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Anyone Ever Donated A TV?

post #1 of 20
2/28/12 at 6:35am
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I'm in the market for a larger screen and have my PN64D8000 up for sale. I notice when I visit my brother who's in a nursing home that they have a rather old RP model with a washed out picture. It got me to wonder if anyone here has ever donated a large screen TV to such an establishment? If I don't sell mine before long, I might go that route and claim it on taxes.
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post #2 of 20
2/28/12 at 10:13am
Just wondering if the mass adoption of FPDs in recent years has made that impractical. Almost everybody I know has went to flat panel and gotten rid of their old RP or CRT types of sets. I would imagine that donation places probably have plenty of old sets that have all be given to them over the last 4 years, probably with no one wanting them because it is old tech.

Just some speculation.
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post #3 of 20
2/28/12 at 10:19am
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The set in the nursing home is an old beat up rear projection set that has seen better days. Again my set is a 2011 Samsung PDP. Big difference and I don't even know if it would be appreciated there by the patients as a lot of them seem to be out of it. I saw some of the staff playing a PS3 game on the old set there so I know they would get a kick out of it. Selling is my first option though as I would like to apply to a new set.
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post #4 of 20
2/28/12 at 10:23am
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Originally Posted by jbug View Post

The set I mentioned donating is a flat panel from 2011. The one I saw in the nursing home is an old beat up rear projection set. I don't even know if it would be appreciated there by the patients as a lot of them seem to be out of it. I saw some of the staff playing a PS3 game on the old set there so I know they would get a kick out of it. Selling is my first option though as I would like to apply to a new set.

My sister in-law has done this before & the Nursing Homes have accepted them , if the place is a non-profit you can get a tax write off as well .
I myself have donated a working Onkyo AVR to GoodWill & gotten a write-off .
as long as the equipment is in working order most Non-Profits will take them .
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post #5 of 20
2/28/12 at 11:06am
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Originally Posted by jbug View Post

My PN64D8000 up for sale ... If I don't sell mine before long, I might go that route and claim it on taxes.

It is hard to understand why anyone would want to donate a TV like yours and claim it on taxes.

Even as a tax write-off, it would not come close to what you could get selling it. If you paid $2500 and you are in the 28% tax bracket, it only comes to a $700 tax savings for the donation. Just price it at $1000, and you will quickly have a sale and be better off.

If it hasn't sold yet, you are probably asking too much for it. And, if I am wrong with my tax assumption, please let me know.
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post #6 of 20
2/28/12 at 11:23am
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Originally Posted by tomwil View Post

It is hard to understand why anyone would want to donate a TV like yours and claim it on taxes.

Let me give it a try:

Some people would rather do good than have the most possible amount of money they could get in a sale.

I can't believe I had to actually write that, by the way, but it was apparently necessary.
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post #7 of 20
2/28/12 at 11:30am
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Originally Posted by tomwil View Post

It is hard to understand why anyone would want to donate a TV like yours and claim it on taxes.

Even as a tax write-off, it would not come close to what you could get selling it. If you paid $2500 and you are in the 28% tax bracket, it only comes to a $700 tax savings for the donation. Just price it at $1000, and you will quickly have a sale and be better off.

If it hasn't sold yet, you are probably asking too much for it. And, if I am wrong with my tax assumption, please let me know.

You sure are full of assumptions aren't you and you are off on what it cost etc. etc. I've sold year old tvs before also and know what to fairly charge. Thanks anyway though. I was just wondering if anyone had ever donated a tv that's all.
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post #8 of 20
2/28/12 at 12:56pm
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Originally Posted by jbug View Post

I was just wondering if anyone had ever donated a tv that's all.

