What's Your Best Hard Rubbish Find/Haul?

c0balt on 05/12/2018 - 18:32
Last edited 05/12/2018 - 20:09

I've had some really great hard rubbish hauls over the years. I've always been a bit of a hard rubbish pirate and dumpster diver so I've had some really good finds over the years, but today I think I hit my mother-lode.

Today I got:
1) LG 42LD560 (1080p, 100hz, smart functions, well reviewed) working fine. There was a Hitachi TV there also I am thinking of going back to get!
2) Brand new hot pink Lorna Jane shoes in the exact size my gf wears.
3) 2x 3/4 full Marc Jacobs & Ralf Lauren perfumes.
4) Samsung Gear VR (has been opened but protective plastic still on!).
5) Swanky SMEG microwave that still had the protective plastic on it! I ended up going back home and trading my disgusting microwave with it.

I'm going to head back there and see what else I can find!

EDIT:
6) Asus tablet
7) Large jewelers screw driver set
8) 2x Sagemcom NBN modem routers with AC wifi, USB3 and 4x gigabit ethernet ports.

Going to go back in a few hours and might find even more!

What's everyone's best finds?

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Comments

    • c0balt on 05/12/2018 - 20:45

      Well if you're paying for it, does it really count?

      Sounds like you should check do some regional op shopping to find those jewel CD cases for old school games, or even better - big box copies. There might be some gems left in areas that aren't frequented too much.

      • Clear on 05/12/2018 - 21:01

        Whenever I travel I make an effort to always look around. Big boxes are getting so rare now.

        • Gandalf the Thrifty on 05/12/2018 - 21:50

          Lifeline bookfest used to have loads of boxed games. Got a copy of Lemmings , played it once and probably get donated back at some point.

    • pennypincher98 on 05/12/2018 - 21:00

      Well if we are counting Gumtree freebies and eBay finds..

      I think that's a whole new thread waiting to happen.

      • Clear on 05/12/2018 - 21:00

        I didn't include eBay or Gumtree in any of mine.

        • pennypincher98 on 05/12/2018 - 21:02
          +1

          If you pay for things left out on the kerb you're doing it wrong lol.

          • Clear on 05/12/2018 - 21:02

            @pennypincher98: Is kurb collection even a thing snymore?

            • pennypincher98 on 05/12/2018 - 21:04

              @Clear: Oh yeah more than ever. Only problem is people around me only chuck out things after they've fallen apart and don't work any more.

              Was looking at various chairs before I realised the wood is all cracked and there is nothing under the fabric to hold it up.

  • hasselbladsnapper on 05/12/2018 - 20:29
    +2

    I like the idea of Jacobs & Lauren perfumes …. mmm what was the Novichock connection?, at least a long way from the UK!!!!.

    • c0balt on 05/12/2018 - 20:33

      Oh no, I tried both on each wrist to see if they were good. If I stop posting/voting, you'll know what has happened to me!

      Soooooo.. any chance you'll be putting a medium format camera out on the curb next hard rubbish day :P

      • dasher86 on 06/12/2018 - 13:30
        -5

        i once pissed into some perfume i put out for hard rubbish.

        • pegaxs on 06/12/2018 - 19:27
          -5

          HAHAHAHA :D Priceless.

          Come around to my place next time. I'm having another "dog turd in a box" extravaganza based on this thread. Feel free to bring around a few bottles of "home brew perfume" that we can throw into the mix.

        • Amour on 06/12/2018 - 20:28
          +3

          So many numpty comments, so few neg votes available to give…

          • pegaxs on 06/12/2018 - 23:29

            @Amour: Come back tomorrow with your fresh negs. :D

            • dasher86 on 07/12/2018 - 09:17
              +1

              @pegaxs: yes it will really hurt out internet credz sad face emoji…

              • pegaxs on 07/12/2018 - 10:01

                @dasher86: Oh no!! Not my fake internet points! *poop_emoji.jpg*

  • Bonsaichop on 05/12/2018 - 20:48
    +2

    Micro-Seiki turntable with a shure V15 type 3, i'll let the audiophiles oogle on that one.

