From a mailing list my wife subscribes to:

I am selling these things for two reasons: they are taking up a ridiculous amount of space in my garage, but mostly, I need the money to pay bills. My husband has been unemployed for seven months, and my son and his family have been living with us for about the same length of time. Currently, my son is the only one in the house with a job, and our only other income is my husband's unemployment.
  These appliances are "spares". I had appliances in storage that I wanted to put in the house; the stove was in the house when we bought it, and the fridge was purchased as a temporary solution until I could get my other one out of storage.
 I would appreciate if you ladies would take a look at the pictures I've attached. You can forward this to any friends/relatives who might be looking for these appliances. Thanks for time.
 
Love,Light&Peace,