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   Guest_ | Jun 29, 2000 01:24am | #1

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   Ed, find Blue. He's building a house out of cut offs & other left overs. :) Joe H

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   Guest_ | Jun 29, 2000 04:55am | #2

   *E-bay, Amazon, and the other auction sites sell almost anything you can imagine. From what I have read, there is a slight risk to the buyer that what is paid for does not arrive, but (if worked right), there should be little to no risk to a seller. The few things that I have looked at on e-bay seemed to go for a pretty good price.Other than that, there are lots of building materials listed in our local classifieds, and most of the classifieds in our area are also listed on the internet.

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   Guest_ | Jun 29, 2000 05:27am | #3

   *Ebay is hard for things with a significant shipping cost. I've done 20+ transactions and never been burned. Just check a seller's or buyer's feedback rating to see if he's treated all his previous customers fairly. Seems to be effective at fostering good behavior.Up here, people would call in to Tradio, a one-hour unclassified, free radio call-in show. "I've got twenty 2x6x14's and I want $5 each for them. Call Ed at 123-4567." You'd get 5-10 calls in the next hour. Versions of Tradio are pretty common in rural areas. Or post a note in a building supply store. -David

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   Guest_ | Jun 29, 2000 04:29pm | #4

   *This is a little off what the original post wants, but it's so cool, that I have to mention it. Here is Pittsburgh we have a nonprofit company called Construction Junction. They take donations of used and surplus building materials of all kinds and resell them at fantastic prices. Cash poor DIY people like me win with great stuff, and all twos cool old irreplaceable bits and pieces don't get land filled. Everyone wins. There's one in Boston near my sister's house, but I have no idea about the rest of the country.

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   Guest_ | Jun 29, 2000 06:18pm | #5

   *In Ann Arbor the city has a construction material reclaimation center - they pick lots of the stuff out of the curbside pickup and the rest is supplied by drop off (builders and homeowners can drop off materials).It is great, responsible and helps out those that need it the most (and is financed, in part, from the sale of all the recylclables they sort out of the trash pick-up).I doubt that very many cities have gone this far, but I bet that it will become more so as the cost of dumping goes up (burden) and the price of recycled metals, plastics and papers goes up (income). This year's city budget got a boost because of a rise in the price of recycled cardboard!

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   Guest_ | Jun 30, 2000 09:24pm | #6

   *Don't forget about Habitat for Humanity if you want to give it away. There is a chapter in just about every major city in the country.

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   Ruth_Phelps | Jul 03, 2000 04:50am | #7

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   I was reading Fine Homebuilding as my husband and I are getting ready to build. I found a website where you can list leftover building materials you have to sell. Try http://www.surplus-stuff.com. I haven't looked at it yet so I can't tell you whether it is any good. Let me know.

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   Ed_Cass | Jul 03, 2000 04:50am | #8

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   Am retiring and have several items such as new in-the-box Andersen casement window sashes, etc. Does anyone know of a site for selling?