How the hell do you get rid of a TV?

[targa911S]

Ok so I have this 47" panasonic rear projection tv sitting in my garage that I need to get rid of. It's impossible. I have called good will, salvation army, habitat for humanity, and finally waste management and nobody will take this thing. Any ideas? Leads?

[cgarr]

Put it beside the road with $150 sign on it and someone will steal it!

[masraum]

Does it work?

I don't know about where you live, but in my area if you put that out, it would probably be gone before the trash guys showed up.

You can also try craigslist or freecycle.com. Someone will take it for free.

[GH85Carrera]

Put an add in Craigs List. Put it on your front curb near the street.

[Tim Walsh]

Goodwill won't take it? They just took a 40+" CRT 2 weeks ago from me.

[Swiftmotoring]

Find a house under construction and ask the workers if anyone wants a widescreen television. They will fight over who gets it and will most likely have a truck to haul it away......

[IROC]

Originally Posted by masraum

I don't know about where you live, but in my area if you put that out, it would probably be gone before the trash guys showed up.

Yep, we call these people "***** gitters". As in "Put it out by the road and the ***** gitter 'll git it"...

[Rednine11]

I repair TV's from time to time. On rear projection units like those when they arent worth fixing I usually have to disassemble the cabinet and break the entire unit down to small pieces so the trash pickup will collect it

[dad911]

College Fraternity. My son took all of our big/heavy tv's to school.

Did you try Craigslist or Freecycle?

[stomachmonkey]

Just leave it on the street for a day.

[targa911S]

I put an ad on CL just now. I will push it to the curb for the day too. What a PITA.

[krystar]

does yer area not have mexican scrappers? they've taken anything i put out there. oil pans, exhausts, rims

u could just leave it outside your garage door and post up "it's at the garage, just come grab it"

[GH85Carrera]

My office is in an industrial area. There is a large food processing plant just down the street with many immigrant workers.

We can put almost anything on the curb next to our dumpster and it will be gone in short order. I have "recycled" an old toilet, kitchen sink, worn out brake rotors, a 60 inch wide ink-jet printer, gold velor chairs, an old couch and lots of other treasures.

When it doubt, put it out. It's a free for all

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

My office is in an industrial area. There is a large food processing plant just down the street with many immigrant workers.

We can put almost anything on the curb next to our dumpster and it will be gone in short order. I have "recycled" an old toilet, kitchen sink, worn out brake rotors, a 60 inch wide ink-jet printer, gold velor chairs, an old couch and lots of other treasures.

When it doubt, put it out. It's a free for all

I would have taken the 60 in inkjet.

[porsche4life]

I would have too....

[JavaBrewer]

Originally Posted by targa911S

I put an ad on CL just now. I will push it to the curb for the day too. What a PITA.

A bit over a year ago I did the same for an older 50" rear projection. The TV turned on but the picture was scattered with 1/2 screen dark. I listed it in the free section and it was gone before dinner time. Super nice guy came by with a truck and even though it was free he left me a $25 Starbucks card as a thanks. Nothing but good experiences with Craigs list.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

All the waste disposal places are getting really finicky about CRT screens (lotsa' nasty toxic stuff in 'em) and won't take them now.

I second using the CL or curbside method to dispose of, although admittedly it is kind of "kicking the can down the road" environmentally. Eventually those things do have to end up in some sort of waste disposal conduit, whether by you or the next person.

[porsche4life]

I'd blow it up... But I'm just a backasswards redneck.

[Porschephile944]

I know best buy will take smaller CRTs, not sure about a big rear projection unit like the one you have but it might be worth a call if you have a store near by.

[targa911S]

Originally Posted by krystar

does yer area not have mexican scrappers? they've taken anything i put out there. oil pans, exhausts, rims

u could just leave it outside your garage door and post up "it's at the garage, just come grab it"

Nope, just Amish, and they don't use electricity.