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This is not a for sale thread
« on: 20 July 2026, 11:11:12 »

I have a load of car maintenance equipment and I need to clear my garage out.

What is the best way of selling it, not ebay.

Facebook market place?

It would be collect only.

I'm now too old the use most of it.
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Re: This is not a for sale thread
« Reply #1 on: 20 July 2026, 12:18:28 »

I find Gumtree quite good for that kind of thing.
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Re: This is not a for sale thread
« Reply #2 on: 20 July 2026, 12:56:57 »

I find Gumtree quite good for that kind of thing.

Thanks, I'll look into that.
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Re: This is not a for sale thread
« Reply #3 on: 20 July 2026, 15:51:56 »

I have a load of car maintenance equipment and I need to clear my garage out.

What is the best way of selling it, not ebay.

Facebook market place?

It would be collect only.

I'm now too old the use most of it.
Being evicted, Barry?  ::)
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Re: This is not a for sale thread
« Reply #4 on: 20 July 2026, 16:49:48 »

I have a load of car maintenance equipment and I need to clear my garage out.

What is the best way of selling it, not ebay.

Facebook market place?

It would be collect only.

I'm now too old the use most of it.
Being evicted, Barry?  ::)
Or planning to blow up his garage, that was all the rage for OOF admins 12yrs ago ;D
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Re: This is not a for sale thread
« Reply #5 on: 20 July 2026, 16:51:53 »

I have a load of car maintenance equipment and I need to clear my garage out.

What is the best way of selling it, not ebay.

Facebook market place?

It would be collect only.

I'm now too old the use most of it.
Sadly, I suspect all options will be hassle, as as some people believe they should be able to get everything for nothing, or will piss you around making an appointment, then not being bothered to turn up.  But then you have more patience than me ;D

Good luck with it :y
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Re: This is not a for sale thread
« Reply #6 on: 20 July 2026, 17:55:30 »

I have a load of car maintenance equipment and I need to clear my garage out.

What is the best way of selling it, not ebay.

Facebook market place?

It would be collect only.

I'm now too old the use most of it.
Being evicted, Barry?  ::)
Or planning to blow up his garage, that was all the rage for OOF admins 12yrs ago ;D
I can't believe it was that long ago... That said I haven't been taxi driving since 2016 :o
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Re: This is not a for sale thread
« Reply #7 on: 20 July 2026, 19:21:23 »

I have a load of car maintenance equipment and I need to clear my garage out.

What is the best way of selling it, not ebay.

Facebook market place?

It would be collect only.

I'm now too old the use most of it.
Being evicted, Barry?  ::)
Or planning to blow up his garage, that was all the rage for OOF admins 12yrs ago ;D
I can't believe it was that long ago... That said I haven't been taxi driving since 2016 :o
Yes you have, you're just not driving it now.
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Re: This is not a for sale thread
« Reply #8 on: 20 July 2026, 20:46:56 »

Having been clearing out the remnants of my old life for some time now, I feel well placed to offer a view.

FB marketplace people are the *worst* to deal with by a long chalk, they'll haggle you to death over a quid then want whatever it is delivered for free.  ::) IME best only as a last resort. EBay people are much better on the whole, but without being able to ship it, sales may well be slow.

An alternative would be to list it all as a single item on FB marketplace and give someone else the ar$e ache of splitting it down. You're likely to have to let everything go very cheaply going that route though  :-\.

I suppose it depends somewhat on the value of what you're selling. A full snap on setup is a very different proposition to some Clarke branded sockets.  :y
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Re: This is not a for sale thread
« Reply #9 on: 20 July 2026, 22:24:58 »

Paste table on the front lawn?
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Re: This is not a for sale thread
« Reply #10 on: 21 July 2026, 11:15:04 »

Paste table on the front lawn?
Yeah, do a garage sale.  :) Or a car boot, nice weather for it.
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Re: This is not a for sale thread
« Reply #11 on: 21 July 2026, 12:12:51 »

I gave up on Car boot sales a long time ago.
Infested with recent arrival who either try to nick your stuff or want it for next to nothing.
Item priced at £10. " I will give you £1 for it."
 " No you wont, now far cough".
"I came back near the end and give you £1".
" No you wont, because I will put it in the bin rather than sell it to you for £1".
Which is exactly what I did with quite a few bits.  ::)
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