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So as a reputable Southern Ontario waste removal and hauling service, we\u2019re inclined to be very supportive any time a family deems it\u2019s time to clear out some waste and have it taken for responsible trash disposal. There\u2019s a LOT of stuff in most homes that SHOULD be thrown out, and it\u2019s always a smart choice to get rid of the clutter.<\/p>\n
That said, there\u2019s definitely another side to this coin in that there\u2019s similarly a good number of items that you SHOULDN\u2019T throw out, even though first glance and standard logic might suggest it\u2019s a good idea.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a few that make their way to the landfill or recycling depot pretty regularly, but could you make you a few dollars (or some serious cash!) if you decide to sell them instead:<\/p>\n
Yes, most of them are worthless, but some of them are worth quite a lot. Despite most popular movies\u2019 availability on DVD, online or streaming services, VHS tapes have become increasingly valuable over the past few years. And it\u2019s not the big name movies or series from decades past that are valuable.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s because those films and shows are widely available in pretty much every format, from the older ones to the most modern. Instead, it\u2019s classic and cult films and shows that never made it to DVD or else wise that have big time value to collectors and the like.<\/p>\n
For example – horror movies. \u201cTales from the Quadead Zone\u201d – a 1980s horror flick, fetched nearly $700 in an eBay auction in 2011.<\/p>\n
Take a long look at your old VHS tapes and do a little online research before tossing them.<\/p>\n
This one is probably not a surprise, but it really needs mentioning. This is especially true of gaming consoles that date back into the \u201880s like the Intellivision, Atari 2600, Colecovision etc. They\u2019re worth big $ if they\u2019re in good working condition, and the same goes for the original Nintendo and Sega Genesis.<\/p>\n
Games for these consoles are also surprisingly in demand with collectors who are willing to pay handsomely for them. If you\u2019ve held onto one for many years, keep doing so and watch it\u2019s value increase every year.<\/p>\n
Same as the above. We\u2019ve all had them, and we imagine many of you are cringing at the thought that you may have thrown out a comic or old video game that\u2019s now worth hundreds of dollars – if not more.<\/p>\n
While the commonly held belief that your comic book collection could become your retirement fund may not necessarily hold true, certain copies are expected to become increasingly valuable over the next year.<\/p>\n
For example, last year the 1938 Action Comics #1, which features the first appearance of Superman, and the May 1939 Detective Comics #27, which introduces Batman, fetched high prices (in the 1000s of $) at auction in part because of the then-upcoming \u201cBatman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice\u201d movie.<\/p>\n
There are so many children\u2019s toys from the 80s and 90s that are extremely valuable today that it would be nearly impossible to list them all. But to give you a few examples:<\/p>\n
Vintage RC cars are worth several hundred dollars, even used. An unopened Kyosho 4Runner sold for $700 in March, while an incomplete, used Tamiya RC Ferrari from the early \u201890s sold for $140 in May 2016.<\/p>\n
There are many of these. Games like MouseTrap (a classic) and Hungry Hippos from the \u201880s are worth hundreds if you have one of them, even more if the box is in good condition too. But there\u2019s no better example here than Magic: The Gathering<\/i><\/em> cards. Magic: The Gathering debuted in 1993, and some of the earliest cards produced can fetch several thousand dollars from collectors. A sealed Alpha starter deck has sold for more than $8700, while a single Black Lotus alpha-deck card\u2013one of only 1100 ever printed, considered the \u201choly grail\u201d of Magic cards\u2013is worth more than $27,000.<\/p>\n So, while we do rely on household waste being disposed of, we\u2019re also fans of our customers enough that we really don\u2019t want to see you throw away something that could be turned into hundreds of thousands of dollars – much to your surprise! Have a long look at your stuff and do some research on whether or not it might be valuable.<\/p>\n For everything that should be marked for trash disposal<\/a> in the Colborne and Trenton areas of Ontario, please be sure to call Load n\u2019 Lift<\/a> and get the job done right for a fair price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So as a reputable Southern Ontario waste removal and hauling service, we\u2019re inclined to be very supportive any time a family deems it\u2019s time to clear out some waste and have it taken for responsible trash disposal. There\u2019s a LOT of stuff in most homes that SHOULD be thrown out, and it\u2019s always a smart choice to get rid of the clutter. That said, there\u2019s definitely another side to this coin in that there\u2019s similarly a good number of items that you SHOULDN\u2019T throw out, even though first glance and standard logic might suggest it\u2019s a good idea. Here\u2019s a few that make their way to the landfill or recycling depot pretty regularly, but could you make you a few dollars (or some serious cash!) if you decide to sell them instead: VHS Tapes Yes, most of them are worthless, but some of them are worth quite a lot. Despite most popular movies\u2019 availability on… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-loadnlift-cleaning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.load-n-lift.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.load-n-lift.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.load-n-lift.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.load-n-lift.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.load-n-lift.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.load-n-lift.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":905,"href":"https:\/\/www.load-n-lift.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions\/905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.load-n-lift.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.load-n-lift.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.load-n-lift.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}