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05-11-2006, 10:50pm
Yeah... its standard procedure up here in Sydney. There are packs of gypsies in beat-up old Hi-Ace vans who patrol all the streets and by the time the real collection crews arrive theres nothing of your original pile left. I'm pretty sure a lot of it ends up on eBay.
What also happens is you find the pile looks about the same size, but none of it is yours because people from outside the area come dump it with our piles. The thing that pisses you off about that is they leave stuff the collection crews refuse to take, (TV's, Car Batteries, Engine blocks) so you get stuck with getting rid of it !
I've seens people fighting over absolute crap ! Mind you, I did once walk across the street and haul home an old dresser in great condition once. It now adorns my entry hall and holds familty photo's and the 'phone and answering machine I bought off DjPete a few months back. Huge big old thing with dark stained wood, 6 drawers, ornate mirror and lots of detail in the woodwork. Once I got it home, I cleaned it up a bit and under the drawers was a burned-in trademark and a manufacture date of (drum roll) 1913 !
One of my ex g/f's suggested I should have it valued and the nice bloke reckoned it was worth between $850 and $1100. He offered to buy it for $900. I sure hope those neighbours don't come to visit !
The older I get, the better I was. Regards.... Rob
What also happens is you find the pile looks about the same size, but none of it is yours because people from outside the area come dump it with our piles. The thing that pisses you off about that is they leave stuff the collection crews refuse to take, (TV's, Car Batteries, Engine blocks) so you get stuck with getting rid of it !
I've seens people fighting over absolute crap ! Mind you, I did once walk across the street and haul home an old dresser in great condition once. It now adorns my entry hall and holds familty photo's and the 'phone and answering machine I bought off DjPete a few months back. Huge big old thing with dark stained wood, 6 drawers, ornate mirror and lots of detail in the woodwork. Once I got it home, I cleaned it up a bit and under the drawers was a burned-in trademark and a manufacture date of (drum roll) 1913 !
One of my ex g/f's suggested I should have it valued and the nice bloke reckoned it was worth between $850 and $1100. He offered to buy it for $900. I sure hope those neighbours don't come to visit !
The older I get, the better I was. Regards.... Rob