Another DIY oportunity

[Jim Patchell]

Paul Perry wrote:

> At 10:13 PM 21/09/00 -0400, Glen <mclilith wrote:
>
> >I've seen offers like this on eBay and many other places. I never quite
> >understood the reasoning behind them. I realize that the item in question
> >is usually heavy and expensive to ship, but why would that matter to the
> >shipper, if they were getting paid enough to cover it?
>
> It is a complete bitch to pack heavy awkward and part-disassembled stuff.
> And, the recipient naturally wants to know what freight will cost.
> It is pretty hard to know, until it is packed.
> When they find out, they often (unsuprisingly) bail out.
> So I can certainly understand this.
>
> Another thing that I can understand (though I think these people are stupid)
> is the number of people who are happy (nay, rabidly keen) to take stuff
> for FREE, but would be offended if you asked then to give you $10 for it.
> Christ, if it's big and worth carrying away, it's worth $10 surely?????
> As I say, I can understand it, because I understand people can be stupid.
>
> paul perry (who has given stuff away for free)

    Several years ago, I offered a Deap Freeze "FREE" to any one who whould cart
it away (it was in working order, but almost 40 years old, so it had minor
problems, like the gasket had rotted).  The first guy that showed up did nothing
but complain about the way it looked (as if he was trying to get the price even
lower).  I kept reminding him, "Hey, it's free!"  So, sometimes, even giving
something away for free, the recipient will look a gift horse in the mouth.

    The stuff I generally give away for free has no value to me, is still usable
(I hope), and why fill up the land fill.

    -Jim