For whatever reason, I have decided to stop drinking.
However from past deals on ozbargain, I have stocked up quite a bit of alcohol: beer, wine, spirits, etc.
Unfortunately, unlike other unwanted junks, I can't just sell this anywhere (Gumtree, ebay, ozbargain, Facebook). Any suggestions how I can get rid of them without complete loss?
I am an introvert and therefore going door to door or sitting at a pub offering this to stranger is out of the question.
Thank you.
The comment below from the mindset traveller is just the same with me. I am happy to give the cheap ones, to anyone, but the very expensive single malts, Cognac I got from duty free around the world. Just can't… Just not an ozbargain.
Are they still factory sealed?
If not, well, maybe you have friends that are keen whiskey/cognac drinkers… they might buy your half-drunk bottles (at a discount to retail price of course). Of course no random buyer should trust an open bottle.
If you are confident with yourself control, I recommended just keep the nice ones at home as collection. Does not hurt to have a nice drink when you are in the mood or when you good friend / family comes over. I have a bottle of relatively cheap but nice Suntory at home, and have no problem not touching it for forever if needed. However sometimes I just feel like a glass of nice and strong drink.
Get a local auction house to sell them for you.
I am in a similar position; I started collecting wine / champagne around ten years ago, then turned my small basement of my house into a wine room. The last 12 months I have substantially cut back on drinking at home (we still do go out to cocktail / wine bars etc).
I started giving away my budget bottles of wines to people at work/friends/family but am reluctant to give the good wines/champagne as there is good value there … and I do know if I don't give them out, there is probably no way to get rid of them.
I might just take good bottles to dinners/parties etc and drink them there or have tasting nights etc.
I'm in exactly same situation as you are.
The good wine makes sense to bring to dinner party. But a bottle of scotch is less customary.
If you have a decent alcohol range, consider Langton's, they consign your goods for sale.
I doubt my cellar is sufficient, as I usually buy from them (especially the harder to get wines).
https://www.langtons.com.au/auctions/selling#requestappraisa…
+1, I’ve used Langtons to good effect. Can recommend.
Do you think they take spirits as well? It's more common in my circle to gift wines than spirits.
Good thing about wine is that it ages. Why get rid of it unless you need the space? Keep it, age it, and one day it might be worth something.
I live in Sydney and I’ll drive over if it’s free,
Classified before it got pulled says he’s based in Hurstville
That's correct. But I want to sell, not giving it away.
I'm introvert doesn't mean I don't have family or friends.
Ask if any of them want to buy it at a discount.
Oh you can’t do that.
Advertise in classifieds, get it pulled cos u can’t sell grog without a license then post a promo ad veiled as a forum post on a Saturday night of all nights.
It’s not right.
Hypothetically speaking, Mr Murphy’s, How much is a bottle of voddy and a case of Corona?
I know right? Why can't we sell private alcohol to another just like a normal items?
If I knew it has zero resale value, I would not have stock up from the deals. I
@[Deactivated]: Look there’s 2 addictions involved here and ozbargain facilitated both your alcohol and bargain buying dependency.
I think you should make another post seeking legal advice regarding taking legal action.
You could even have a last few drinks, jump in the car, crash it, get your insurance claim denied and make another post about that.
Or what about if you return the grog to the store saying you’ve changed your mind but go off and say you’re allowed to under the competition and consumer act.
There’s a lot of mileage in this
if you're serious just throw it out (if cheapish) or give it to relatives for xmas etc. or just for being nice.
Depending on how big your collection is, you could probably approach your local liquor merchant (independents would be more inclined to) with a list of all your bottles and get a price for them to take them all off your hands. I know mybottleshop.com.au also do this.
Oh awesome idea. Didn't cross my mind. Thank you.
They won’t accept it incase you’ve tampered with it.
not true. you just need to find them. receipts of purchase can help convince the stock is legit.
@ProlapsedHeinous: Makes me think that there must be many fellas like me.
Maybe I'll open a bottle shop that buy from drink quitter at cut price.
