Wizard's Black Friday TV blowout
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November 25th, 2016 at 10:59:52 AM
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I finally got with the times and replaced my huge heavy television sets with high definition flat screens. Now I have to get rid of the old ones. Here the are:
Big -- 60" x 60"
This one is super heavy. Fortunately, it is located downstairs and has built in wheels.
Medium -- 47" x 50"
The one is also very heavy. It does not have wheels and is located upstairs. The stairs have a180-degree turn.
Small -- 30" x 24"
Heavy for its size but two men should be able to move it easily.
All these televisions are 100% free! In fact, I will entertain offers to pay you to take them, especially the medium and large.
The question for the poll is which ones do you want?
Big -- 60" x 60"
This one is super heavy. Fortunately, it is located downstairs and has built in wheels.
Medium -- 47" x 50"
The one is also very heavy. It does not have wheels and is located upstairs. The stairs have a180-degree turn.
Small -- 30" x 24"
Heavy for its size but two men should be able to move it easily.
All these televisions are 100% free! In fact, I will entertain offers to pay you to take them, especially the medium and large.
The question for the poll is which ones do you want?
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
November 25th, 2016 at 11:42:39 AM
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Put them on the curb with a sign. If it says free nobody will take them, but if you say $20 someone will "steal" them.
At my age, a "Life In Prison" sentence is not much of a deterrent.
November 25th, 2016 at 11:51:09 AM
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Interested in knowing what flat screens you bought and how you like 'em!
November 25th, 2016 at 11:53:51 AM
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Try calling McManus Auctions. They might pick them up and auction them off. It's worth a phone call.
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The older I get, the better I recall things that never happened
November 25th, 2016 at 12:03:40 PM
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Pretty much worthless, hard to get rid of even for free. Take them to a recycling center.
November 25th, 2016 at 12:49:31 PM
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Quote: rainmanTake them to a recycling center.
My problem is I wouldn't be able to get the medium and big ones out of the house. They are extremely heavy. My next step is Craig's List.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
November 25th, 2016 at 1:19:15 PM
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Surprisingly, I think I have a taker for the two big ones. At this point I'm only accepting back up applicants or takers for the small one.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
November 25th, 2016 at 1:37:16 PM
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The small one looks like its pre-HD (i.e. 4 x 3 screen ratio), in which case you might as well take it to a recycling center
November 25th, 2016 at 1:59:41 PM
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Quote: ThatDonGuyThe small one looks like its pre-HD (i.e. 4 x 3 screen ratio), in which case you might as well take it to a recycling center
Yeah those are on craigs list for free all the time. 4 years ago I have away my 36" Sony trinitron. Those in the know remember how awesome and heavy that tv was. Probably the heavest tv ever made.
Expect the worst and you will never be disappointed.
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November 25th, 2016 at 3:47:24 PM
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Quote: ThatDonGuyThe small one looks like its pre-HD (i.e. 4 x 3 screen ratio), in which case you might as well take it to a recycling center
What the odds a thrift shop would accept it?
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
November 25th, 2016 at 4:00:23 PM
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I see many of them at the dump,I tried to donate 2 to the goodwill store and they wouldn't accept them.Quote: WizardWhat the odds a thrift shop would accept it?
Happy days are here again
November 25th, 2016 at 4:20:07 PM
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I took one of those to Goodwill about a year or two ago, along with some sacks of worn out old clothes and about a decade's accumulation of assorted household knick-knack "gift" junk that was useless to me. They cheerfully took the old raggedy clothes and junk (offering me a "donation" receipt for tax purposes) while adamantly refusing to let me unload the TV and informing me in no uncertain terms not to ever think about trying to put it in a donation box or ever try to leave it on their property. I left feeling as if the transaction had involved diamond studded garments lined with gold, and a hand grenade.Quote: WizardWhat the odds a thrift shop would accept it?
Suck dope, watch TV, make up stuff, be somebody on the internet.
November 25th, 2016 at 4:26:44 PM
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Quote: DrawingDead...while adamantly refusing to let me unload the TV and informing me in no uncertain terms not to ever think about trying to put it in a donation box or ever try to leave it on their property.
Now you make me feel guilty for dumping a broken Compaq computer from 1995 (with a tiny screen and 3.5" disk drive) by the donations door of Savers and quickly and quietly making a run for it.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
November 25th, 2016 at 4:31:58 PM
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You will probably burn in Hell for that, but at least you'll have interesting company.
Suck dope, watch TV, make up stuff, be somebody on the internet.
November 25th, 2016 at 4:52:17 PM
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Cats love those big old tvs. No place for them on a flat screen tv.
I am a robot.
November 25th, 2016 at 5:33:14 PM
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Quote: GWAEYeah those are on craigs list for free all the time. 4 years ago I have away my 36" Sony trinitron. Those in the know remember how awesome and heavy that tv was. Probably the heavest tv ever made.
Yep my parents got one of those for our newly furnished basement back in 1993. It was a very good TV.
November 25th, 2016 at 7:43:31 PM
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Get some sunglasses and hang around outside a hoarders anonymous meeting, you'll have no problem getting ride of everything.Quote: WizardWhat the odds a thrift shop would accept it?
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November 25th, 2016 at 7:48:51 PM
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Quote: DrawingDeadYou will probably burn in Hell for that, but at least you'll have interesting company.
Oh, man. I buy t-shirts, DVDs, games, and other junk there often. Don't I get points for that?
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
November 25th, 2016 at 7:52:39 PM
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BTW, how else thinks Ernie and Kermit sound like singing? I present the following videos to make my point:
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
November 26th, 2016 at 2:10:30 AM
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Best Buy recycles most electronics for free no matter where you bought them. However, for tube and larger tv's they charge $25 in most states.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Global-Promotions/Recycling-Electronics/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Global-Promotions/Recycling-Electronics/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
November 26th, 2016 at 4:47:24 AM
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Quote: HunterhillI see many of them at the dump,I tried to donate 2 to the goodwill store and they wouldn't accept them.
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2015/10/goodwill-ceo-likely-still-highest-paid-in-state.html
December 1st, 2016 at 8:31:52 PM
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To update you guys, somebody took at big tv. However, she changed her mind about the middle one, because it is upstairs and difficultly finding enough big strong men to help move it. So the medium and small are still there for the taking. I'll treat anyone to lunch if they take the medium one and I don't have to help getting it down the steps.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
December 2nd, 2016 at 1:18:37 AM
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FYP, glQuote: WizardI'll treat anyone to lunch a lifetime of orthopedic rehab if they take the medium one and I don't have to help getting it down the steps.
Suck dope, watch TV, make up stuff, be somebody on the internet.
December 2nd, 2016 at 6:13:21 AM
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one thing I applaud about 'modernity' is that the new TVs and monitors are so much lighter! I am also dying to get rid of all the old such!
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!” She is, after all, stone deaf. ... Arnold Snyder
December 2nd, 2016 at 8:26:54 PM
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You guys missed out. All TVs are gone. The same person took all of them.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
December 2nd, 2016 at 10:50:13 PM
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Did they bring helpers to get the one down the stairs? How many people did it take?
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