  • chuneeperformance on 05/12/2018 - 21:23

    Laptops thrown out.. Blown $15 laptop power packs..$1500 laptops..

  • Master Bates on 05/12/2018 - 21:50
    +12

    I once found a crate of top shelf magazines. Some of the pages were stuck together, but they were still useable.

    • ozboygsl on 06/12/2018 - 08:02
      -2

      magazines with pages stuck together ???

    • Seedy seed on 06/12/2018 - 08:31
      +8

      Name checks out. Also, got any your done with? ;)

    • outlander on 06/12/2018 - 18:12

      Those are actually worth something. If they're from the 90s or older, they can sell for $10 or more

      • Donaldhump on 06/12/2018 - 21:12

        30 years old dried jizz, delightful

    • Donaldhump on 06/12/2018 - 21:11

      Just rub one out and add to the pages

  • altomic on 05/12/2018 - 23:32
    +13

    last year I picked up a Philips soundbar with subwoofer w/ inbuilt DVD player - HTS6100. worked perfectly. bought a remote off aliexpress for $12.

    not curbside but stuff being dumped storey - 3 years ago I was at the tip dropping off some junk and this bloke rocked up in a van and parked next to me . He was struggling to pull a LG 65" inch plasma TV out so I offered to give him a hand and asked what was wrong with it. he said it kept turning off so I asked If i could have it. he said "sure, better than it being trashed". So I took it home plugged it in and it worked. bought a replacement remote from aliexpress for $5 posted. connected a dvd player and played a movie on repeat for 5 hours no problem. then I noticed channel 9 would cause the TV to shut off. Googled that issue and found out it was a firm ware issue. contacted LG and they said they would send someone around to flash the firmware. a week later a guy arrived. plugged in a USB stick, flashed the new firmware and from then the TV worked 100%. TV was too big for my house so I sold it on gumtree for $300.

    • 88mph on 06/12/2018 - 08:55

      Good on ya… as a fellow Plasma fan, taking a punt n saving one from the scrapheap. 👍

    • serpserpserp on 06/12/2018 - 21:01
      +2

      I'm surprised a 1080p plasma at 65" doesn't sell for more!

      • raymosaurus on 07/12/2018 - 10:43
        +1

        That's because they use as much electricity as an oven.

        • serpserpserp on 07/12/2018 - 20:10
          +1

          I like a TV that doubles as a heater in winter!

  • sparkles on 06/12/2018 - 00:06

    The last hard waste collection I put out various stuffs. Someone took a rusted barbell my brother abandoned that nearly did me in carrying it out , while I found a lovely brand new dog bed which was used immediately after a wash. Nothing as good as OP's finds.

  • AlienC on 06/12/2018 - 00:33

    Don't have the vehicle for it but once saw a few CRT TV's and some nice furniture probably worth a few hundred dollars in a swanky beach suburb once before.

    Usually it has been I who have been putting out stuff on the kerb for others to take.

    I remember somebody took I think some really old pc like pre 1995 in under half an hour.

    Some working office chairs were also gone in under an hour.

    There was another item I remember was really good me and my dad left out and it was gone in like 30 minutes I forget what it was but it was something pretty decent I remember.. maybe some more pc stuff or definitely tech hardware related imho.

  • Findo on 06/12/2018 - 02:07
    +1

    I found a working chainsaw on the way to school once, some other boys picked it up

  • ozboygsl on 06/12/2018 - 07:59
    -1

    had a few over the yrs. -just got a Dyson vacuum cleaner yesterday. Sux as much as a greens policy.

