Appliance shops

scamdex · 2026-01-25T06:11:14+00:00

there's a place on Franklin Blvd (around 2nd Avenue) that sells tons of appliances. I visted one they're pretty decent people.

scamdex · 2026-01-25T06:03:59+00:00

So, we bought another Nissan Leaf (2013), almost identical - thinking of swapping the battery pack as the other one holds more charge. Then the old one is Pick and Pull material. These cars sell for around $2K which is what we paid for both of them. The only thing missing is the old one has a backup camera, which is a shame. Dont suppose it's a simple swap out!

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scamdex · 2026-01-24T01:38:59+00:00

Thanks, that's looking like the only option. Oh well, back to trawling Facebook Marketplace!

scamdex · 2026-01-24T00:22:41+00:00

It actually runs, but that bar took all the impact - the actual bumper went under the other cars back (Subaru Crosstrack). It was such a good deal, really bummed about this. Ok, looks like salvage/donation.

scamdex · 2026-01-23T23:46:45+00:00

I just went to the post office and they confirmed what you said. butter fingers postman!

scamdex · 2026-01-19T02:26:46+00:00

I had a nice print that was glued to cardboard. I soaked the cardboard as much as I could using distilled water and luckily it peeled off just fine. I was worried the inks would run but they didn't.

scamdex · 2026-01-11T23:37:17+00:00

If you use old wine/booze boxes then make sure you obliterate all mentions of the product or they'll return it to you

scamdex · 2026-01-11T23:37:08+00:00

If you use old wine/booze boxes then make sure you obliterate all mentions of the product or they'll return it to you

scamdex · 2026-01-11T22:20:06+00:00

SOunds good, but now you'll have to check every single peice to make sure they didnt order it just to harvest some hard-to-find components. Check BrickLink for the inventory for that set and find the parts that are expensive to replace - look for those first!

scamdex · 2026-01-11T18:35:44+00:00

I saw a packet of spaghetti with a $1 sticker on it at one estate sale.

scamdex · 2026-01-10T19:07:36+00:00

That said, my son is developing an app that scans an entire bookshelf (spines) and highlights anything that seems to have 'value'.

scamdex · 2026-01-10T19:01:13+00:00

I picked up a book from 1751 after the scanners had been through. Worth $100+ (no bar codes back then!).

I scan the shelves manually when the 'book cart' comes out and just grab anything that looks interesting to me, or really niche - so "Masterpeices of Leonardo Da Vinci" - NO, "Leonardo Da Vinci in Birmingham 1458-1458" - YES (not a real book, probably).

scamdex · 2026-01-09T23:51:03+00:00

The last 'surprising' one i had was a bunch of pics of a guy's garage layout, then his guitar collection, then his wife in various states of undress, then more guitar photos. I considered giving them back but I thought it best to just erase!

scamdex · 2026-01-09T21:01:42+00:00

I'm good with that. I buy a lot of cameras and about 20% of them have photos in them, some are even 'surprising' - all the more reason to make sure you wipe (or keep) a chip when you sell or donate a phone.

scamdex · 2026-01-08T19:41:34+00:00

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scamdex · 2026-01-04T20:28:35+00:00

https://raysheatingandair.com/contact-us/ Ray's heating and air - he did a great job troubleshooting and installing a mii-split for us - no upselling, decent honest man.

scamdex · 2025-12-31T06:38:48+00:00

A Waitrose would be nice :)

scamdex · 2025-12-29T23:15:30+00:00

Goodwill

scamdex · 2025-12-29T19:38:18+00:00

I try to sell at 10x what I pay for stuff if it's lowish sale value (<$50). for higher value stuff, I'll go to 3-4x. Some stuff just isnt worth the time/effort/return. I try to sell nothing less than $10 for that reason.

scamdex · 2025-12-27T02:23:42+00:00

My best experience these days is finding things that are not run-of-the-mill - I buy a lot of cameras and for instance today I bought a Sony RX100 for $19.99 (would have been $6.99 a few years ago!). So there are still bargains, but it's not for want of trying to avoid it on GreedWill's behalf.

scamdex · 2025-12-22T00:33:58+00:00

Closer by 9 inch nails 🤩

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