Comment by ssl-3

Indeed.

I'd give anyone stuff from my cabling and computer parts collection as long as they had a use for it. I'd do this without cost if I could.

Except: It isn't usually free to get things from my empire of dirt to anyone else's empire of dirt.

By the time I boxed up a widget and sent it on its way, it is likely that more money has been spent than just procuring a new widget to begin with.