    • pegaxs on 06/12/2018 - 10:05
      +3

      A bit ambiguous… not sure if that’s “a lot” or “not at all”

    • altomic on 06/12/2018 - 11:46

      I grabbed a dyson upright 2 years ago.

      powerhead switch was broken so bought a replacement off aliexpress for $1.39. installed it. gave the vac a very thorough clean.

      sold vac for $130

  • backpaqer on 06/12/2018 - 08:03

    Should have knocked on the door and asked what else they might have. Sure this wasn't out the front of a jb HiFi? News @ 6pm ;)

  • InfraRed on 06/12/2018 - 08:26
    +1

    A working SNES

    • dasher86 on 06/12/2018 - 13:32

      when i was on a working holiday visa my mum went through my old room and threw out my working SNES along with all my games. I still cry to this day.

      • J6 on 07/12/2018 - 21:11

        My parents through out my n64 a few years ago with large collection of 15+ boxed games.
        Had all the classics in boxes.

        Look up the ebay price for Conkers bad fur day boxed.

  • 88mph on 06/12/2018 - 09:01
    +5

    I've got a 'condition', anytime I see Made in Japan electronics from the 80 - 90s, I tend to pick em up. Mainly stereos, stereo components, and until recently VCRs.

    Take em home, fix them if needed, clean em up inside and outside, and neatly stack them in my shed.

    Btw, I need a bigger shed…

    • serpserpserp on 06/12/2018 - 21:02

      Don't have any Japanese Sega Saturns do ya? ;)

      • 88mph on 06/12/2018 - 22:15

        Nope, was never into gaming 😶

      • altomic on 06/12/2018 - 23:57
        +1

        when I lived in Sendai City in North Japan there was a group of university dormitory buildings. they were ~40 years old, double storey, 30 twin rooms on each level. 4 buildings , 3 of which were unused. / abandoned.

        at the end of the semester the students (if not returning to uni) would just pack their bare essentials and leave everything else behind. I was there 13 years ago and the place had last been used 5 years previously.

        game systems. games systems a plenty. just sitting there, still hooked up to TVs in the dorm rooms. at the time they weren't collectable. piles of games. I just walked past them.

        every game system you could think of that was available in Japan nearly 20 years ago…

        • [Deactivated] on 07/12/2018 - 02:38
          +1

          at the end of the semester the students (if not returning to uni) would just pack their bare essentials and leave everything else behind.

          This happens in Australia also. I used to live next to a large student accommodation hub with mostly foreign students.
          End of year, I guess many of them are going back home and cost of transport home isn't worth it, and lets be honest, some them are spoilt rich kids and can afford to throw valuables away.
          This was probably my biggest/best score actually. Heaps of small things, but also a 100watt electric guitar amp. Massive and heavy. Worked great, just dumped next to the overflowing skip bins. I didn't have an electric guitar at the time, so sold it my mate for about half what its second hand value (I think $150 I sold it for). Jammed on it at his place a few times, sounded very good IMO. Wished I had kept it now, as I finally have a decent electric guitar, but only a couple of crappy amps :/ .
          The student hall monitors of sorts, spotted me and asked what I was doing, I was honest and said I was reusing the amp. I was on foot, by the time I drove car around and was loading into my vehicle, campus security was there, and basically said not to do it again (amp was already half into car). This specific campus was meant to be one that encourages innovation and new technology to improve future and reduce environmental impact. Sure, security aren't exactly part of that, but them not wanting to reuse and recycle is at odds with everything that campus claims to stand for.

  • socal on 06/12/2018 - 09:02
    +6

    I put out an old foosball table when I lived at my parents that got snapped up while I was still taking more stuff out. The delight on a kids face when he rode past and seen it was priceless. He called his parents and hung out beside it until they showed up to take it home.

  • Plug on 06/12/2018 - 10:28

    I've had a De Longhi coffee machine, Peugeot road bike, a Toshoba laptop, a Dyson and a worm farm.

  • JIMB0 on 06/12/2018 - 11:30

    A mid range Panasonic microwave. I then put my old one out in the kerb minus all the good bits and with a brick in place of the transformer. Then used loctite on all the screws as I hate those scabby people who drive around making a mess tearing out transformers and collecting scrap metal.

  • Peter Enis on 06/12/2018 - 13:02

    Scored a women's Giant Acapulco bike once, not the greatest bike but it was clearly hardly ever used, and it rode well.

