To sell unwanted gifts

[WhatOnEarthDoIDoNow]

My family have bought me a load of stuff that is large and impractical that I will never use or remove from the packaging that I can’t easily regift. AIBU to list the items from this and last year on selling pages that they can’t see, while also being sad that they know so little about me that they continue to buy things I neither like/want or need when I’d be happy with a token chocolate bar or card rather than feeling guilty about the money they’ve spent on useless (to me) tat. Especially as they know I’m currently decluttering my room at home and uni.

Yanbu sounds like they can't accept you've grown up. It's horrible when people just latch on to a "theme" and just buy that, lazy gifting, people's tastes change. It took my family years to realise the animal I liked when I was 11 doesn't really feature in my life now and I don't need hundreds of items with it on.

Sell them enjoy the proceeds, if anyone says anything about being ungrateful just ask them what does one do with 20 pretend wants?!

I love Harry potter and I think even I would sell these! I like collectable books. But don't screw yourself over if you wait a little longer for a sale you will get almost what was paid for them! Maybe next year ask for something specific in an attempt to not get them but if they've stock piled you might be stuck there!!

I totally get you! I quite like retro unicorns. I have 1 set of unicorn bedding and a little ceramic model.

Yet every year I get the most ridiculous load of unicorn stuff...46 items from one person last year...46....they were all from John Lewis so 17 hours after I was given them, I was returning them for a gift card in John Lewis, shed spent £158 and I love her dearly but all I could think was what a total waste of money.

Sell them!!

List it all now! People are looking for things like this now as they have time on their hands

You are definitely not being unreasonable

I also agree with those who say to give stuff to the nephews and nieces if they’d like it, and make the point of saying how you have 6 of them etc

Mind you, you might sell them all on the selling site! That’d be great if you could!

I would sell them in a heartbeat. Better someone uses them than sitting in a box in your room.

Do try and list them soon as people tend to have time on their hands at the moment and look at these sites.

So far I've sold three wands. Which means that I'm still left with 11, lord help me. Think I'll list everything on Ebay properly tomorrow once I've sorted my room out somewhat and found it all and sorted what my nephews would like, what might be able to be regifted.

OP please PM me. My eldest daughter is HP mental. Xx

For next Christmas can you set up an Amazon wish list that you can encourage your family to buy from? It's a shame that you didn't list the wands before Christmas but they will sell.

Do it OP

Sell the lot!! Don’t put it in the loft, if questioned say it’s at uni.

Above all, don’t feel guilty.

If you can’t sell it, start re-gifting to the original person. If they don’t want a wand, then say “why the hell not? I’ve got 17”

@SaucyJack

You could try ringing Ollivanders to see what their return policy is?

Your humour is wasted, my friend!!

Is ask for the receipts and tell them.you have no need for harry potter stuff - def would stop them for next yr and tbh sounds like only way they would listen

You definetly need to tell them that you are maxed out on all the HP merch now. Then yes, definetly list and sell.

Sell it. We do this with stuff my ILs get us because it's tat they keep buying despite us asking them not to. Don't feel guilty, the poinr if gifts is for the recipients to enjoy them. I love gift receipts and have no problem in anyone saying they didn't love their gift and they can swap it.

Sounds like HP is like cats-if you say you like it once EVERYTHING after that is cat related!!!

@@SaucyJack and @MrsWillGardner Sorry just got that now, last night I was rather tired and frustrated although even awake and happy jokes often go over my head .

@TheBaltictriangle, my family don't know how Amazon wish lists work. It wouldn't be so bad but I told them all expressly specific ideas to get or if they cant do that a signed card would be fine or a little token gift they thought I'd enjoy. But instead it's HP after HP and then I'm made to look bad on Christmas day when my mum announces that I've gone off HP., to which I then have to say no it's fine I've just expanded my interests but I still love it or look ungrateful and spoilt.

@luckylavender, I am, now I just need to figure out where I can store them at uni so I can sell them while I'm there.

@Tink2007, PM'd you

@altiara, if I dared to do that all hell would break loose. In my family its easier for me to do as I'm told and take the crap (both physical and metaphorical) than argue. They think I'm a snob and a brat and toff already. (Lots of inverted snobbery and inferiority complex and unnecessary sibling rivalry).

@TulipsInbloom1 , I'm going to, but I'll wait till easter. Let the dust settle somewhat. Otherwise I'm in for headache after headache.

@Allthewaves, they don't keep receipts and they're as thick skinned as rhinos. Anything short of me yelling and screeching at them wont get a response, but even then the response will be that I'm an unreasonable brat.

@RedPanda2, yup, if I get someone a gift a lot of thought and time and effort has gone into choosing something they will like. If they don't like it and want to take it back or swap or sell it, thats fair too and it gives me more of an idea of whats an ok gift for them next time. It doesn't offend or upset me at all, but luckily I seem to do well with gifting because I listen to people and pay attention to what they like and want and what they're like as people and try to give something that they appreciate and can USE.