This is an excellent idea and one I use quite a bit. My version though I don't use a ad. Me and the wife hit yard sales for fun, so I end up talking to them in person the day of. I let them know I'm willing to pay cash money and 9 out of 10 times they ask for a number, or give me the stuff right then for free. When they do want cash it's ridiculously cheap. I picked up 4 tv's, 2 monitors, 2 microwaves and 3 toaster ovens for 4.00. Heh. Had another family toss me a bag of old golf clubs, a tv and some bed rails for a whole 2 bucks. I kept the clubs an scrapped the rest!

I think I will be stealing your ad idea though, it's to awesome of an idea to pass up.

Thanks for the idea!

Sirscrapalot - Likes to golf so cherry picks the good clubs an ebays the rest.