For free entertainment, I occasionally look on facebook marketplace at coal and stoves for sale. I've seen more than a few knee-slappers.
Just today I saw an ad of a basement bin of coal being sold from someone in Montgomery county. They are selling in 10 lb. bags, for $7 each. Another in Schuylkill county had what looked to be the last bottom dregs of an old bin for sale. It looked like nearly all fines with a few lumps. Maybe, 3/4 ton. $300, reduced from $500. "don't try to lowball me." Several others that will fill your 5 gal. bucket for $8 or $12. For every one of those, there are 20 people selling the dregs of their old fuel oil tanks at $$$.
Also, beaten down 70's and 80's coal or wood stoves with all bricks broken and no door glass, $900. If I see one more 50-93 for sale that sat out in the rain for 5 years and missing the load door, for $900, I'll scream!
Basement gold
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Yes saw the basement gold listed near here, i got a laugh out of it!
I list coal stoves for sale on marketplace and get no responses. Had several stoves listed a while ago, nothing but no shows or people asking if it will burn wood.
I list coal stoves for sale on marketplace and get no responses. Had several stoves listed a while ago, nothing but no shows or people asking if it will burn wood.
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I do the same. Saw that add @ 7$ for 10lbs and was so taken away i had to show the wife (she does not understand my obsession with coal) It is ridiculous though.hank2 wrote: ↑Fri. Jan. 06, 2023 1:33 amFor free entertainment, I occasionally look on facebook marketplace at coal and stoves for sale. I've seen more than a few knee-slappers.
Just today I saw an ad of a basement bin of coal being sold from someone in Montgomery county. They are selling in 10 lb. bags, for $7 each.
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5 or 10 years ago you saw very few coal stoves for sale online in Pa. I did find my DS on Craigslist about 11 years ago. Guy bought it at DS the year before but his wife was scared of it. Never lit. I paid about 75% of new price.lincolnmania wrote: ↑Fri. Jan. 06, 2023 3:06 amYes saw the basement gold listed near here, i got a laugh out of it!
I list coal stoves for sale on marketplace and get no responses. Had several stoves listed a while ago, nothing but no shows or people asking if it will burn wood.
For the past year there have been endless stoves for sale, so I guess it's hard to get noticed. I have seen a few high end parlor stokers with a ton or two of coal for good prices.
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Message them and ask how many bags they have sold. If the number is high, post an add that undercuts their price.
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That's an idea
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