I have sold on CL and I have also arranged for the store delivering the new appliances to take away the old ones. My CL experience was a bit odd in that the woman who bought the refrigerator called me to insist that it did not work and that it had exactly the same problem her old refrigerator had had--which sure sounded like an electrical problem in her house wiring. I told her she could come and get a full refund but that I was not taking the refrigerator itself back. She never contacted me again.

I had a perfectly working side opening Gaggenau wall oven. A friend really wanted it but it would have involved major renovations for her so she declined. I then gave it to a local charity. I tried to explain how not to lift it by the door etc etc. Not sure anyone was listening butr that's what happened to it. I hope a deserving person with little resorces got a great working oven.

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I didn't have anything that was in good working order when we did the kitchen, but I donated my washer and dryer. I would donate any appliances in good working condition, especially this year -- there are just so many folks who have been wiped out my floods and other disasters. My laundry pair went to a family flooded in a tropical storm that year. There is always a need and you just don't get that much for them if you try to sell them.

The Habitat for Humanity store came and got the non-rotten cabinets, wood window blinds, hood I'd put in between getting the house and ripping out the kitchen, and the totally wimpy, but excellent condition cooktop. The workmen asked for, and received, my beloved perfect but visually hideous dishwasher, and my very old fridge with the broken shelf supports, peeling interior and broken light mechanism, but which still kept cold fine. The demolition crew separates materials and took away the sinks, faucets and garbage disposer, which were probably sold on for reuse. The only thing that could have been worth selling was the hood, but I figured I'd gotten my money out of it in use (it was cheap, but very high quality) and it seemed better to donate it.

The only appliances we didn't reuse were our gas range and our microwave. We gave our 30" gas range to friends. Our microwave was not working so that went in the trash. Our cabinets went to HfH.

P.S., I forgot to mention that no one wanted the awful old gas oven. Not the demo guy nor anyone else. It went to the city. I think it was large item pickup, but it might have gone in a dumpster...

Donate to Habitat for Humanity resale store

Like others I have sold on CL, given to subs doing work on the house, given to charity, and had the store haul off. It all depends on how much time and effort you have to deal with this. I had a friend who planned on selling his working appliances after a remodel. Five months after completion of the renovation the appliances were still living in his garage.

The biggest problems I had with CL was 1) people who insisted they had to have the appliance right away and then would never show up and 2) people who contacted me asking for delivery despite my posting they were pickup only.

When I've replaced appliances, I have them removed by the delivery people bringing in the new. Up to them to decide to recycle or make parts, or not. It doesn't cost extra since you are already paying for delivery.

To be honest, most of the appliances weren't working when I had them replaced. The range still worked, but the only place that 1968 or 69 relic could be sent to would have been the Smithsonian... *G*. But I still wouldn't bother with dealing with disposal on my own - not worth the time, and I personally can't physically move the stuff.

Thank you everyone for all the feedback!

I gave the microwave to a friend. And based on the CL stories, we will probably donate them so they can be removed quickly and all at once (since they offer pick up).

Donated to Habitat for Humanity

Our local Habitat for Humanity "ReStore" sent out a crew that did a beautiful job of taking out all the appliances, as well as cabinets when we did a complete kitchen remodel. They were thrilled to get them. We received a tax donation letter for IRS purposes, too.

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When I moved into my current house, it had 25 year old appliances and other than the fridge most of them were non functional or mostly non functional. I had new appliances put in and asked the company to leave the old one in the garage. I posted them for free on Craigslist and a guy came by that afternoon to haul them away. He told me that he works for a local charity and they pick up old appliances, fix them up if they can, and then install them into homes of underprivileged people or donate to habitat for humanity. Its possible he was just saying that and maybe he just sold them for scrap, but I took his word at face value. Hope some good came out of them instead of going to the landfill

I donated my old electric range to habitat for humanity. They were glad to get it. There was nothing wrong with it and it was in excellent condition. I sold my GE cafe convection microwave on Craigs list to a lady who was outfitting her kitchen with GE cafe appliances. I had it for only a few years and figured I could sell it for half the price I paid.

Older appliances I prefer to give to someone who can actually use it. In my area, many times, the charities that take them as donations turn around and recycle them for scrap so they can use whatever money they get for it. BY the time I'm ready to get rid of an appliance, they tend not to be worth much! AS an example, when we replaced our old dead dryer, I put in on our neighborhood FB page for free and they guy who picked it up told me his dryer had just died. While he couldn't afford to buy even a used dryer, he could spend the few dollars to try to fix it. His wife and family of 5 were thrilled not to have to line dry!

I don't replace my appliances that are in good working order. I use them. I do what Artemis does, let the delivery guys haul them away. If I did for some reason have an appliance that still worked well I would sell it on CL.

We donated our working washer and dryer to the local Habitat restore. They put them out for sale right away, and sold them within the week.