    Had to laugh this morning on my way to work. Walked past a house with about two-thirds of a smashed up single bed frame with a "free" sign on it. Oooh look, I've got some trash too big for my bin so I'll put a sign on it and stick it out front.

  • jm48 on 06/12/2018 - 15:17
    +3

    A big solid 200l compost bin, a big broom which works much better than any I have ever had.
    Been using both continuously for 10 years.

    • Plug on 08/12/2018 - 13:39
      +1

      That's a lot of sweeping. How many k's you clocked up?

  • lonewolf on 06/12/2018 - 15:34

    People would be worried about other people taking personal stuff that might have private or personal information still on them especially since these same people would know where they live.

    The other issue would be maybe its not rubbish. I was moving some sofas and a friend was helping and had brought a trailer as well as a bucket with a lot of brand new straps and winches and other accessories. The bucket got taken by some idiot while we were moving the sofa.. Problem was it actually had a lot of accessories and most of them were brand new.

  • xuqi on 06/12/2018 - 15:40
    +2

    Years ago I picked up a couple of Dell precision servers from the road side. Brought them back home, placed them in the garage and forgot about them.

    A few months later I finally got around to opening them up and found each had a couple of Quadro FX5600 cards. Placed the cards on eBay (after testing to ensure they worked ok), and sold them for $350 each!

    • bargainfinder on 07/12/2018 - 17:06

      Best lot so far

    • Ghost47 on 08/12/2018 - 18:22

      Wow, where was that? This thread is making me think I should go scavenging when hard rubbish comes around in the nicer suburbs…

      • xuqi on 09/12/2018 - 02:20

        Trigg, WA.

  • Melong on 06/12/2018 - 16:14

    I just picked up as Kriesler Lowliner 25! Gold State Edition! A real little beauty!

  • tunzafun001 on 06/12/2018 - 16:26

    Saw a Yamaha 5.1 system and a Delonghi Magnifica in the Ewaste at Bunnings. Was told within 2 seconds I wasn't allowed to take anything out. Hoping the Bunnings staff took them home and they didn't end up in the ground

    • KaTst3R on 06/12/2018 - 17:17

      You cant take it because they will sell it to a waste company that will recover the gold and precious metals on the chip boards.

  • field1985 on 06/12/2018 - 16:38
    +6

    Our entire 4 bedroom house is furnished with hard-rubbish. 3 x Lounges, tables (hardwood coffee table, glass outdoor table), chairs, fridge, washing machine, bed-frames, vacuum cleaner, etc, etc, etc.

    Basically everything except technology (TV's, laptops, consoles) and our mattresses.

    • serpserpserp on 06/12/2018 - 21:04

      When I was share housing, pretty much all our furniture apart tech, mattresses & White goods were hard rubbish or a milk crates which seemed to regularly find our way into our neighbourhood.

      • altomic on 09/12/2018 - 10:19

        when I first moved with a group of mates we were sitting in the front yard. there was a skip 2 houses up. these blokes came from the other direction carrying a 2 parts of a sectional couch. asked them what they were doing with them and they said they were dumping them (and the other 4 sections) grabbed all 6 sections and they were our lounge furniture for the next 5 years.

  • imurgod on 06/12/2018 - 16:41
    +3

    I haven't ever touched someone else's rubbish but have put out some pretty amazing stuff out for collection and it made me happy to help people load it into their car (expensive baby things, etc.) knowing that those people may have not been able to afford it (assuming it was for them).

    One time I threw out a very decent fridge and a PC steering wheel which I found out later, was highly sought after as a collectable.

    Also, I've met some pretty interesting people who have taken some barely usable stuff or stuff they could easily buy very cheaply.

    One mans trash is another mans treasure I guess.

