Warning about paying $20 for a wooden ladder from a free pile

I saw this nice wooden ladder on someone's curb last week, thought it was a steal at $20 from the guy dragging it to his truck, so I bought it instead of grabbing it for free. Turns out the rungs were rotted on the inside and the third step snapped right under me, cost me a bruised tailbone and a trip to urgent care. Has anyone else gotten burned buying something that was clearly meant to be free?

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the_gavin4mo ago

Wait, did you check the ladder at all before you handed over the cash or did you just see a deal and grab it? Seems like a pretty important detail missing here.

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hill.hugo4mo ago

Always give it a good shake and check for soft spots first. Learned that one the hard way too.

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