Is recycling old rules practical?

[Conquistador]

I have some old rules,magazines, and game modules that most likely are not worth the postage to try and sell either here or EvilBay.  I thought about shredding them with the shredding pile I have already but that requires tearing out pages in some cases and it is just too much work IMO.  Do you just trash can such items or is recycling a possibility??

EDIT:  Before you are aghast - I don't recycle at all so I don't have any knowledge about what is and isn't recyclable.

Gracias,

Glenn

[carlos marighela]

Cut them up into strips with a guillotine. Soak with a mixture of white glue and water or plaster and water and recycle them into papier mache hills.

[Lowtardog]

Not sure about the US. In UK we have routine weekly recycling bins provided by Council. I am guessing you dont. It may be worth dropping off to a charity shop, whats some ones rubbish is always some ones find

[grant]

Same thing here in Canada. And yes, I have recycled rules after no one wanted them!

[Conquistador]

Cut them up into strips with a guillotine <snip>

Um, I lack that at home or at work...   

Gracias,

Glenn

[Major_Gilbear]

Trying to chop them up or shred them is a big waste of time and effort IMO.
Give 'em away, or give them to a charity shop instead.

Even in purely environmental terms, it's usually better to re-use than to recycle!

[HerbyF]

What are the old rules you are trying to dispose of? There are a lot of gamers that are looking for copies of some of the old & OOP rules out there. Many of them on here.

[WitchfinderGeneral]

There are a lot of gamers that are looking for copies of some of the old & OOP rules out there. Many of them on here.

Especially if you let them go for free (postage)!

[Conquistador]

Especially if you let them go for free (postage)!

Postage is hardly free and is apparently a deterrence to international commerce in many cases (based on what people are saying.)  Some of these rules were offered here and on Evilbay and no one was interested at what I feel was a reasonable price.  Here it seemed to be the shipping and customs, (a valid issue IMO,) and on Evilbay (I suspect) it is the desire to get it "free" which is becoming a Western addiction.

I have seen  what "charities" do with 'unmarketable' toys/stuffed animals and clothing, (Crush and Shred,) first hand so that option is out and will not be considered.  Trash or recycle seems preferable.  Save the middleman in the trash process as it were. 

So I will see if there is a convenient way to recycle what doesn't sell on Evilbay - after the automatic three times listed - then, if not, trash it is...

I wondered if some paper products were not recyclable but it appears, based on what I see written here,  most anything paper is recyclable.

Gracias,

Glenn

[Conquistador]

What are the old rules you are trying to dispose of? There are a lot of gamers that are looking for copies of some of the old & OOP rules out there. Many of them on here.

See my previous comment, please.  No one here was willing to deal with postage and/or possible customs fees, (I wouldn't want that either,) and after multiple exposures on Evilbay I still have them taking up space. 

Gracias,

Glenn

[Red Orc]

Any local charitable or semi-charitable causes you could donate them to? Does your nearest highschool have a gaming club? Is there a games club or FLGS nearby you could take them to?

Especially if you let them go for free (postage)!

I suspect here Witchfinder meant rather than selling them, you could give them away (free) but receiver pays postage.

[WitchfinderGeneral]

I suspect here Witchfinder meant rather than selling them, you could give them away (free) but receiver pays postage.

Exactly!

[grant]

Postage out of the US is killer these days. Canada too, honestly.

I have some Wings of Glory gaming that I can't get rid of. I'm going to spray them over, flock them, and use them for other things. Too heavy to sell for almost free with the postage!!!

I feel Glenn's pain. I have offered free stuff for postage and recycled rules too - flames of war, a copy of War Rocket of all things, vintage Hinchcliffe catalogs, and history books innumerable to count. Weight kills.

[Conquistador]

<snip>

I suspect here Witchfinder meant rather than selling them, you could give them away (free) but receiver pays postage.

I realized that but the complaints about customs and the past record of of people outside the USA here on LAF essentially saying, "OMG, HOW much?" when (the currently unacceptably high,) postage prices were presented have turned me off from even looking at postage to other countries any more.  All my Ebay auctions are now "US only" in part for that reason...

My new Ebay policy is "auto re-list" at my minimum price x 3 - that give people 3 weeks worth of 'availability'; trash/recycle.  I have a bunch of rules in step one of that process currently and with maybe one exception I don't plan to re-list.

[Conquistador]

I realized that but the complaints about customs and the past record of of people outside the USA here on LAF essentially saying, "OMG, HOW much?" when (the currently unacceptably high,) postage prices were presented have turned me off from even looking at postage to other countries any more.  All my Ebay auctions are now "US only" in part for that reason...

My new Ebay policy is "auto re-list" at my minimum price x 3 - that give people 3 weeks worth of 'availability'; trash/recycle.  I have a bunch of rules in step one of that process currently and with maybe one exception I don't plan to re-list.

High postage has prevented me from buying stuff in other countries that are high weight metal resin that I would dearly love to own.  Sadly the high postage costs works both ways.   

Gracias,

Glenn