By Melissa A. Popp

One of the easiest way to get a television for cheap is to go to your local college or university and peruse bulletin boards around campus. Not only will you find kids looking for roommates or student selling textbooks, chances are you'll find television and other electronics looking for a new home for dirt cheap. These kids aren't in it for the money; they're just trying to unload unneeded furniture and electronics.

When it comes down to it, you could get a television, DVD player and VCR for well under $100 in one lap around a university in some cases. The television that I use strictly for video games in a 20" flat screen I bought from a friend for $100, knowing that he bought it for more than $350. He even threw in an entertainment stand for it for free and delivered it to my apartment (ok, he even carried it up my stairs, he didn't want me to get hurt).

First and foremost, if you want to take the chance, the object is to circle rounds across a university. Check out bulletin boards, flyers posted in places and take down phone numbers and details. When you get home that day, call and ask about each item, find out what condition it is in and whether or not you can see it in person to test and make sure it works. Since most college kids sell their stuff to other college kids, for the most part, everything you look at should be in very good condition. After all, no college kid wants to get beat up for selling something broken to a football player or wrestler, and this has happened.

Once you get the chance to survey the goods, make an offer that's slightly less than what was advertised. Most of the time, you can talk a college student down quite a bit, depending on how badly they need money or they want the television or other electronics out of their room. If the electronics in question are in a dorm room, they'll be even more willing to negotiate the price, because dorm rooms are often small and sometimes they just need to get rid of stuff.

This is a quick and easy way to get televisions and other electronics for a cheap deal without having to go too far for the best price. Check our your local college or university today! You never know what type of treasure you'll find!