If legit is an issue. They can ask for ID or some sort, and contact them in case there is a problem. And pay by PayPal or something.
@[Deactivated]: What about if you make another classified ad or even post a bargain
“Plastic cup $20 with free bottle of voddy”
No rules about selling cups eh?
@[Deactivated]: Nah mate theres nothing illegal about selling your collection to someone who has a license to purchase & sell alcohol. its definitely worth ringing around, These people hang around similar circles for promotional liquor events, and can at least put you in the right direction. Obviously theres the tax implications for increased income to consider for the next tax season..
Tamely finish up the bottles then call it quits?
Thought about that for the past year, and truly the more I enjoy them, the more I stock up when I see a deal.
Truly it is best to get rid of them all.
I’m your only hope Leia
Smart move.
I don't drink anymore, socially other drinkers look at you odd but I'm happy.
Store them at your parents
I guess the first thing you could do is post on OzB and fish for people to PM you….
Less cynically if you’re in a workplace and close to the boss see if they can take your stash for the Friday night drinks / EOFY drinks / client gifts etc.
Pm me
"Beer economy" pages on FB. Swap it for something you might want, get some form of value for it
Can't find that? Can you put a link? Many thanks.
It will be local to you, not me
I can say I completely disagree with you on every part in that.
Amazing. Every word of what you just said was wrong.
To me alcohol is such a strange product. I don’t drink at all so all alcoholic is worthless to me - if I had an expensive bottle around I would happily pour it down the sink. Bit of a waste I know but I would never touch it. Doing this with your stash might help cement your new found resolution to not drink?
Wow, that is probably true. +1 for that.
The thing is, I don't have a lot of money, and could use some cash.
Second of all, I practically already quit drinking with only drinking when I go out.
Sounds familiar, I quit smoking, I only smoke when I go out, but I consider going to work and taking the bin out as going out.
Lol, nah for me just once every blue moon. When enjoying fancy dinner. Very rarely.
Our culture is (profanity) when people complain about food prices but will happily piss away $300 in one sitting on ethanol
I don't think they are the same people, are they?
many a time i have sat with people who say well we could make that at home for $10 and get a bigger portion size while drinking a $300 bottle of wine.
Hold a raffle.
I'm in Sydney sadly.
Get a free valuation and then decide if it is worth the $20 a box to ship them down.
Good idea. I will try. Thanks.
Store it for the future most alcohol doesn't go off. You never know if you will change your drinking habits in the future or when the apocalypse comes it will be good bargaining chips
I’ll take whatever you’ve got!
I live in a large apartment complex in Sydney - probably 200 units across 2 buildings - I put a sign up listing what I had for sale, and what I very reasonably wanted for each bottle/case. I sold most of it to 'neighbours', which also meant minimum transport! Two things: I DID get clearance from building manager to put up the notice on the buildings' notice boards, AND I don't think they'd have let me if I didn't live there or have a friend who lived there. If you work in a large office, see if you can put up or circulate a list there. Even a letter-box drop around your neighbourhood should work. This worked for me too. All the reseller place and auction houses charge far too much to sell your wine - the seller AND the buyer pay 10-15% each, and shipping on top. Except for very rare or major collector's wines, forget them! I checked MW wines, but they're too cagey about their fees. The liquor licensing laws in this whole country are way out-of-date, but better than heaps of places like Canada and USA! Whatever you decide, don't throw it out. If all else fails, give it to friends, co-workers, whatever.
Of course, I won't throw it out. Thank you for the advice!
water it down at least half n half and drink it like h2o
Xmas presents
work people
spirits keep for ages & get better with age, so keep it; u never know u might want a drink in the future
beer keeps less so, I know homebrew beer keeps less if it has malt in it
I'm an introvert too so I know how hard it is,
as I said before, I make several types of homebrew,
so I have a bit of stock;
but beer seems to go down quicker,
if someone drops around, offer a drink or 12 & a bed for the night
How do spirits in a bottle get better with age?
When you buy spirits, you can get 10 yo scotch, 12 yo scotch, etc;
they are aged & it seems to be higher in price with age
That's how long it was aged in a barrel, taking on the character of the wood, not when in a bottle.