  • feebo on 06/12/2018 - 16:54
    +2

    On the walk home from Uni I found an old Spectravideo computer from 1983 with manual, sold it 2 weeks ago for $750. It didn't even have a power supply so there was no way to test if it was working (mentioned this in the listing) Still in shock…

    • xuqi on 08/12/2018 - 14:08
      +1

      LOL, this reminded me I have an Amiga 500 pack (monitor, memory expansion, some drives & games) I picked up last year. Still sitting in the garage. Haven't gotten around to testing any of it yet though.

      https://imgur.com/a/r4QFDkj

  • KaTst3R on 06/12/2018 - 17:14
    +8

    Personally I feel dumpster diving is better for the environment.

  • [Deactivated] on 06/12/2018 - 18:00
    +1

    Never found anything great, or of significant resale value etc. But many years ago, shortly after moving into small unit, my friend and I went round with his ute. He wanted tools, I wanted furniture for my new unit. We went and got heap of stuff, knowing that my pickup day was later in the week. So picked up early in week, sussed everything out and tested it all etc. He got a nice stereo that I fixed for him (just needed cassette tape head cleaner). He got some decent tools, a trolley jack. I got plenty of half-decent furniture. Some decent but probably of no value, artwork can be found. I know someone that picks up nice artwork they see on hard rubbish to kind of rescue it, thinking it's such a shame for a nice piece of art to go into trash and/or be left out in the weather and rain.
    It would be nice if everyone collecting things was respectful and kept things neat. Then instead of having the council rule only put it out night before, we could make the rule put things out 7 days before, so as the maximum amount could be re-used rather than going into landfill.

    • DiscoJango on 08/12/2018 - 08:54
      +2

      imagine the fire place stories 100 years from now, after the bombs have fallen:

      was there really a time when people just threw away perfectly good stuff? yes son, there was…

      but wouldnt the super mutants just smash them? no son, there were no super mutants back then, and people still complained…

      • [Deactivated] on 08/12/2018 - 11:28

        Lol, and there was a tv show that predicted it all, with a delivery boy named fry, his mutant lover Layla, and a drunken robot that bends stuff

        • altomic on 09/12/2018 - 10:19
          +1

          I love star trek.

  • theUnderdog on 06/12/2018 - 18:10
    +3

    I once got a box full of Pokemon stuff. Forgot about it completely for 5 years until we had to move house. The removalist who spotted it offered to buy the whole lot for $300 which luckily I refused. Turned out there was a rare shining card and a few collectable items. My cousin ended up taking it from me in exchange for $1000.

  • Bloo5869 on 06/12/2018 - 18:30

    2 brand new Weber Bbqs on separate occasions

    Owners didnt want to make use of them, I sure have…

  • stumo on 06/12/2018 - 18:55
    -2

    5) Swanky SMEG microwave that still had the protective plastic on it! I ended up going back home and trading my disgusting microwave with it.

    Do you mean you dumped your disgusting microwave back at the place where you got the SMEG one? If so then that is definitely illegal dumping.

    • c0balt on 07/12/2018 - 10:24

      It was the communal hard rubbish area for the whole apartment building, all 200+ apartments.

      I can't illegally dump my own hard rubbish in my own hard rubbish area.

  • newbiesh on 06/12/2018 - 20:39

    Good job op, bargain hunter for real.
    I once found old snes sold for 350

  • [Deactivated] on 06/12/2018 - 22:06
    +1

    Hot pink Lorna Jane shoes found in dumpster, your GF must be so lucky

  • [Deactivated] on 06/12/2018 - 22:37
    +15

    Got a near new Mercedes E400, was locked and didn't have a key, so I had to hotwire it, but after a quick change of plates, the thing is still going after 2 years.

  • gstfree on 06/12/2018 - 22:45

    My housemate found a wallet with green colour paper Aussie notes. I think they are at least 20 years ago.

    • yaziyo on 07/12/2018 - 13:37

      Did he find it in somebody's pocket?

      • gstfree on 07/12/2018 - 21:14

        Yes, in a pocket:) but From a bag of clothes sitting in hard rubbish.

  • giventofly on 06/12/2018 - 22:49

    Nothing spectacular. In one day, I found stuff I needed. New antenna pole (still had tags on it) and pine side tables.

