When you’re preparing to make a move, it may seem like there isn’t going to be a truck big enough to fit all your furniture and belongings. You might be right. But then again, maybe the answer isn’t a bigger truck. Perhaps, some of your belongings should just be sold, instead of moving them to the new home. Here is a list of items that you may be better off selling than moving.

1. Piano. This is probably one of the heaviest items you own. In addition to its weight, transporting pianos can wreak havoc on their insides. You’ll definitely need to pay for a tuning, and maybe even repairs, once you get it settled into its new location. Piano’s are pretty easy to come by. Wait until you’re settled in your new home and start your search for another one.
2. Old clothes. A move is the perfect time to clean out your clothes closet and dresser drawers. Put the clothes you seldom wear, and the ones you’ve been hoping to fit back into some day, into boxes for your moving sale, instead of the moving van.
3. Books. One book doesn’t weigh very much, but a box of books can be VERY heavy. It’s easy to accumulate boxes and boxes of books, if you’re an avid reader. Moving is the excuse you need to let go your attachment to them and let them fill up someone else’s bookshelves.
4. Weight set. This is another heavy item that you may be better off selling than lugging along to the new home. They’re easily replaced. Just take a look on Craiglist when you list yours for sale. You’ll probably find plenty of others trying to get rid of theirs, as well.
5. Dust catchers. These are those items that you may use once in a blue moon. They sit on shelves collecting dust the majority of the time. They are nice to have, when you need them, but you don’t need them often. Add them to your moving sale stock.
6. Old toys. Get the kids in on the act too. Pare down those toy collections too. Add them to the moving sale and allow each child to keep the funds gained from their sacrificial giving.
7. Family room furniture. You’re going to have a hard enough time fitting your good furniture into the moving van, why move the older furniture too? Sell off those old pieces. You’re probably tired of looking at them anyways.
8. Freezer. Again, a heavy weight item that can be easily be replaced. You may decide you need a different size or an upright instead of chest freezer in the new house too.
9. Washer and dryer. While these are essentials they are very heavy and chances are really good that the people living in your home after you would be more than happy to take both of these off of your hands to avoid moving in another washer and dryer set, hooking them up, etc.  They are a hassle to move especially if they are tucked away in laundry closets or small-ish laundry rooms which is often the case.
10. Kitchen appliances. Some of these are so heavy they are just impractical to move and most of them are built in and generally need to stay with the home.  Just like with any other appliance, the people living in your home after you are the ideal people to sell these items to.

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