From: blockedofcourse@foo.invalid   
      
   On 12/15/2025 6:55 AM, legg wrote:   
   > On Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:26:58 -0700, Don Y   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> I repair a lot of LCD/LED TVs -- to keep them from the land fill.   
   >>   
   >> But, there are only "so many" people/places you can find who   
   >> are willing to give a home to said rescued kit (free).   
   >   
   > Maybe you're advertising 'free for pick-up' in the wrong places.   
   >   
   > Never had that problem with TVs or microwave ovens with a free   
   > listing on Kijiji, but my location is central in a major   
   > metropolitan area with educational and imigrant populations.   
   >   
   > This despite low cost availability from Goodwill, Sally Anne   
   > Thrift Stores or Value Village outlets. These are also good   
   > places to drop off unwanted, but working, consumer products.   
      
   I have to *fix* them.  I'm not keen on turning them into someone   
   else's profit at my expense (parts and labor).  Many of the "for free"   
   sources, here, are, effectively, suppliers to folks who are looking   
   to pick something up and flip it for THEIR profit.   
      
   When I convince a friend or neighbor to site one on their porch   
   or garage, I know they will take it *if* they will find a use for   
   it, there; they won't be tossing it out some months later.   
      
   Or, trying to SELL it.   
      
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