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Citroen Xzara rear lamp unit (West End Village SO30)
Just what’s in the picture
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Xmas lights transformer plug (West End Village SO30)
Received
If you happen to have a broken set of lights, but its transformer plug is fine and roughly matches the spec of this one... I'd be really grateful? We happen to have two sets with identical transformers, so we found that on this set it's the transformer that's mysteriously bust, not the lights.
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Old car bulbs (West End Village SO30)
Unused but very old
2h
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Citroen Xzara head restraint (West End Village SO30)
Also a tray table?
2h
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Ancient spark plugs (West End Village SO30)
Two in the packet look unused, not sure about the rest. Probably all 30 years old. Gap measuring tool too.
2h
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Kitchen drawer dividers (West End Village SO30)
2 aluminium+plastic dividers for drawers. To go as a pair, please. Possibly from IKEA but will work with other makes of kitchen/furniture. Meant to clip onto the side rail of a drawer, but they can just be stood/wedged inside it. Each one measures approx 55cm long inc. plastic clips (approx 52cm without) and 8cm deep.
18d
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Battered bikes, spares or repairs (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
Neither currently rideable but maybe someone can make some use of them or their bits
23d
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For spares/repair cordless vacuum (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
Samsung. Makes a dreadful noise but doesn’t pick anything up. Battery, charging cradle and other bits and pieces still ok.
29d
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Electric vehicle battery coolant (West End Village SO30)
Expired
Kia brand, 2 litre bottle nearly full, manufactured May 22, official expiry(?) date May 24
52d
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Tomato plants (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
I have 8 sets of 3 red cherry tomato plants. I was hoping to sell them for charity but it didn't work out. They're more than ready to get stuck in a gro-bag (or bigger pots), hence giving away in threes. These have been grown from seeds saved from last year's fruit. They cropped continuously for about 3 months and the fruit was great, v tasty and better than shop-bought (no guarantees though, of course - they do need regular watering and feeding). If you've never grown tomatoes before, the only extra thing to know is 'pinching out' - ask me or check it online - but these didn't produce many such shoots anyhow.
59d
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Hexagonal IKEA glass storage jars (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
5 glass storage jars by IKEA, cleverly made so they can sit upright or at a 'grab 'n' go' angle. Capacity of each is 2 litres (to the bottom of the top round screw part). One has had its plastic screwtop cracked and taped up as shown. All could do with a quick clean (they're dishwashable). Lids are pretty airtight except the broken one; the glass is quite thick. Nice on a windowsill; the one with the broken lid might make a nice terrarium?
59d
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Stand for 32” Samsung TV (West End Village SO30)
Expired
TV model that was on it was UE32ES5500K. Don't know what others it might fit. Screws included for fixing it on. Going to the dump soon, but we thought there was just a chance someone else might have broken/lost a Samsung stand.
77d
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Damaged panel panel door (West End Village SO30)
Expired
Too badly damaged I think to actually use as a door, so just asking in case someone has some imaginative other use
90d
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Pair of speakers (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
Good working condition. 26cm deep x 24 high x 15 wide. Some speaker cable too.
128d
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Sony TV Remote (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
RMT-TX300E Very good condition Just found it on top of a cupboard, but we no longer have the TV
128d
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Scandishake Mix (West End Village SO30)
Expired
High energy nutritional supplement. Meant for people who aren't eating well, or who need to catch up on calories after illness. They are out of date (June 2025) although I expect they’d still be ok. 9 x 85g sachets altogether.
140d
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Watches (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
Five watches. All analogue dial except the white one. None are currently going, but probably just need new batteries. If you have a family member who gets through lots of watches, you could see if replacing the batteries in these (which I think all stopped without any actual damage) might get you at least a couple of almost-free ones. (The watch-fixing stall at Bitterne Precinct market is excellent and cheap, and sometimes succeeded for me where a jeweller failed. Not sure where else he trades.) Two have a broken strap as shown, but these are cheaply replaceable too.
