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Biggles · 31st Jan 2017, 6:50 pm

I eventually got disheartened with Freecycle. I found that you had to be really quick to respond to get anything. However, I did get a rather nice petrol roller lawnmower from someone. He actually had two. He said that the other person turned up and wanted both. He was turned down on the second one. Lucky for me. They are really expensive to buy and this one just needed a little TLC. The other thing I got was a Defiant console model radio. In the end I decided it wasn't worth the hassle, and it just encouraged me to collect even more stuff. I don't go to auctions, car boot sales etc any more for exactly that reason. My sheds are all full!

31st Jan 2017, 6:50 pm	#33
Biggles Rest in Peace Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hexham, Northumberland, UK. Posts: 2,234	Re: Experience Of Offering Stuff Free Of Charge I eventually got disheartened with Freecycle. I found that you had to be really quick to respond to get anything. However, I did get a rather nice petrol roller lawnmower from someone. He actually had two. He said that the other person turned up and wanted both. He was turned down on the second one. Lucky for me. They are really expensive to buy and this one just needed a little TLC. The other thing I got was a Defiant console model radio. In the end I decided it wasn't worth the hassle, and it just encouraged me to collect even more stuff. I don't go to auctions, car boot sales etc any more for exactly that reason. My sheds are all full!