of gadgets because the thought of figuring out if they were worth anything (and doing something about it) was too overwhelming. So even while I was purging my entire house from 1600 sq ft to 50 sq ft, I sold a bunch of his stuff too and netted him well over a grand for his ‘junk’. It was an easy task for me.

When I had the opportunity to stay with folks for any length of time, one of the ways I offered to help out and earn my keep was helping them purge stuff taking up space. I helped our friend Martha in Oregon get rid of a bookshelf full of old books she just really didn’t have room for anymore. And I helped Chris’ parents sort through piles of old electronics and LP albums.

And I’ve discovered.. it’s FUN to do this stuff. I actually enjoy it. And I’m good at it.

So, now that I’m stopped in Florida for a bit, and looking to establish sources of income that might become mobile in the future – I’m playing around with the idea of offering purging assistance as a service.

So, I introduce to you my new service website:

Purge Genie

For now, I’m limited to offering my service to places reasonably driveable from Melbourne (or folks willing to otherwise pay my travel expenses, I suppose). So, if you or anyone you know might be able to benefit from this service – please contact me. I figure this is the sort of service that will be best spread by word of mouth – but I’ll also be placing flyers up on community bulletin boards, and keeping an ad on Craigslist too.