  • RiotDealz on 07/12/2018 - 00:54
    +3

    Samsung 50 inch flat screen TV seemed in too good condition, it powered on then after a while switched off, googled the model number, was common problem, replaced capacitor for $2 with soldering iron and we have used it for over 8 years lol. Still works fine.

  • jnewau on 07/12/2018 - 08:29

    One time I grabbed an Amiga 500 with a bunch of games. It worked fine (and continues to work fine in my collection)

  • Cave Fire on 07/12/2018 - 08:34

    Rebel sports padded weight bench and leg press. Worth close to $260. Sold it for $110. It was as new.

  • [Deactivated] on 07/12/2018 - 08:35
    -1

    Used car tyres

  • cashless on 07/12/2018 - 08:44

    3) 2x 3/4 full Marc Jacobs & Ralf Lauren perfumes.

    Be very careful with this. It could be novichuk

  • Dr Techno on 07/12/2018 - 09:20

    5x Commodore Amiga 500's, a $800 ultrasonic cleaner outside my dentist (a bit gross to clean anything personal with it but I use it for cleaning electronic circuits)

  • mataeka on 07/12/2018 - 09:30

    Just lots of stuff that we've onsold.an esky in perfect condition got $50 the day I listed it… Tables and chairs, had someone buy some wooden tables from interstate… We are using a washing machine we got from the kerbside and we've also sold many vacuums that worked fine but just needed a clean. Made $600 in the past 6 months from stuff picked up though.

  • lddv04 on 07/12/2018 - 09:35

    Two wheeled golf buggy with broken wheels. 2 x 4 inch self tapping screws and bingo!

  • purplelady on 07/12/2018 - 10:32

    Wow, someone must be going through a really bad break up and decided to throw away all the stuffs away!!!

    • DiscoJango on 08/12/2018 - 08:58

      usually when someone is going through a break up, they are so busy with work, personal issues and dramas, stress etc the last thing they need is to be dealing with some gumtree idiot lowballing them on everything for sale, so it might be easier just to get rid of it all

      • purplelady on 08/12/2018 - 17:35

        Yeah that's why they are at the side of the road :p

  • pformag on 07/12/2018 - 10:40

    Found an old pair of Bang & Olufsen S75 stereo speakers. Sound half decent, still have them sitting in the study.

  • Shiny Mew on 07/12/2018 - 11:04
    +2

    Disgusting and environmentally irresponsible that councils are cracking down on people pillaging hard rubbish.

    • nickj on 08/12/2018 - 07:39
      +2

      Yeah, it's fine provided people don't pull stuff apart for scrap metal, or tear open bags and boxes and then leave a mess over the curbside. If you everyone leaves hard rubbish as neat as they found it, doesn't make lots of noise, doesn't do it in the middle of the night, and accepts that if they hurt themselves doing it then it's entirely their problem, then I think it's to be totally fine.

    • DiscoJango on 08/12/2018 - 08:59

      as usual, the few have made it worse for the many. also the council make money from recycling all hard rubbish goods. so if people then "steal" hard rubbish goods, the council isnt making as much money

      and we all know how much councils love making money #ParkingFines

  • SickMyDuck on 07/12/2018 - 13:11
    +1

    Study chairs, shelf, studio light kit set. I live in an apartment in mel cbd, gotta said those rich international students when they are moving back home, they often throw away heaps of useful stuff especially furnitures ( bed frames, couch, tables, desk, chairs, etc). I once walk past a Gucci slipper. Didnt pick up tho cos it’s only had one. Not a pair.

    • Drewbo on 08/12/2018 - 10:00
      -2

      Some of them actually move back home?

      • SickMyDuck on 08/12/2018 - 20:16
        -1

        what’s wrong with not moving back? If u love this country and decide to make it home. Contribute to economy and being quality citizen. Helping make Oz prosper!

  • [Deactivated] on 07/12/2018 - 13:28
    +2

    My first computer was a curbside discarded pc
    it was an old pentium or something and when you pressed the turbo button it did absolutely nothing
    played screamer though from an old pc powerplay demo cd

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