MeghanIsMe

I have a few bits of old hi-fi gear I'd like to sell, as well as other electronics. Looking online, it kind of seems like I'd make more money disassembling certain things and selling a bunch of individual parts. But I honestly don't think I could do it; it would really hurt me to disassemble something old and unusual and functional and beautiful. But maybe I can take that into account if I go to one or two of the local hi-fi places (It's good to be in a city!) and ask about selling them.

I was talking in therapy about how intimidating it is to try to sell stuff or market myself. Trying to sell photographic prints at an art fair or online, for instance, is too intimidating to try. Similarly, selling used stuff; I always feel like I don't know what I'm doing, that my price is too high or too low and I'll look like an idiot, or that I'll be too willing to reduce my price and be an easy person to lowball and scam. I've had some negative experiences in the past that reinforce those fears. At the same time, I have some things that are worth selling, I want to learn electronics repair and selling things might get me a little money as I go, and I want to make some more room!

Trying to be confident enough (or able to fake it well enough) to try to sell a thing or two is now on my list of challenges for self-improvement.