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Originally Posted by Crowbob
I have recently resorted initially to the ‘Free’-by-the-curb and fhagetaboutit plan. Worse thing is they usually take the ‘Free’ sign, too. Lesson learned.
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I have done that with the "junk" left in the barn. I posted this ad yesterday morning:
“Saturday Nov 22. Barn clean-out. Everything is free. Lumber, construction material, tools, fencing, 100 copies of our children's book, and just "stuff." 10AM 'till 2PM. Near West Alexandria, Ohio. Address will be sent to respondents.”
I've gotten 31 responses in 24 hours and some of them were really desperate to get their hands on the stuff. I hope there isn't a riot. Most responses were in the spirit of, "OK. See you then." But I've gotten some "different" responses too. Some people wanted me to meaure this or count that for them. I pointed out that I am 50 miles away and that would be a "little" inconvenient. They all responded well. A couple of people wanted me to take down the ad and let them have it all.
Nope. Been there, done that, and I was stuck with the goods when, "Take it all" meant, "Pick over it and take what I want."
After being burned that way, a few years ago I gave away a sunroom that had been badly added to our house years ago. The deal was, "You give me $100, take it away, and when you're done I'll give you your $100 back." This worked out well. It didn't occure to me that anyone would want all this s**t or I would have tried it again.