Step 7: Kijiji Karma

Kijiji.ca is a wonderful thing. Somepeople see it as a way to make money or rip people off. Some people see it as a way to get cheap stuff. In my mind Kijiji is the 21st century reincarnation of a trading post. I buy a table for 10 bucks, then I sell some speakers for ten bucks, then I get some weights someone is giving away, then I give away a some bicycle handlebars. Ideally it follows the law of Even Steven. I'm not there to make money, like the guy I saw that was selling a 2008 Honda pilot with 30 000 km for $900 more than a brand new one of the same trim. Or the people selling outrageously priced Ikea furniture.
Once, when I bought a car for $500 it came with a stereo. I tried to install the stereo to find that whoever had stolen the old one had ripped the wiring harness right out of the dash. There was nothing to hook it up to. The stereo was probably ten years old. It looked like this. I wasn't trying to make a buck, though I could have used one. So I offered it for free. If someone wanted to see if it worked they could have it. In less than 30 mins it was gone, and in a couple of hours I got a phone call letting me know it worked great. This is the essence of Kijiji. Turning my garbage into solid gold.
So for the long awaited step seven I put up an advert and gave away a genuine 1987 BMW tire iron made in west germany. It came out of my old red Bimmer I had to sell, and it was useless to me. Apparently its a unique size and they are hard to come by. My two pounds of chrome-steel trash was useful to Neil, whoever he was. And balance is restored to the universe again.
So next time you have something you wish you could get rid of, put up an ad on your favourite online classified. The only faster way to ensure you never see it again would be to chain it up and close your eyes.