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Free: Comics (Balerno EH14) Gifted Six random assorted comics, probably from the 1980s. Reasonable but not pristine condition.

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Free: Sewing box (Balerno EH14) Promised Useful small sewing box for storing all those sewing bits and bobs. Contents would need replenishing but contains plenty of needles, bobbins of cotton (some part used) buttons etc.

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Free: Two wine racks (Balerno EH14) Expired Two wine racks of different sizes, wine bottles for illustration purposes only (though are available if wanted). There is a foot missing from the larger one but this doesn’t seem to affect balance.

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Free: Croquet set (Balerno EH14) Gifted Four player croquet set, fits in box shown. Never used so in excellent condition. Playing rules also included.

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Free: Cool boxes (Balerno EH14) Gifted Two cool boxes with ice packs. Larger one width 37cm x height 37 cm x depth 25 cm, smaller one 25 cm x 26 cm x 19 cm (all measurements approximate)

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Free: Puzzle books (Balerno EH14) Gifted Collection of puzzle books. They are quite old but I guess puzzles are largely timeless. I never got round to doing them and I’m sure there are puzzle addicts out there who could make good use of them.

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Free: Picnic/Beach mats (Balerno EH14) Gifted Three picnic/beach mats. Two are 188cm x 70cm and one slightly smaller at 168cm x 61cm. They roll up as shown for easy transportation.

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Free: Batman figure (Balerno EH14) Expired Plastic Batman figure, 30cm high. I think it came originally containing shampoo or shower gel but has been used as an ornament for many years. Movable arms and unscrews at the waist to reveal container.

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Free: Soft toys (Balerno EH14) Expired Quantity of soft toys. Quite old and therefore do not have safety labels required for donation to charity shops. Still lots of play left in them though.

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Free: Humax PVR-9300T Digital Recorder (Balerno EH14) Gifted Humax PVR-9300T Digital Personal recorder, including remote and original instructions. Not been used for a long time but it appears to be in good condition and as far as I can tell it is in working order.

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Free: Warhammer Fantasy Battle 3rd edition rule books (Balerno EH14) Gifted Softcover version of the third edition Warhammer Fantasy Battle rulebook, and the Warhammer Armies companion book, both from 1991, published by Games Workshop. They are in somewhat poor condition; many of the pages have come loose from the binding, but they are believed to be complete.

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Free: Eagle comics, 1989-1992 (Balerno EH14) Gifted A collection of approximately 100 Eagle (later ‘The New Eagle’) comics from April 1989 to February 1992. Initially a weekly comic, later became monthly. Features Dan Dare, Storm Force and others. In mixed condition, but most still seem ok.

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Free: 2000 AD / Judge Dredd comics (Balerno EH14) Gifted A run of 2000 AD comics featuring Judge Dredd (and other stories) from August 1990 to July 1991. There may be some issues missing. Most are in decent condition, but not pristine; they have probably been read only once, and have been in storage for many years.

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Free: Binoculars (Balerno EH14) Gifted Large Tasco binoculars, with box and carry case with strap. 12 x 50 mm. Weighs over 1 kg - too heavy for me.

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Free: Toy Vehicles (Balerno EH14) Gifted A quantity of extremely old and battered toy vehicles, Matchbox, Dinky etc. My Grandson played endlessly with them for many years, the condition of them didn’t bother him. Still lots of play left in them.

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Free: Travel books (Balerno EH14) Expired Variety of travel books, mostly Lonely Planet/Rough Guide. NOT recent editions so information on recommended accommodation and price guidelines will be out of date but details of sightseeing and places worth visiting should still be relevant.

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Free: Bath/paddling pool toys (Balerno EH14) Expired A variety of ducks, boats etc. suitable for playing in bath or paddling pool. Quite old but still lots of play left in them.

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Free: Coronation Street Jig Saw (Balerno EH14) Expired 1000 piece Coronation Street jigsaw. Not recent so there won’t be any current characters featured. Might be of interest to collectors of Coronation Street memorabilia.

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Free: Glass marbles (Balerno EH14) Gifted Large collection of glass marbles. In played-with condition.

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Free: New cables (Balerno EH14) Expired Three new unused cables, Ethernet cables? Approx 300cm long though the black one is perhaps slightly shorter. The black one also has a marginally different connector which I have tried to show in the photo.

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Free: Toy vehicles (Balerno EH14) Gifted A quantity of extremely old and battered toy vehicles, Matchbox, Dinky, etc. My Grandson played endlessly with them for many years and didn’t seem bothered by the condition they were in.

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Free: Garmin eTrex Personal Navigator (Balerno EH14) Gifted Not been used for a long time but I have no reason to believe it is not working. Just thought there might be still some people who are interested in this older technology. Includes box and manuals.

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Free: Wicker Laundry Basket (Balerno EH14) Gifted Large wicker laundry basket, slightly wonky, height 60cm, width at widest point 50cm.

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Free: Knitting wool (Balerno EH14) Gifted Assorted oddments of knitting wool. Might be useful for making small items, toys etc, as most are only small amounts.

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Free: Knitting Patterns (Balerno EH14) Gifted Several dozen knitting patterns mostly dating from years ago so not modern styles. Many baby patterns, some children’s and lots of women’s tops, multiple sizes.

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Free: Knitting needles (Balerno EH14) Gifted Large quantity of knitting needles, various sizes, and also including double ended and circular needles.

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Free: Sewing patterns (Balerno EH14) Gifted Sewing patterns from the 1970’s/80’s so not modern styles. Women’s sizes 12 - 14.

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Free: Garden/beach toys (Balerno EH14) Gifted Selection of toys for garden or beach. Various vehicles, buckets and spades, child’s wheelbarrow, bat and ball game, frisbee, crazy golf etc.

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Free: Vanity-style case (Balerno EH14) Gifted As shown, good condition.

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Free: Fish tank and accessories (Balerno EH14) Gifted Fish tank and various accessories, including fish food. Not been used for very many years but as far as I know all still fit for purpose.

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