While the holidays are usually associated with "Buy Buy Buy" many of us are struggling to keep up with our finances and things like rent and insurance payments. By changing your mindset to "Sell Sell Sell" you can not only help yourself to pay off those bills, you can also make some quick cash to buy gifts for your friends and family while making room for any new gifts you might be getting.

Here are some tips on what to look for that might be worth selling:

1. Check your closets for designer jackets, pants, and shirts that you barely or never wore.
2. Have a few too many pairs of shoes? Those shoes that never left the box could be turned into cash.
3. Are you a musician with loads of gear and instruments? You can probably make a nice chunk of change by clearing the garage of your extra amps, guitars, and the stuff your roadies (or you) never seem to use.
4. Did you upgrade your home entertainment system on Black Friday? Electronics are almost always hot items this time of year.
5. That new Droid phone is awesome, but what about your iPhone? Don't let it collect dust! That can add a little weight to your wallet.
6. Do you get a new handbag (or several of them) every year as gifts? Sort through the ones that you never use and fill the ones you do use with a little extra money.
7. Did you ask Santa for the latest and greatest camera? Photography equipment can fetch a nice price.
8. Have a bunch of collectibles cluttering up your living room? Make room for the Christmas tree and get rid of those ancient figurines.
9. Your kids have moved out and started college...but their rooms are still full of stuff. Jackpot! Go through the stuff that they didn't touch for years and turn them into money. If they complain when they come back to visit tell them it went to pay for their dorm and meal plan.
10. Has your Christmas tree become overwhelmed with ornaments? Pick out the ones that have made their way to the back of your tree. They could turn into a few dollars, or more, each.

There are plenty of ways that you can make money just by looking through your home. Help yourself in these tough economic times and take advantage of the hottest selling time of the year.

If you're worried that you don't have the time or knowledge to sell these on eBay don't sweat! That's what we're here for. You wont even have to photograph the items or ship them out. Just drop them off with us and when it sell you get the money. Best of all, you pay us nothing until your item sells! And, we've gotten into the holiday spirit as well by teaming up with Metropolitan Ministries. Bring us any non-perishable food items to help feed the Bay area's hungry and we'll give you $5 off our fees.