[OT]Tasted freecycling group. Wanted:offered ratio too high

[John Boffemmyer IV]

Definitely not from my neck of the woods. It is reversed here. Though, what 
is being offered is sometimes rediculous. For example, someone was offering 
a partially consumed package of paper napkins, available for pickup only. 
WTF? Yes, pickup only. Considering gasoline costs $2.28 for 87 unleaded in 
these parts, there were obviously- NO Takers. Things like that pop up 
often, but sometimes you get a bunch of nifty stuff offered for free, or 
some small fee (tag sale is the $300 or less branch off of freecycle). I 
got a free used (and working) Cisco Aironet 340 PCMCIA card (Wireless B) 
from someone lately who offered it. Also got a LinkSys BEFSR41v2 Broadband 
Router for $20, new with receipt copy to prove it, in opened box (used for 
2 days, guy went wireless to his PC instead as he didn't feel like placing 
network wires about). It just depends on where you are and what is out 
there to be offered. Yes, some places will offer nothing or crap, while 
others offer a lot or really interesting items. You just have to look 
about. Items on topic offered as of late: an old 8088, a GE typewriter, an 
IBM typewriter and a teletype terminal. It just depends, like I said.
-John Boffemmyer IV

At 10:15 PM 4/6/2005, you wrote:
>I registed to a local freecycling group. I receive several tens of
>emails each day. 80 percent are wanting and 20 percent are offering. I
>would expect the reversed ratio.
>
>vax, 9000