A few years ago I donated a huge 65" rear projection HDTV to our local school district. They were very glad to get it and in fact they sent some employees over in a truck to pick it up (at my request). It was definately a win-win since I wanted a flat screen and they were still very expensive, but the school had plenty of room for a larger set. It worked well for them.
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post #9 of 20
2/28/12 at 1:26pm
I donated a 65" 5 year old Panny plasma to Habitat for Humanity. They picked it up (230 LB with stand) and sold it in their thrift shop. The thrift shop sales provide $ to cover their overhead cost. Did not try to sell it because I didn't want strangers in my house who might return later uninvited.
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post #10 of 20
2/28/12 at 2:46pm
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Originally Posted by tomwil View Post

It is hard to understand why anyone would want to donate a TV like yours and claim it on taxes.

Even as a tax write-off, it would not come close to what you could get selling it. If you paid $2500 and you are in the 28% tax bracket, it only comes to a $700 tax savings for the donation. Just price it at $1000, and you will quickly have a sale and be better off.

If it hasn't sold yet, you are probably asking too much for it. And, if I am wrong with my tax assumption, please let me know.

Remember that you can only claim a deduction for what it can be sold for today, not what you bought it for! So I agree that the seller gets more selling it, but I would donate it for other reasons already mentioned (a good thing to do, and preference not to have strangers visitng the house).
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post #11 of 20
2/28/12 at 4:02pm
I donated my 12 year old 32'' Panny CRT to my brother in law's high school where he teaches.


Ian
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post #12 of 20
2/28/12 at 6:04pm
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Originally Posted by rogo View Post

Let me give it a try:

Some people would rather do good than have the most possible amount of money they could get in a sale.

I can't believe I had to actually write that, by the way, but it was apparently necessary.

Well said...

OP: I usually donated things to Whosoever Gospel Mission in Philadelphia. Goodwill is a good place too. You can get a receipt for whatever value you place on the item (within reason).

Or, just find someone who could use a little happiness in their lives. Times are hard and it doesn't hurt to make someone's life suck a little less. I know that caring about others isn't in fashion these days, but I'm old fashioned enough to believe that money isn't everything. Pretty stupid, huh?
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post #13 of 20
2/28/12 at 6:18pm
Yes I once donated one to my landlord...I threw it out of a 4th floor window into the back of his pickup truck.
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post #14 of 20
2/28/12 at 6:29pm
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Originally Posted by roadster-s View Post

Yes I once donated one to my landlord...I threw it out of a 4th floor window into the back of his pickup truck.

He give you a receipt?
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post #15 of 20
2/28/12 at 6:43pm
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Originally Posted by ambesolman View Post

He give you a receipt?

Yes, just before I threw it.
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post #16 of 20
2/28/12 at 7:45pm
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Originally Posted by jbug View Post

I was just wondering if anyone had ever donated a tv that's all.

I guess 1/2 of us are thinking.... So, what's your angle?

People donate stuff all the time. If you go to the Salvation Army or such websites, u can donate stuff all day long. They do have restrictions but your FP looks and sounds peach to me, so go for it. The nursing home may not have procedure in place for donations at which time they just say no but don't hurt to ask. I/We don't understand what's your reservation.
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post #17 of 20
2/29/12 at 6:39am
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No angle Bob just musing.
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post #18 of 20
2/29/12 at 6:51pm
If the nursing home is privately ran locally, the owner may just take the TV and yer done. He may or may not write you a note for tax purposes.

If the nursing home is part of a conglomerate, you may have to go through their corporate office and there maybe no guaranteed where the TV may be placed, or your TV may not be on the "approved list of appliances" (corporate speak for we don't deal with individuals) in which case you are also done.

But ask.
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post #19 of 20
3/5/12 at 5:18pm
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Originally Posted by MrBobb View Post

I guess 1/2 of us are thinking.... So, what's your angle?

People donate stuff all the time ... I/We don't understand what's your reservation.

Guess the OP isn't so noble.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/ele/2885769411.html
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post #20 of 20
4/19/12 at 3:07am
The conclusion, where the OP got Samsung to refund the purchase of the set rather than a donation:

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Originally Posted by jbug View Post

I've had a good experience with Samsung though as they are giving me a refund on my 64D8000 that was deemed unrepairable.
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