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I've been tempted several times over the last year to open a Facebook account in order to sell ltd. ed. books, since I'm trying -- though, admittedly, not making much progress -- in winnowing my collection down so our next move (in a few years) won't involve 4000 books. I'd really like to get it down to a core 1000 books (though I'd be pleased to even get down to 2000), and that means a lot of books have to move. With eBay now demanding 14% of both item and shipping, and the feds requiring eBay to report all sales so now I have to pay income tax on all sales, and gas making a trip to the PO at least $3 - $5, that's a big chunk that's not going into my pocket -- and so it seems like Facebook, with its classified boards, would be a great place to sell these books and get 100% of the revenue...but I'm just not sure it's worth it. We'll see.
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Originally posted by Ben Staad View PostLeft the last book collecting group I was in on FB today. Drama that didn't belong followed by a torrent of hateful misguided activists who think their reaction and replies were so much better and more righteous than the original posters comment.
It was a great reminder why social media truly isn't social and why places like this are so rare and special.
I am so thankful this forum is still up and running.
We say it a lot here, but this is truly a nice little haven to spend some time. There's not a flurry of posts, but, man, everyone is chill and pretty darn positive. I would be very sad to see this forum disappear.
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Originally posted by Ben Staad View PostLeft the last book collecting group I was in on FB today. Drama that didn't belong followed by a torrent of hateful misguided activists who think their reaction and replies were so much better and more righteous than the original posters comment.
It was a great reminder why social media truly isn't social and why places like this are so rare and special.
I am so thankful this forum is still up and running.
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I hadn't heard of that one before. I don't think they sell it in my market. Mines a Troy-Bilt with a pretty good engine on it. The failure is that the steering fails due to garbage parts. Hopefully this new model has been upgraded. Time will tell.
Originally posted by Dave1442397 View Post
I bought a Toro Timemaster 30" in 2014 for $1099, and now it's $1499 at Home Depot (1 in stock!). It's running fine, though. I change the oil at the start of each season, and that's about it.
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Left the last book collecting group I was in on FB today. Drama that didn't belong followed by a torrent of hateful misguided activists who think their reaction and replies were so much better and more righteous than the original posters comment.
It was a great reminder why social media truly isn't social and why places like this are so rare and special.
I am so thankful this forum is still up and running.
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Originally posted by Ben Staad View Post1st world issue but my small riding mower bit the dust today. Went and bought the exact same mower, purchased 4 years ago, for 40% more. Oooff. It was expensive but glad I had the cash to buy this. $1,700 for a 30" riding mower. My have things changed.
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Originally posted by Ben Staad View PostYou would think this technology would have been perfected by now. It's mowing grass for goodness sake. LOL
Sorry about your poorly designed mower.
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You would think this technology would have been perfected by now. It's mowing grass for goodness sake. LOL
Sorry about your poorly designed mower.
Originally posted by RonClinton View PostI bought a new Toro mower this Spring, and the opening from the well into the bag is so damn small, it inevitably gets clogged if the grass even hints at being lush or damp. I didn’t think that was even something I needed to check. Live and learn.
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I bought a new Toro mower this Spring, and the opening from the well into the bag is so damn small, it inevitably gets clogged if the grass even hints at being lush or damp. I didn’t think that was even something I needed to check. Live and learn.
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1st world issue but my small riding mower bit the dust today. Went and bought the exact same mower, purchased 4 years ago, for 40% more. Oooff. It was expensive but glad I had the cash to buy this. $1,700 for a 30" riding mower. My have things changed.
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I 100% agree with you regarding the watermelon. My guess is people were scared of it and in particular because it was free.
Originally posted by Brian861 View Post
The human condition is an interesting one indeed and it's neat to experiment with it from time to time in a healthy way. I bet if you were actually selling the watermelon, water, and soda, people would actually have stopped. Maybe the being "free" scared them off. Fear of being poisoned and the like.
As far as the yard sale stuff; I think people will take absolutely anything they have no use for just for the fact that it's free. I once lived in a house where the garage was next to an alley. I'd put stuff out there to dispose of later and the next day it would be gone. And not nice stuff either. Stuff that was destined for the dump when I had enough for a truck load. My daughter was young at the time and I told her the Redneck Fairy would come each night to carry the stuff away. Not very nice I know but it was all in good humor between my daughter and I. I never had to go to the dump though .
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Originally posted by Ben Staad View PostIn lieu of a yard sale I have now set-up tables by the road twice with a sign that said free with a box/can which states donations welcomed and appreciated. Both times 90% of items were removed from the tables with zero money put in the box/can.
I'm not upset but I am surprised that no one would drop a buck or two into the box. These items were typical yard sale stuff but nothing nasty, dirty, broken, or gross.
It's an interesting experiment.
Last 4th of July I set up a table with two coolers with a big colorful sign stating free watermelon, water, and soda. Not one person stopped.
Weird world we live in now. Maybe I'm just the weird one. I don't know.
By the way in all examples I stayed in the house to avoid making anyone feel uncomfortable.
Hopefully the folks who took the free stuff put it to good use.
As far as the yard sale stuff; I think people will take absolutely anything they have no use for just for the fact that it's free. I once lived in a house where the garage was next to an alley. I'd put stuff out there to dispose of later and the next day it would be gone. And not nice stuff either. Stuff that was destined for the dump when I had enough for a truck load. My daughter was young at the time and I told her the Redneck Fairy would come each night to carry the stuff away. Not very nice I know but it was all in good humor between my daughter and I. I never had to go to the dump though .
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In lieu of a yard sale I have now set-up tables by the road twice with a sign that said free with a box/can which states donations welcomed and appreciated. Both times 90% of items were removed from the tables with zero money put in the box/can.
I'm not upset but I am surprised that no one would drop a buck or two into the box. These items were typical yard sale stuff but nothing nasty, dirty, broken, or gross.
It's an interesting experiment.
Last 4th of July I set up a table with two coolers with a big colorful sign stating free watermelon, water, and soda. Not one person stopped.
Weird world we live in now. Maybe I'm just the weird one. I don't know.
By the way in all examples I stayed in the house to avoid making anyone feel uncomfortable.
Hopefully the folks who took the free stuff put it to good use.
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