The Seattle Thrift Store Scene

From: Jason R. Brady <jrbrady_at_delphi.com>
Date: Fri Oct 3 13:11:22 1997

Greetings All,
 
I've been making the rounds of Seattle-area thrift stores. Not much
CP/M stuff, mostly PC compatible. Found several XT's with hard drives
and full of cards for $5 each. Most ISA boards such as Mono, serial,
parallel go for $1. B&W and CGA monitors go for $3-10. 5-1/4" DSDD floppy
drives go for around $2 each. There's one store that has a Televideo system
for $60. Rather steep, but they have a 1/2 price sale Sunday and I'll
probably grab it then - good companion to the 803H in my collection. There's
a huge IBM Selectric Memory typewriter for $10, which I'll also grab at the
1/2 price sale. I recently found two Kaypro-II's for $5 each. Not much
Apple hardware.

How does this compare to thrift stores in other areas of the country?
 
Regards,
Jason Brady jrbrady_at_delphi.com Seattle, WA
 
Received on Fri Oct 03 1997 - 13:11:22 BST