@the Unforgiven: Really, you cbf googling it?
Unlike wines, distilled spirits do not improve with age once they are in the bottle. As long as they are not opened, your whiskey, brandy, rum, and the like will not change and they will certainly not mature further while they wait on the shelf.
@the Unforgiven: No, I can't. I cbf answering questions that are a quick google search away.
But damn, ya really showed me with that neg vote!
@spackbace: That makes sense, that's why spirits are sold with X YO, not the year it is bottled.
Can a wine gets too old/expired in a bottle? I got some cheap ($10-20) wines from 2005, do they worth more now or less?
@[Deactivated]: Yes - a wine will either likely become 'corked' if using a cork rather than a sealed stopper or can detoriate over time.
Most wine releases will generally say a time period to drink it between. i.e. now and 2030 etc.
@[Deactivated]: Some "might" improve although most won't, certainly not cheap ones.
Open one, let it air for a while and then decide but prepare to be disappointed….
@the Unforgiven: Spirits age in a barrel, not in the bottle. A 10yo in a bottle for 20 more years, is a 10yo with dust on it.
spirits don't improve in the bottle. only in the barrel.
red wines are more likely to improve than whites. whites are ready to drink when they are sold and many cheap reds are also only sold after the maker assesses they are ready to drink.
for example a 1990 Penfolds Grange Hermitage was released by the maker in 1995 but will be still improving now.
The best vintages can age for 20 to 50+ years.
this comment reads like that certain user starting with I. cant remember them now
Why not take it to your nearest restaurant or pub and make a deal ?
Lawsons auctions off private alcohol collections all the time. They’ll also sell any amount etc. Give them a bell. They’re based in Leichhardt.
im the opposite.
i dont drink. but i have a huge alcohol collection/horde and im always buying more.
just came back from a holiday and brought back 4.5L of spirits… just cos?
I've looked into this myself. I have some rare bottles of Bundy rum that I wouldn't mind selling, but the places that sell it for you charge huge fees. So I'm holding onto them.
Seems you’re looking for justification here.
There are numerous ways of disposing of it. Just do it.
Unsure about the legalities, but have you got any stuff lying around that you want to sell? Maybe have a garage sale and sell that stuff and there just happens to be alcohol for sale there. Perhaps see if there are any buy/swap/sell Facebook pages and see if there's anything about not selling alcohol and post there. Or give them as gifts to people who drink. If you know anyone who's having a party, e.g. engagement, wedding not at a venue with alcohol, offer to sell them a drinks package for a good price.
I'm assuming they're unopened, otherwise I think they're pretty worthless. Make sure you check ID to ensure you don't accidentally sell to minors.
It's prohibited in Facebook.
I live in an apartment, so it's difficult to arrange a garage sale. Also I don't have many stuff to sell.
I also can't advertise garage sale with alcohol anywhere except paper ads.
Donate them to bush-fire victims. No loss there its a good cause.
Your house got burnt to the ground ?
Have a bottle of piss to dry your tears 😝
Put your collection of bottles here. Ensure it's only the bottles you have not opened. Maybe users can pm you if they are keen on a trade (for cash). I would be keen if you had something that tingles my brains.
Alcohol sales are a prohibited OzB classifieds item
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:classified_posting_gu…
Yeah, it's something to do with license and selling to under age kid.
I'm not sure that is allowed. Not really keen of getting into penalty box or whatever.
Drink less, but please don't stop drinking.
Use them in cooking beer battered chips, clean using the higher spirits, cologne, repurpose them, fire art, paint thinner.
I quit 11 years ago and still have old half empty bottles plus new ones that people give as gifts.
Langton's is a wine auction company that I have used before. Maybe them or some other auction house would be interested? https://www.langtons.com.au/faq
sell them to teenagers, they might pay more than RRP even if the bottle is already open, because they can't just go out and buy it new
I would like to get some cash, but do not want to ruin the world by doing that.
You could ask family, friends, neighbours and work mates.