Salvation Army (was RE: IMSAI 8080 production count)

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Wed Jun 18 19:35:52 1997

Kai Kaltenbach wrote:
>
> Well, I don't think they're selling them themselves... if they have a
> policy (perhaps nationally) like the western washington Salvation Army
> headquarters in downtown Seattle, they auction off pallets of donated
> computer equipment to the for-profit thrift organizations such as Value
> Village, Thriftko and Shop & Save.
>
> Unfortunately, the Seattle headquarters holds the auctions not monthly,
> not weekly, but DAILY, and at 8:30 AM !!!
>

I just found out our local Salvation Army does the same thing every
Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 AM. I gather everything is in cash (I was
told no checks) and there is a $2 or $3 admission charge. I meant to
check it out yesterday but missed it. There is always tomorrow :).
Received on Wed Jun 18 1997 - 19:35:52 BST