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Used /like new equipment - what do members think?

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trisha
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Joined: 10th Feb 2010

Hello everyone
Its only now that I need to clear the decks in my home and have a childs practically new Smirthwaite Heathfield Combi toileting chair for private sale that I wondered how many of us would actually look in the advertising section of the pinpoint site for things like that ?

I personally would just assume that it was big companies placing ads there.
Not Joe bloggs like ourselves who could perhaps list useful items ( and what can be very expensive pieces of equipment when bought new ) for sale at reduced costs to forum members of Pinpoint?.

This might be a very good way of re-using general equipment ( obviously if something is custom fitted it will not be appropriate) but something like my chair is standard and things like MacClaren buggies too for instance which are really are expensive brand new , these type of items are very useful and could be sold for much less so could be put to good uses and save someone a lot of money which as we all know soon get eaten up when purchasing items of equipment (and just living these days !)

So I am wondering what others think do we need a sub section for members to list their items of like new or used equipment that they have outgrown or no longer have a use for?
I realise that we could all look on ebay or Netmums but these sites are general and not really specialised plus ebay items could be a distance away and incur expensive postage costs.
It could perhaps be a good way of keeping things local and keeping costs down for us ?

trisha
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IT WORKS ! - NOW SOLD - designated area required perhaps?

Just to say that this works - the chair is now sold and has now gone to a new home where it will get more use (and can possibly be sold on after ) It has raised some funds and saved the purchaser some funds so everyone is a winner .

Perhaps we now need a ' FOR SALE ' or 'WANTED' designated area on the Pinpoint site ?

janeke
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ToiletingChair

Dear Trish - have looked at this on the internet and it could be just the thing for our son - could you tell me what size you have and how much you are selling it for.

Kind Regards

Janeke

trisha
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hello Janeke

Hi Janeke
sorry have only just come back on site and seen your email- i think the best thing is for you to contact me on my private email trisha.wiggins-browne@virgin.net and we can chat furtehr about it and I can then send you pics of it etc
best wishes
Trisha ( If you do not hear back from me straight away its because will be away from Easter Sunday for a couple of weeks)

lynn powell
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Joined: 8th Sep 2009
This sounds like a great idea

This sounds like a great idea Trisha. Happy to speak to the website team to get this set up if it's something parents want.