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Free: Dowels and matching point markers (Oxford-Freegle CGA OX4) Withdrawn Dowels - if you have a use for these, you know what they are, I don't need to describe them. The catch is, they're imperial sized, bought in error, so they'll never do anything but sit there and annoy me. Sizes are 1/2", 3/8", 5/16", and 1/4". There's a pair of matching point markers or whatever they're called in each size. Maybe 50 of the big size and progressively more of them as they get smaller.

68d

Free: Nearly new soft-close toilet seat. (Oxford-Freegle CGA OX4) Gifted Yeah, I know, toilet seat: Ick. But it was briefly fitted, then replaced - it's a decent quality soft-close, quick-detach seat, it's since been thoroughly steam-cleaned, and all the metal fixings are stainless steel, so they've come up as new. If you're doing a refurb on a very tight budget or if your skanky landlord won't cough up for a new seat, this might be just the thing. If that's still too much of a psychological obstacle, I completely understand, and we will never speak of this again.

87d

Free: Laptop, but with issues (Oxford-Freegle CGA OX4) Gifted Dell Inspiron 5558 Spec as per pic 2 with a bare install of ubuntu 20.04 on it. i7 x4 processor, 16GB RAM, sluggish HD, unenthusiastic battery, screen is fine. BUT The DC power socket is loose inside - it works, but it has to be nursed along. See how I've got the cable braced against a bench dog in the pic? Like that. It really wants disassembling and properly securing. And full disassembly is a royal pain in the hole on this model. AND Minor cosmetic damage to the case on front right corner. Maybe missing a couple of external case screws, but nothing wobbles. Only take this unless you're prepared to tinker, or to make good use of the better components, or if you're utterly desperate. If you're expecting a trouble-free laptop on day one, you'll be wasting everyone's time and it'll just sit in the corner gathering dust.

104d

Free: LED Fairy lights. (Oxford-Freegle CGA OX4) Gifted Found another set of surplus fairy lights. Longish string, UK plug, controller with various flash settings, plus steady. Indoor use only. Being able to pick them up soon would be a bonus.

104d

Free: fairy lights (Oxford-Freegle CGA OX4) Expired Mains powered LED fairy lights for (I'm pretty sure) indoor use only. UK 240V plug with a controller to switch between about ten irritating flash patterns and one steady one. Quite a long string, enough to go around most rooms alternating red/yellow/green/blue.

107d

Free: Guitar cases (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Two soft guitar cases. The Yamaha one on the left would suit most acoustic guitars, the TGI one on the right is probably only large enough for a solid body electric or perhaps a smaller acoustic. Both a little dusty, but in good order. Please state which one you're after when replying. Edit: Larger Yamaha one now taken. Smaller one still available.

119d

Free: Under-desk drawer unit (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Built to fit under a standard office desk. Top two drawers are plain drawers, the bottom one has file hangers like a filing cabinet, but could also just be used as a deep plain drawer. One lock locks all three drawers together - two keys are included. In good, clean condition. 42cm wide x 60cm deep x 72.5cm high

119d

Free: 2 person tent. (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Budget "2-person" tent. Fine as a summer festival tent, but I wouldn't rely on it in harsher conditions. It was sold as a 2 person tent, but it's not big, so the 2 people would have to be small or desperate - dimensions on second pic. Fine for one, though. I've checked it out and it all seems to be there and intact, but check it out yourself before relying on it.

123d

Free: Huge cardboard box (Cricket Road OX4) Expired Maybe suitable for house move, craft purposes, or huge cat. 61cm high x 66 long x 55 wide Can leave as is or untape to pack flat.

138d

Free: IKEA wire shelving units (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted IKEA wire shelving units, probably "Jonaxel". I've assembled one to photograph, they assemble to about 54x44x74cm, and there are parts for three more and a clothes rail that can span between two units. Units can stack one above another and there are clips to keep them firmly together. There are four flat shelves included as well as two deeper baskets. There may be another couple of baskets somewhere, and if I find those, they'll be included too. I think these are a match for the ones currently being sold, but please check the measurements carefully before buying any more and expecting them to match.

153d

Free: Guitar stands (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Two guitar stands, for stage use, or for home storage if you have the floor space. One particularly suitable for hollow-bodied acoustics, one for solid electrics, but either would work for most guitars in a pinch. I'd rather these went directly to a good home rather than just being sold on, thanks for your understanding on this. Please state which one you're interested in GUITARS ARE NOT INCLUDED, shown for illustrative purposes only.

191d

Free: Fountain Pens and Cartridges (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted 8 inexpensive INVO fountain pens and a big pile of variously coloured cartridges. 5 of the pens are unused, the others might need rinsing out before use.

196d

Free: Air Pump for Footballs (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Simple piston air pump for footballs, rugby balls etc. Comes with cone and needle adaptors.

198d

Free: Bits of K'Nex and Lego (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Bits of K'Nex and Lego construction toys, not much, just what's in the pic, but might be handy to add to an existing collection.

198d

Free: Computer mice (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Two optical USB mice, working when last used.

198d

Free: Plastic washing basket (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Pretty much as-new condition, 64cm x 45cm x 24cm deep.

