Tips for clearing a huge storage unit

[Somuchstuff44]

I need to do a major clear out of things I have not ever used or worn over the last six years. I regret buying so much and now I need to let it go. There is a part of me that thinks I should just donate the lot, but I could really do with the money. I also do not want to lose money through the cost of utilities or the effort involved in getting rid of everything. I would like advice on the best way to tackle this over the next twelve months at most.

My current plan is:

1. Spend the next six months sorting everything into categories such as clothes, shoes, jewellery and household items that can be sold or donated, and throw away the rest
2. Wash and iron all the clothes in bulk, then sell them on Vinted just before the right season

Does this seem like a good approach?

Even IF you managed to sell some of the clothes/shoes- would they even be worth £2,000?

I'd get the sentimental things out and as others suggested, get someone to take the lot before the renewal date. Even if they paid you nothing- that's £2,000 you have saved!

Yes, that makes me chuckle. It’s not very realistic!

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@Somuchstuff44

Honestly take it from me. I once stored a lot of stuff in storage for 2 years. When it came to unpacking I got rid of so much straight away. I bet I could have bought anything I wanted to keep back for the price of the storage. I would try to sell what ever you can asap . If you start early , you soon see whether it's worth it / how much effort it is.

Car boot sale
You will get rid of a load on one day

I’d take time off work and do it all in one go to save on storage costs, but I actually quite enjoy selling stuff on Vinted! Otherwise I’d just engage a house clearance company. It sounds like you’re unlikely to recoup the storage costs if you leave it any longer.

Six months of your life sorting out a load of crap you probably won't cover the storage fees for? Just no op. Take the jewellery and get rid of the lot
Good ideas above. Life is too short. Take a weekend and a day's annual leave if you must but get it sorted asap and live your life!

I agree with getting a clearance company/reseller. Go down over a weekend before the new charge applies, look for the jewellery, leave the rest for the clearance co.

Put your blinkers on and focus on the jewellery only. It's very easy to see stuff and ponder, just don't. Get out once you've got the jewellery. Lock up and leave it for someone else to clear out. It's the easiest and most economical way to do this.

Have a quick look on ebay at the sold stuff with thee labels and see how much you can realistically expect to sell them for. Base it on this and it'll help you which to keep for selling. Give yourself a timeline as ro how long you want to list for. If it doesn't go within that time line then it goes ro the charity shop. Not what others have said I know.
Personally wouldn't do a car boot myself as found it soul destroying and people want everything for 20p.

Reckon on getting ten pc on retail for used and maybe 25% bnwt on eBay or Vinted. Some will be out of style and undesirable, depends where you live, I'm in Brighton and charity shops are not interested in used clothing they get so many corporate bnwt donations. It's a shame , they will take vintage tho. You pay house clearance people, they dont pay you. You could sell bundles to clear it quicker, say ten t shirts for fifteen quid. It's a lot of hard work

Do you have an attic/basement/garden shed you can use?

Get the cheaper stuff weighed in at a Cash for Clothes place.
See if there's a consignment seller locally for the higher end stuff.

You have said twice that you "could use the money" from selling your stuff, but you're also planning to pay £2000 to renew the contract...? That seems quite illogical to me.

I would honestly take some annual leave or just use the weekends and do whatever I needed to do to donate it all as quickly as possible. Definitely don't renew it if you can help it. Second hand Phase Eight and Hobbs is not going to earn you £2000 even if you manage to sell it all

The charity shop doesn't actually want the stuff thats not good enough to list. We get pennies for ragging it.

All of that is not cheap to buy the first time around but v low value second hand . Id just write it off. They're not sought after brands either,( boutique owner)