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G'day Norm,

I've tried a few ads on Market place before and had a lot more views than Gumtree buy not one buyer ,in the end I've
taken the ad off Market place and just let the ad run on Gumtree and eventually it's sold.My brother listed a car
cheap on Gumtree with no interest then used Marketplace and had lots of interest but was still messed about by
the first buyer that said he would pay the price if he dropped the car in to a workshop so he drops the car off
then the buyer says he will pay less than the asking price so my brother just takes the car home and sells it
to the next buyer at the asking price.



I have posted rare items where I'm not making anything from them just because I would rather it gets saved by
someone who has an interest in the item or is a collector .Once I had a rare major part off a first TV camera
used in television ,I contacted a collector in the area and all he said was don't throw it out because he would
like it but he wouldn't pay a cent ,eventually it sold and covered my petrol cost of picking it up in the first place.

I have noticed Market place is difficult to pickup free items as a few times I've seen items listed for free with the
address and I've seen the ad 15 minutes late then gone to pick the item up 15 minutes away and when I get there
someone is loading the free item onto a trailer.

There are a few rare good low arch catchers here too , it's the same problem to get rid of them ,j don't want to
destroy them but just don't have a choice sometimes even if they cost you $10 each.

I sold all my 24 inch Victa mowers cheap and they were working mowers.

You can easily spend 8 hours fixing a mower when building them out of 3 ,one for a base ,one for a motor and another for the blade boss and plate and blades ,then using the best wheels and axles , a little welding ,painting etc.

If I was having all the trouble you have with the Victa float needles I'd put the Tecumseh seat in ,I used a Tecumseh seat and
alloy needle with a small hole drilled in the bottom of the alloy needle to tie it to the float with fuse wire and it worked flawlessly but might
work with a Viton tipped needle too.

I've never had a problem selling trailers , if it's usable $150. to $250 even if it needs a little work , with a coat of paint $350 and up.

It never works out fixing things too cheap for people ,they just waste your time ,I remember once when I got a call to fix a mates
car that broke down at the side of the road ,the first thing I said to him are you sure it has fuel in the tank ,he said yes ,I go
out to him with some parts to get the car going ,get there and take the air cleaner top off and open the throttle and no
fuel is in the carby ,I say again are you sure there is fuel in the tank ,he says yes ,so I check the fuel pump and it's not
pumping fuel so I wire in an electric pump to get him home and still doesn't pump any fuel ,I say again are you sure there
is fuel in the tank he says yes ,so before doing anything else I check the fuel tank and it's empty.

I saw years ago on facebook 2 people talking and one wanted something picked up hours away and the other guy says
why don't you get Norm to pick it up which also would have been hours for you.

Cheers
Max.