140d
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Telescope (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
Been in its box in the loft for years, not sure how well it works
143d
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Pair of Speakers (West End Village SO30)
Expired
Mission 760i. They were reckoned to be quite good in their day, but that was thirty odd years ago. 30cm x 20 x 18
143d
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7 Wine Glasses (West End Village SO30)
Expired
Quite tall wine glasses with an attractive 'ribbed' pattern. Set of 6 plus one spare. Collection Times: Anytime - can leave them out for you.
174d
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Solid wood cabin bed & storage (West End Village SO30)
Expired
Cabin bed with half-height wardrobe/cupboard (rail and/or 2 shelves), chest of drawers, deep shelving unit, sturdy ladder which hooks onto the bedside. Can be set up the other way around. Need it gone in the next few days if at all possible. It's bare wood and has had a little wear and tear from our kid, so now it would probably be nicest if you paint it. This bedroom set is entirely solid wood throughout, and I think the person we bought it from second-hand 3 years ago (for £175) said her dad had made it. You'll need a van and two fit adults to move it - the bed unhooks from the frame which does also come apart, but like I said - it's all solid wood...
192d
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60th birthday invitation cards (10) (West End Village SO30)
Expired
10 card invitations with envelopes, for a 60th birthday celebration. (One full pack of 6, plus 4 from a second pack.)
213d
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Make up (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
No7 Shimmer Face Palette. My mum-in-law is a committed user of various Boots products, and keeps getting given free gifts which nobody in the family wants to use! Hopefully this'll suit someone at least as a stocking filler.
213d
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Conversion For 'Heely' Roller Shoes (West End Village SO30)
Expired
These are the plastic fillers to put in to convert a pair of 'Heelys' to normal fashion trainers, plus the special tool and instruction leaflets. If anyone has the shoes but not the bits, here you go! (Sadly we gave away our last pair of 'Heelys' a few months ago, forgotten how or who to.)
246d
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Travel iron plus pouch (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
As shown. In mint condition and works as far as we know, may never have been used in fact (was my mum-in-law's). Bag is slightly grubby from where it was stored but should wash clean.
261d
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Bosch manual lawnmower (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
Used a dozen times at most. Perfect for a neat lawn in a modern housing estate, but too much hard work in our scruffy, lumpy 1960s garden!
265d
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Assorted outdoor toys/ sports (West End Village SO30)
Expired
As shown in picture, this bag of outdoor stuff for play includes bits for: - cricket (bat, stumps, leg pads) - football (goal nets & panel with holes for target practice, also sandbag with elastic for attaching a football for practising footwork without ball going astray. No actual footballs included, sorry, but we do have goals you can have if interested - please enquire) -boules (set of weighted plastic balls, and a little target ball which we used to replace the lost original one) - beach spades, sieve etc. - pond/butterfly net (has small tears in it) - plastic bats, rackets and balls The condition varies as shown. Whole lot to go together please!
265d
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Heavy cast-iron parasol base (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
Pretty and heavy, got free from someone else, screw is rusted stuck but could maybe be loosened. Could also be used to weight something down.
265d
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Bits for shed guttering (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
Leftover bits from when we installed guttering and downpipe on our shed, to catch the rainwater. As shown, includes some short bits of gutter and downpipe (longest bit is about 3' long), clips, corner piece, gutter-to-downpipe joining piece. This is the smaller diameter stuff that's only for outbuildings etc., not full-size guttering like on a house. If you're planning a similar project, it should save you a few quid.
265d
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Long strip of window privacy film (West End Village SO30)
Gifted
Size: Width: 51cm (1' 8"), Length:: 6m (19'8"). Bought 5 years ago when we thought we needed to put one-way privacy film on some internal doors that had small glass panels (hence narrow width). We then found a different solution and never opened the parcel, as you can see! It's been kept indoors the whole time so should still be in usable condition.
288d