If that had happened in Australia, we would have been all over it!
Nothing like the thought of something for free to attract an Aussie.
(Or rather, the thought of illicit gain. I recall a story where a person had recently replaced their old - but still working - fridge, and placed the old one outside near the kerb, with a sign that said 'give away - good working order'. The fridge was still there a week later. Solution? They changed the sign to 'for sale, $100'. The fridge was gone within hours.

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