EBay is nothing more than a service. People can sell
anything legal for any amount they choose. “Free
Enterprise”. This service seems to be very popular
and doing well. Before there was regular trash pickup
you burned what you could and from time to time
you made a trip to the dump. You would see all kinds
of good stuff people just didn’t want anymore. Rotary
lawnmowers were just coming out when I was building
my homemade go carts. People were throwing away
perfectly good reel type mowers. You could take
anything you wanted and that is where I got my cart
motors. This Champion Hot Rod was listed some
time ago for $25.00 no reserve. I contacted the guy
to see if he knew what he had. He had no idea.
Somebody threw it on the aluminum scrap pile at
work just to get rid of it. He took it home and listed
it hoping to make a few bucks. I can’t image how many
outboards, that would have been just scraped years
ago, today end up on eBay. Like a knife it is just a
tool. Use the right one properly and it will cut your
meat. If you don’t you could loose a finger.
A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.