Stuff for sale second hand locally

[Spare tyre]

I have filters set on gumtree, Shpock, eBay etc for certain items I buy for various projects

There has been a massive increase on stuff for sale on gumtree, which makes sense as people are bored, having a tidy up, can’t go to the tip

But who is going to be buying these large collection only items

It’s been personally frustrating as I’ve seen lots of bargains that I’d like, but can’t get out due to being a good boy.

I’d have thought eBay would have ruled out collection etc

[Shakermaker]

Yeah.. nobody should be going around buying stuff at the moment like this, though I'm sure a few morons will give it a go.

All the big local Facebook selling groups in my area have shut down any new adverts since the beginning of the week which does limit the options. But post etc is still going which is why I guess eBay is still going too.

[Kev_Mk3]

Local FB groups have said no selling for collection. I've had a few requests to post which I will via courier but all I can see is scams increasing due to this.

[GT72]

Spare tyre said:

But who is going to be buying these large collection only items

Idiots - there's absolutely loads of them about at the moment, plus all the people making up their own rules to suit their personal circumstances. Examples I've seen locally :

Cycling - everyone seems to have taken up cycling. Never done it before, but now suddenly they need to be out on a bike every day. Our local bike shop has been inundated. When they fall off or are knocked off who will they need - the NHS.

Jogging - As above, suddenly everyone's a jogger, when they pull a muscle or twist their ankle who will they call?

Hooning - lots of examples on PH of people advocating taking the weekend car out for a spin while the roads quiet. Again, if they crash, who's valuable resource will they be using up, NHS?

Biking - same as hooning, but consequences are likely to be more severe, potentially taking intensive care beds.

I cycle, I jog and I have a road legal trackday car. I'd love to do any of them at the moment, but I'm not because we've been asked to do nothing, so that's exactly what I'm doing. It's really not that difficult if you put your mind to it. It's quite staggering how selfish some people can be. I'm sure this guy thought he'd be safe on the quiet roads https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/great... He's now taking up valuable resources.

I've also seen some bargains on Facebook, as we're in the process of renovating our house, but there's no way I'm going to buy them. Saving £50 or potentially killing people - I've not found it a difficult decision to make.

[FunkyNige]

GT72 said:

Idiots - there's absolutely loads of them about at the moment, plus all the people making up their own rules to suit their personal circumstances. Examples I've seen locally :

Cycling - everyone seems to have taken up cycling. Never done it before, but now suddenly they need to be out on a bike every day. Our local bike shop has been inundated. When they fall off or are knocked off who will they need - the NHS.

Jogging - As above, suddenly everyone's a jogger, when they pull a muscle or twist their ankle who will they call?

I think these are just people who can't go to the gym.

[sleepezy]

FunkyNige said:

I think these are just people who can't go to the gym.

I've seen some people cycling and jogging recently who can't go to the gym as they have no idea where it is!

I must admit to being in two minds - I think there's a need to keep active and avoid mental health - we are going for a walk every day (but live semi rurally so can do so with a manageable risk of interaction) but am not going jogging or cycling for the reasons above - i have no wish to put greater strain on the NHS at the moment, nor do I want to take the risk of having to be in a hospital for an injury. Hooning is deplorable and downright stupid - even just taking into account the potential to use police resources for the immediate offence, let alone if you have an accident.

Back to the original question - I am just going to wait for all the nearly new equipment to come up for sale in about 4 months time.

[Oldandslow]

GT72 said:

Spare tyre said:

But who is going to be buying these large collection only items

Idiots - there's absolutely loads of them about at the moment, plus all the people making up their own rules to suit their personal circumstances. Examples I've seen locally :

Cycling - everyone seems to have taken up cycling. Never done it before, but now suddenly they need to be out on a bike every day. Our local bike shop has been inundated. When they fall off or are knocked off who will they need - the NHS.

Jogging - As above, suddenly everyone's a jogger, when they pull a muscle or twist their ankle who will they call?

Hooning - lots of examples on PH of people advocating taking the weekend car out for a spin while the roads quiet. Again, if they crash, who's valuable resource will they be using up, NHS?

Biking - same as hooning, but consequences are likely to be more severe, potentially taking intensive care beds.

I cycle, I jog and I have a road legal trackday car. I'd love to do any of them at the moment, but I'm not because we've been asked to do nothing, so that's exactly what I'm doing. It's really not that difficult if you put your mind to it. It's quite staggering how selfish some people can be. I'm sure this guy thought he'd be safe on the quiet roads https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/great... He's now taking up valuable resources.

I've also seen some bargains on Facebook, as we're in the process of renovating our house, but there's no way I'm going to buy them. Saving £50 or potentially killing people - I've not found it a difficult decision to make.

Yet as we are often told most accidents occur in the home. Often clustered around bank holidays when people do some DIY because they're at home with nothing better to do.

[i4got]

GT72 said:

I cycle, I jog and I have a road legal trackday car. I'd love to do any of them at the moment, but I'm not because we've been asked to do nothing, so that's exactly what I'm doing. It's really not that difficult if you put your mind to it. It's quite staggering how selfish some people can be.

But you haven't been asked to do nothing. The official government advice is (and I'm quoting)

You should only leave the house for one of four reasons:

shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible.
one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household.
any medical need, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person.
travelling to and from work, but only where you cannot work from home.
These four reasons are exceptions - even when doing these activities, you should be minimising time spent outside of the home and ensuring you are 2 metres apart from anyone outside of your household.