I threw out 3 old bikes from the 80's, a wheel barrow that I dont use anymore, 2 old radiators from the 80's they were dangerous to use. 2 25 gallon fish tanks and three shelves made out of wood. I come home and their all gone! I just saw a guy take a old lamp that I had from the 80's he put it in his car and drove away! Why would anyone want my old junk??
2006-06-28 13:50:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I know there are alot. I am not one. I know what you mean. If people want to make a living gettig peoples crap just to sell it on Ebay they should take a look at their own crap they may have laying around their house. I think it is gross.
2006-06-28 16:28:20 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 11⤊ 3⤋
Because most people in this country can't afford EVERYTHING they want BRAND NEW. What you might consider garbage, other people might be able to restore & squeek a couple of more years of use out of it for a fraction of the cost of buying something new.
Other people make money off your throw-aways. Have you seen Ebay?
One man's trash is another man's treasure...at least it's not going into a landfill!!!
As for the people who can't throw stuff away, my best guess is that these folks are sentimental at heart. If they look at, or even think about something they know they have stored away & could physically touch, a reward of vivid fond memories of the past will flood the mind & rejouvinate the soul.
The dark part of this "affliction" is that it can get way out of control. Alot of times, garbage is just garbage -It should be thrown away & forgotten.
"We are spirits in a material world"
2006-06-28 21:04:39 · answer #2 · answered by DRAC Q LA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if it is still functional-then why wish for it to go to a landfill. Without knowing where the guy was taking it-for all you know he needed a lamp in a dark room. OR, perhaps they were psycho ebay-ers, who will ebay anything they get for free b/c even 50 cents on a free lamp on the curb is better than nothing. I know the type.
Oh hell, I am the type.
But I am also a packrat as well...
Well, All I can say is the old adage, one mans junk is another mans treasure. Just be happy you are rid of it and you don't have to pay for its removal!
2006-06-28 20:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by John Smith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want to know the same !! I hope someone gives a truly profound answer because I'm a packrat! I've always thought its because for so long I had nothing or had to share what little I did have. But I really don't know for sure and it can become such a problem! Is there a doctor in the house?! A shrink?! Help us if you can doc, we're runnin out of room in our attics and basements and closets, Oh My !
2006-06-28 20:56:59 · answer #4 · answered by kimsss717 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a pack rat when it comes to photos but some things like lamps and such is treasures for someone else.
2006-06-28 20:55:43 · answer #5 · answered by Pashur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a pack rat--- I just always think that I might need that someday! Also I like finding new uses for things-- I guess it is recycling.
2006-06-28 20:53:02 · answer #6 · answered by ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People save the damnedest things. People throw away the damnedest things.
2006-06-28 20:55:37 · answer #7 · answered by Leifr Eiríksson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! You threw all that good stuff away. Just wait, next week you will need some of that stuff and you will be kicking yourself.
2006-06-28 20:53:58 · answer #8 · answered by valcus43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ebay. One man's trash is another man's treasure.
2006-06-28 20:55:39 · answer #9 · answered by changRdie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the value of a cartain thing is always relative
2006-06-28 20:55:44 · answer #10 · answered by dupjunk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