Macs, IBM systems, roms, etc etc...

From: John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com>
Date: Thu Aug 20 10:03:26 1998

At 09:09 PM 8/19/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
> Anyway, one of my bosses, the asset manager, is actively trying to
>dispose of pallets of stuff. So if someone out there can actually buy
>quite a bit, that might be nice... apparently last year he made 300
>bucks selling all systems to scrap dealers that melted it all for the
>metal content. bummer.)

You have to wonder if it's more important for some people to simply
"get rid of" something, than to find it put to good use. If these
machines are functional, the companies involved could value the PR
from donating them to good causes more than the few hundred dollars
of scrap value.

An enterprising person could estimate the potential return on
buying the palettes and reselling the parts. If these systems
are functional, I have no doubt you could set yourself up in
business, buying the machines, stripping them, learning about
reviving them, reconfiguring them, and then reselling them.
It would be a good summer job for a school kid, or even an
adult. :-)

SCSI hard drives hold their value a bit longer than other types.
RAM that still functions can be reused. Even dead RAM chips
have value - search the net, you'll find people who buy SIMMs
at discount prices, then desolder the individual chips and
reassemble working SIMMs.

John R. Keys Jr. - when are you opening a shop where we can
buy all the stuff you've hoarded?

- John
Received on Thu Aug 20 1998 - 10:03:26 BST