I need some help in making a very compelling and convincing "ad"

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Ok, to start off with, I have no idea where to put this, since it's really random, so bare with me.

Alright, so as most/everyone knows, today/yesterday was Christmas (depending on where you live). In Toronto (where I'm from), December 26th is Boxing Day, which is basically Black Friday (lots of sales on electronics and the likes).

I'm expecting a lot of people to be throwing out either broken electronics (which I will try to fix), OR working electronics which they consider "outdated" or "old", and I want to snatch those up. Now, how you may be thinking? Well, by going door-to-door, leaving an ad (a letter with my name, contact info, and what I'm looking for), in their mailbox! I live in a fairly good neighborhood, and I expect a lot of people to have purchased new electronics within the past 2 weeks (mainly Dec 25 and 26th), and be either storing their old shit, or throwing it out soon.

So, my ideas of what will be on the ad are as follows:
-Buying the electronics for super cheap from them (not telling them the price)
-I'll gladly pick it up from them
-If you can't bare to get rid of the broken electronic, I can fix it for you, at a cost
-By selling/donating it to me, I will repurpose it, to keep it out of the landfill
-Include contact details at the bottom of the page
-Maybe say how if I'm donated free electronics, I can expand my learning of circuits and stuff?
- I want Desktops, Laptops, Cellphones, Tv's, monitors, and that sort of stuff, however, if they have something else in mind that they want to get rid of, they can call/email/text me.

So... yeah. That's basically the jist of what I want the "ad" to consist of. Preferablly, have everything point form, well written, and very convincing, making people want to give me their old crap lol. Now, I'm wondering if any, very intelligent person/people on this forum can make me an ad like that? I tried for about an hour to come up with a convincing ad, but I failed really bad, so that's why I'm asking for help from you forums members.

P.S: If you live in a dense, middle/upper class neighborhood, you may want to do the same thing that I'm planning, to score some electronics for cheap or free. Last month, I managed to get 2 Mac's from 2006 for leaving a note with my contact info at someone's door, saying I wanted to learn about electronics, which somehow convinced them to donate them to me. Score!

Thank you forum members, and happy holidays/Merry Christmas! :D

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So im laying in bed currently, and I managed to make one up. I think it could use a bit of revising, but right now, it seems decent.

"
If you are planning to throw out any electronics this holiday break, I urge you to do otherwise. Please help keep electronic waste out of our landfills, because they contain very horrible chemicals such as lead, cadmium, and mercury.

If you call/text/email me, we can arrange a time/date for me to pickup the electronic (depending on what it is), so that I can either repurpose the item, or safely dispose of it, so it will not end up in a landfill, harming our wonderful environment.

If you recently upgraded a desktop, laptop, TV, monitor, or cell phone, and don't necessarily want to give it away for free, we can negotiate on a price, which will satisfy us both.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I hope you will consider me picking up your old electronics, to help keep them out of our landfills. :)

NAME, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL,
"
How does it sound? Anything grammatical which I can change to make it better, or more convincing? If you think you can write up a better, more convincing one, do it! :D

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Maybe say something like "as they contain chemicals that can damage the environment such as" etc.

"Very horrible" is kind of an awkward phrasing.

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Yeah, I did think it was a bit weird, but didn't know how else to phrase it. Thanks! :D

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No problem!
Let us know what you end up with when it's all said and done.

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That's the font, size, and layout I chose to use.

The line that you see in the middle of the picture is a "cut line", because I plan to print out 100 sheets at Staples today ($10 CAD), and cut them in half, to deliver to 200 houses. Even if 1 person gives me some old electronics, that's a profit (not including time, obviously).

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"hazardous material that can harm the environment and it's inhabitants"

the word applys for more then just nuclear material and it's true. lead will seep into the ground water and is hard to filter out. anyone with a well who doesnt have a very very good filter is going to get sick and die if the well has lead in it.

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Update: A day later, and after 150 "ads" (or flyers) were delivered, I sadly only got one call back, and that was for a 40", 720P plasma from 2005 which is not fully broken...... It has some really weird display issuess, which I have no clue what the problem are.

I'm really hoping that this week, more people will call... Wish me luck!

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Good luck! I don't know many people that throw away their old crap until it's obsolete or completely broken.

Someone gave me an old Desktop from 2001 not too long ago. The capacitors were leaking and the board and psu connections looked like they caught fire at one point. Not to mention the inside of the computer was completely packed with dust and animal hair, and smelled like death itself.