If you're planning to move house this spring, you'll no doubt notice that since your last move you've accumulated more things than you realised - books, clothes and electrical equipment - that you have little or no use for any longer. But rather than throwing them away or bringing them with you to clutter up your new abode, see if you can't find a better home for them and possibly make some money at the same time.

A quick way of getting rid of your unwanted goods is to attend a car boot sale. If you know of a local one that takes place regularly, you'll know where to go to peddle your wares, but if not there are a number of websites that advertise car boot sales across the UK. Naturally, potential buyers are looking for a bargain, and in exchange for a quick sale you should be prepared to accept a significantly lower price than you might get elsewhere, although you may be able to haggle in order to get a better price.

If you're looking for a slightly better price, you could look into using an online auction site. Most of these are reliable and allow users to rate others, meaning you can easily find out whether a potential buyer has a reliable track record or not. Most of these sites will also allow you to set a minimum acceptable bid price, or reservation price, guaranteeing that your items won't be sold for any less than you're looking for.

Another alternative is classifieds. These will allow you to find plenty of local buyers, and in recent years, online classifieds have become increasingly sophisticated, allowing you to include pictures and descriptive text rather than shorthand, to reach a large amount of interested buyers across the UK. Online classifieds also have the advantage of being more specialised, allowing you to find niche markets for almost anything imaginable.

You can also decide to give your unwanted items to charity - at least it guarantees you'll get rid of them and could, in future, help those less fortunate. If you don't have a particular charity in mind, the Charity Choice homepage has a complete listing of all registered charities in the UK and how to get in touch with them to find a branch near you.

So rather than holding onto things you no longer need or use, see if you can't give them a new home and possibly make some money in the process.

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