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What’s New At recycler.com

by recycler on January 18, 2012

With a new year comes new changes and things are no different here at recycler.com. Over the course of the last month, we’ve made some changes in design and functionality to try to make things better for both our buyers and our sellers.

To highlight some of the changes, we have put together a short video featuring our Product Manager, Peter. He’s here to show point out a couple of the features that are going to help you sell your items!

Changes featured in the video:

  • New ad detail page buttons – These new icons are more visible and will make it more likely that people will share your ad with their friends, either through a social networking site or email.
  • Paragraph breaks for ad descriptions – Though it is a relatively small change, paragraph breaks will help make your ad more easily readable.
  • “Manage My Ads” user interface – We have streamlined the “Manage My Ads” interface so that sellers can quickly manage several ads.
  • “Modify Ads” adjustments – We’ve made the ad modification page to more closely resemble the ad placement page and added the ability to check the publishing package you have purchased.

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The Indoor vs Outdoor Debate for Cats

by recycler on January 18, 2012

The Indoor vs Outdoor Debate for Cats

Indoor or Outdoor?

It’s a debate that rages on and has raged on for decades. Should cats be allowed outdoors?

The numbers are quite staggering. In her book, “The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know,” author Tracie Hotchner writes that “a well-looked-after indoor cat can live to the age of 20, but if that same cat is allowed outdoors, the average life span is 7 years.”

That means if you keep your cats pent up inside and never let them go outside, they can live almost three times as long as the normal life expectancy. But some people say that never letting their pet experience the outdoors isn’t worth the extended life.

Let’s break this debate down in the three main areas that are thrown around in this debate: [click to continue…]

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Still Need That Old ______? Sell It!!

by recycler on January 17, 2012

Still Need That Old       ? Sell It!!

Turn your clutter into cash.

Every year, we accumulate more and more stuff. Things get put away in the closet or attic or garage and we forget about them.

It isn’t until we have a giant spring cleaning or have to pack everything up to move that we realize just how much stuff we have….and just how much of it we don’t actually use any more. The bad thing is half the stuff we’ve forgotten about is still useful to someone out there.

Why not try to dwindle away some of the massive clutter that is filling your corners, cabinets, and under your bed? Create some space in your house or apartment for a whole new batch of stuff you can build up throughout the year.

Clean out those areas where you inevitably end up stowing all the stuff that is neat or cool or interesting but you never end up using or displaying. Take those items that other people would find cool or could really use that is just collecting dust in your place. Instead of letting those items bring you nothing but dust bunnies, why not let them accumulate something else for you?

What else can they bring to you?

Still Need That Old       ? Sell It!!

Get rid of the stuff filling up your garage.

Money, of course!

Instead of wasting the valuable space in your home or apartment that most of us probably have a better usage for (wouldn’t a treadmill fit nicely?), why don’t you take the items you never use and list them on recycler.com.

We are your community marketplace. We’re here to help facilitate you getting rid of all those things you’re never going to use.

And don’t wait until March or April to do this “Spring Cleaning.” Get a jump start on everyone else and start listing your items today. Then by the time March or April come around, you can be worrying about perfecting your beach body (told you that treadmill would come in handy) rather than trying to get rid of some of the clutter in your household.

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Ford Recalls More Than 450K Minivans & SUVS

by recycler on January 12, 2012

Ford Recalls More Than 450K Minivans & SUVS

2001 Honda Escape - one of the recalled models.

The Ford Motor Company announced yesterday it is making a massive recall of Ford Freestar, Mercury Monterey and Ford Escape models.

America’s No. 2 automaker is recalling at least 450,000, and possibly as many as 539,000, minivans and SUVs.

The most troubling aspect of the needed, precautionary repairs is that they are long overdue. The Escapes being recalled are 2001 and 2002 models. That means the SUVs may have been on the road for more than 10 years with a potential defect.

The Escapes are being recalled because of a flaw in the antilock brake system. It is possible the 2001-2002 Escapes could leak brake fluid from the brake master cylinder reservoir cap. The leaking fluid could then corrode electrical elements in the braking system and possibly lead to a fire.

Ford had a similar recall in 2007 but says all the vehicles may not have been fully inspected and fixed. However, there have been no reported injuries attributed to this issue.

Escape owners may still have longer to wait for repair on the issue. The factory that made the defective part from 1999 to 2002 is now closed. There could be parts shortages that will keep people from getting the necessary repairs immediately.

The 2004 and 2005 models of the Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey are also being recalled by the Ford Motor Company. The minivans have been found to potentially have a defective torque converter. If the torque converter were to fail, the vehicle would have a sudden loss of power.

While the vehicle would still have steering and stopping ability because the engine continues to run, a malfunction of the torque converter increases the risk of an accident.

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Happy Holidays from recycler.com!!!

by recycler on December 24, 2011

Thank you for using recycler.com to buy and sell your used cars, pets, electronics, musical instruments, sporting goods, furniture and everything else that can be found in our classifieds.

Without you and your desire to find a bargain or make a little money, we would not exist. It is only because of you and your efforts that recycler.com is the best place on the web to find new and used merchandise and services.

For almost 40 years, we have counted on you to supply our classifieds newspapers with interesting and compelling listings, and it is because of you that we are now going strong in both print and online. We plan to continue that success in 2012 with your help.

From all of us at recycler.com, we hope you are able to spend time with the people that are near and dear to you and that you have a wonderful time this holiday season.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

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Cars

Kristy Williams: The Face of the Honda Airbag Recalls

by recycler December 23, 2011

Kristy Williams wanted to be a police officer. She was working toward a degree in Psychology from Clayton State University in Georgia. It was April 2010. Williams had a little more than a month remaining before she was set to graduate. She was returning home in her red 2001 Honda Civic after a day of classes. [...]

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recycler.com

Don’t Stand in Line…Do Your Holiday Shopping Online

by recycler December 15, 2011

There are items strewn all over the place. Nothing is in the right place. You find a hunter’s reflective vest in the toiletries section. Someone has placed a bag of baker’s chocolate perfectly balanced on a hook where packs of socks normally hang. We’ve all been there. Whether you just wanted to grab a tube [...]

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Lifestyle

Give the Ultimate Gift This Holiday Season

by recycler December 14, 2011

Giving is what the holidays are all about…well that and food. We look forward to seeing the reaction our gift recipients have when they rip through the bows and wrapping paper, digging into the boxes we’ve filled with the latest and greatest. We give gifts to people we care about and some we may not [...]

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Cars

Wheels on the Ford Go Round and Round, Round and…May Fall Off; 129K Recalled

by recycler December 13, 2011

Imagine peacefully driving on the highway when all of a sudden your car jolts like you’ve hit a giant pothole. The next thing you know you see your front wheel slowly rolling away toward the shoulder. Though it may seem like the scene out of a cartoon, that’s exactly what could happen if you have [...]

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Pets

Gifts to Buy a Pet Lover

by recycler December 9, 2011

The season of giving is upon us once more. If you are a person that enjoys giving gifts, then you know how difficult it can be to find that perfect gift for everyone that is on your list. Would Uncle Charlie like a cigar cutter or a foot massager more? Does Little Denise need a [...]

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