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The online bargains under the Gumtree

I first found out about Gumtree after hearing a radio report about it being an online haven for thieves to unload stolen goods. And then I saw an ad on the box that had a surprising lack of both thieves and stolen goods and so I considered my interest awakened and downloaded the app to explore further. A strange way to discover things sure but so far it's been working in my favor. Thieves and scammers used to love Seadoo's for some reason.. And while I haven't purchased anything as yet from the huge Aussie online market that is Gumtree I can admit that the bank accounts of senor Almigo have become a little fatter and a little healthy from using the site to flog things off and make room in my mansion. Personally, I'm enjoying Gumtree a lot more and more with each transaction and there's a few very convincing reasons why this site is growing while people quietly slink away from eBay...

Importing a car into China can be a taxing affair

So you've seen the car of your dreams and scratched together enough coin to make it yours. Only it's not available locally - so what's a car fan to do? Get it imported in of course! Want! ...Unless you leave in China in which case it's actually less painful to shoot yourself in the testicles with a staple gun as this unfortunate car fantatic found out the hard way...

Beer cans as auto parts

Nothing complicated about this post - it's this: Hello! ...put into these: Driiiiiift! Read on!

The Veyron of video games is back!

Back in the early 90's when consoles were really taking shape and the sales war between Sega and Nintendo was in it's early stages, there was a flashy system sitting in the corner quietly beaming about how awesome it was. Namely thus: And it was awesome, with graphics as slick as slick could be back in the day coupled with fighting games a lot of current contenders still steal from. The only thing was, the Neo Geo was just like the Bugatti Veyron: sleek as all hell, completely ahead of all the competition, sharp as a fresh razor but completely out of reach for anyone who wasn't on a doctor or a lawyers wage. And while it was terrific to look at, I never met anyone who actually sold their house to buy one... Thankfully team Neo Geo has returned for another crack...