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Thanks for posting this.
I was just over there browsing last month thinking “this looks really cool” but I’ve never really heard anyone talking about it, so I’ll be watching this thread for an update and browsing there more often I think.
Around here you never mention the word “re seller”. Re seller’s seem to be viewed with utter contempt for some reason, I’ve noticed it varies according to area though.
I go back to the car to “make a call, get a tissue, text someone” and look something up manually if I’m questioning anything. With free, I’ll take my chance with what looks good and donate or put the rest out on the curb for free once again.
Some will even will ask who are you buying for in an attempt to “bust” you if you’re looking at something obviously not for yourself. I just say “a friend”.
I have neighbors that think it’s just “totally horrible” that SOME people will actually re sell someone’s TRASH. I just smile and nod. Meanwhile…here I am…the local trash ninja. LOL
That’s an odd one. Maybe it was a mistake or he thought he had found the last missing piece he needed only to find out he was missing the board and he gave up in frustration. LOL
I’d message him, AFTER I checked his prior feedback left/given for any red flags.
If you find any… I’d have to agree with Liz…don’t poke the bear.
It is getting much harder to find stuff in thrift stores as it was say 15 years ago, but there is still so MUCH stuff that even the best watchdogs can’t spot it all or keep up with trends, so I never give up in defeat in the first 2 aisles. LOL
Here, even the local church run thrift store and a few local rummage sales now have appraisers that look stuff over before it’s put out…and sadly one has raised prices to “eBay averages” so now they throw more stuff away/donate to goodwill then they sell.
Their rummage sales used to draw huge crowds, and make good money for repairs/updates for the church with people buying and even donating extra when they found a good deal, by day 2 of the sale they wouldn’t have anything left for day 3. Now you walk into full tables even on the last day of the sale, 5 customers 30 minutes after the doors open, and complaining about the lack of sales.
I wish someone could whisper in their ears loud enough for them to hear…RESELLERS SPEND MONEY.
They make money, we make money, and the more we make the more we spend or are willing to contribute to their fund drives. Start seeing resellers as the customers we are, and stop viewing us solely as competition, there is NO shortage of stuff, we have a TON of waste, and way too much greed in what I think could be a win=win situation for us all.
Sell trash! Be Free!
Exactly.
…and don’t forget to peek in those random curbside boxes if they look interesting.
A couple months back I picked a box of drafting/drawing tools…protractors, calipers, etc. Mostly Starrett (might want to familiarize yourself with that name if you don’t know it). BIL’s eyes lit up when he saw them, so I lost a few. LOL Nice $$, easy shipping, and fast sellers.
LOL it’s addictive. My first trash pick was this really nice 3 piece sectional when I first got married. We had one old couch and it was in awful shape, saw the sectional and went over it from top to bottom before I brought it in, but we had it for 5 years and it served us well. I tinker with stuff and haven’t bought lawn equipment, vacuums, lamps, bikes, etc in years now. Get a nice black light (it shows stuff like cat pee, bugs, stains that you might not see or smell), a couple pairs of gloves, a magnet and straps if you have a truck, and have fun. I’ve found some awesome stuff and made some great sales over the years. I’m quick, don’t leave a mess, wave, and if someone’s in the yard I ask first, and I’ve never had any problems.
I’ve been testing FB Marketplace out lately instead of Craigslist on bigger items I’d rather not ship or can’t ship, I’m liking it also. My closest Craigslist area is approx 50 miles away and it seemed like the majority of interested buyers were always south of that…the distance factor killed many potential sales. Marketplace brings in more locals, and things seem to move a lot faster.
I made an error before in researching and someone emailed me, personally I was very grateful that they took the time to email me. You can research some of this stuff for hours and still overlook something important.
P.S. Thanks Ryanne, I was unable to post at all for some reason. Looks like it’s fixed now. 🙂
LOL…Been trash picking for years. No, I haven’t found a pot of gold yet, but the some of the things I have found are crazy.
“The fact that people would just throw perfectly good items away is mind boggling…”
Yes, it is…and I will testify that it happens ALL the time, even here in rural Pa.
I believe it’s a “butt gauge”. No joke.
This is a similar one by Millers Falls
https://www.etsy.com/listing/486978306/vintage-millers-falls-butt-gauge-antiqueWow. Thanks for the warning Ryanne, read the forum post…that is crazy. Some reported the ad appearing on the main page of seller hub and some were sent it via messages.
Here’s another thread on the UK site dating from 2014 complaining about the same issue.
https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Archive-International-trading/Help-Please-How-do-I-leave-Webinterpret-free-trial-Costing-me-a/td-p/2983567You think they would have fixed the issue or removed their links from the site.
