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John Sciacca offered a number of great suggestions for what to do with old equipment in his recent Old Electronics Get New Life column, which inspired us to pose this question to Sound & Vision readers: How do you get rid of old AV gear that’s past its prime.

Well, the results are in and 60 percent of the tally was a near toss up between 1) moving gear to another room, 2) giving it to a friend or relative, and 3) selling it at a garage sale or online through a site like eBay—all excellent ways to keep good used gear in circulation. Here’s the complete breakdown:

21% – Move it to another room in the house for secondary use

20% – Give it to a friend or relative

19% – Sell it at a garage sale or online through a site like eBay

14% – Bring it to the local recycling center

12% – Move it to a basement or attic storage area

11% – Donate it to a charity like Good Will or Salvation Army

3% – Move it to the curb with garbage