Are you clearing out the closets to make space and find a new home for that collection of Hardy Boy Mysteries? Or maybe bidding on that Strawberry Shortcake Lunch Box?

Using eBay, you can use those sales or auction time to help non-profits by using their Giving Works initiative.

You can search for items that have been posted that benefit a specific charity, and/or earmark a certain percentage of your sales to be donated to a non-profit. You can also bid on fundraising auctions (currently going: Go whale watching with Hayden Panettiere or Isabel Lucas to benefit the Whaleman Foundation) They also provide a button to use your PayPal account to make a donation directly to one of the charities.

Since 2003, the program has raised $127 million! I only wish eBay would promote the service even more. I’ll be dropping them an email…

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