288d

Free: Ring for growing tomatoes. (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Plastic ring/pot. You half bury it in the ground, plant your tomato plant in the middle, then feed and water it via the outer ring. Old but intact. 15cm inner diameter, 25cm outer diameter.

293d

Free: Roller blind material (Cricket Road OX4) Expired 2 roller blinds, less end fittings. One stripy as in pic, one very dark blue, the blue one is proper blackout material. Useful for crafts, sunshades, or as temporary blinds? About 110cm x whatever height these things are - maybe 150cm?

302d

Free: Manual mitre saw (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Old, but working. Blade is replaceable. Not really for heavy duty stuff, but handy for smaller work like picture frames

320d

Free: Phone case - Pixel 7 (Cricket Road OX4) Expired Ringke protective case for a Google Pixel 7 (not 7a or 7 Pro). New condition, dark green.

328d

Free: Office chair (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Midrange office chair, decent condition, smoke-free home, all tilt and lift functions work, but it's not the most satisfying lift mechanism in the world.

1y

Free: Assorted light bulbs. (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted An assortment of light bulbs. Mostly bayonet and GU10, a roughly even mix of halogen, ordinary incandescent, and LED. All working when last tried. I'd prefer to give these to someone who can take them all.

1y

Free: Large Wall Fan (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Wall-mounting fan, 400mm/16". Must be mounted to the wall, doesn't work freestanding. 3-speed, oscillating; speed and swing both switched by pull cord.

1y

Free: Underlay boards for Laminate flooring (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted FLOORING AND UNDERLAY NOW PROMISED. W̶i̶c̶k̶e̶s̶ ̶l̶a̶m̶i̶n̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶f̶l̶o̶o̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶"̶A̶f̶r̶i̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶W̶a̶l̶n̶u̶t̶"̶ ̶e̶f̶f̶e̶c̶t̶.̶ ̶ ̶P̶l̶a̶n̶k̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶1̶3̶0̶0̶ ̶x̶ ̶1̶9̶2̶ ̶x̶ ̶7̶ ̶m̶m̶ ̶-̶ ̶o̶l̶d̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶s̶t̶o̶r̶e̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶d̶o̶o̶r̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶g̶o̶o̶d̶ ̶o̶r̶d̶e̶r̶ ̶ ̶O̶n̶e̶ ̶u̶n̶o̶p̶e̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶p̶a̶c̶k̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶1̶0̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶n̶k̶s̶ ̶a̶s̶ ̶n̶e̶w̶,̶ ̶p̶l̶u̶s̶ ̶l̶e̶f̶t̶o̶v̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶o̶f̶f̶c̶u̶t̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶c̶l̶u̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶w̶o̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶w̶h̶o̶l̶e̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶n̶k̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶c̶h̶ ̶h̶a̶s̶ ̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶m̶i̶n̶o̶r̶ ̶e̶d̶g̶e̶ ̶c̶h̶i̶p̶.̶ Also a quantity of compatible felt underlay boards. 16 sheets, 850 x 590 x 5 mm. These are also decent for deadening sound if any podcasters want to build an acoustically neutral booth on the cheap.

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1y

Free: Ancient laptop (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Toshiba Satellite Pro laptop. Core 2 T5600 processor, 2GB RAM. Working fine, but it's old enough that it doesn't have a camera. I've put Ubuntu 16.04 on there just to check it works, and it'll browse the web fine, but that's an old enough operating system that it no longer gets security updates, so don't connect this to the internet if you plan to enter any secure info on there. No email passwords, no online banking, nothing you don't want stolen. If you plan to use it for anything like that, clean it off and put an operating system on it that you know is secure. If you don't fully understand this warning, please don't take it. Battery is near the end of its life, so consider this a mains-only machine. Might be useful for basic games, or as a dumb terminal, or whatever.

1y

Free: Large storage box without lid. H56 W43 D73cm (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Large plastic storage box - has been used for big bags of flour for years, but the lid is now trashed. Box itself is intact. Might be useful for shed storage. H56 W43 D73cm

1y

Free: Google Chromecasts (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Two Google Chromecasts. They plug into an HDMI socket and make a dumb TV a little smarter. They need USB power (not included, but cables are; most TVs have a USB socket or two on the back which would do fine). Once set up, you can cast iPlayer, Netflix, YouTube etc from a phone or tablet to the telly - setup is easier with Android phones than Apple, but once done, you can cast from iPhones too. Each one is about the size of a Jaffa cake. I think one is 1st generation and one is second, but they both do up to 1080p I think. Setup instructions are readily googleable. (One now promised, one still available.)

1y

Free: Computer speakers (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Two sets of computer speakers, both in stylish beige as was the fashion of the day, one larger with subwoofer by Altec, and one smaller by Harman/Kardon. Both grubby and dusty but in good working order. Both take input from a 3.5mm socket. Old, but if you need a temporary sound system or one for a garage or student room, they'd fill the need. Altec one has main speakers 27cm tall, the Harman/Kardon ones are 21cm tall.

1y

Free: Monitor shelf (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Shelf for raising two computer monitors closer to eye-level. 10cm high, 38cm deep, 76cm wide.

1y

Free: Ariston Stereo amplifier (Cricket Road OX4) Gifted Ariston AX-910 stereo amp. Working fine.

1y