Goodwill Computer Store (was Re: Finds in Houston)

From: LUCAS J CASHDOLLAR <ljcst18+_at_pitt.edu>
Date: Tue Aug 7 19:34:31 2001

There is a goodwill in my town and the morons always try and sell computer
stuff for ungodly prices. For instance I saw a CGA monitor there for $75.
Wow these people need to get of the medication. Also (not computer
related) I saw them selling clay pigeons for fifty cents a piece. crazed!

luke



          

On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Eric Chomko wrote:

> Bill Bradford wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 12:46:19PM -0400, Chad Fernandez wrote:
> > > I don't know about your local region, but herem they don't fix anything.
> >
> > See http://www.goodwillcomputerworks.net.
> >
>
> Wow, complete with museum!
>
> >
> > An entire GOodwill store, dedicated to fixing up and selling computers.
> > Most of the "systems" they sell are PC clone or Macs, but they do have
> > a good variety of "other" "as-is" stuff to rummage through (I saw some
> > HP 9000/7xx workstations last time I was there, as well as NeXT, etc)
> > and plenty of nifty bits (they had a PILE, at least 20, Proxim wireless
> > ethernet access points a couple of months ago, for $20 each.. and I got
> > a DECserver 90M complete less power supply for $5 last week..)
> >
> > Anything they dont put out on the floor is auctioned off twice a week.
> >
>
> AH-HA! Now, I know where all the computer stuff went that I
> DIDN"T see in Plano, TX last month!!!!!
>
> I went the the Goodwill in Plano in early July and there was virtually no
> computer stuff. I take that they ship it all to Austin?
>
> Eric
>
>
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > --
> > Bill Bradford
> > mrbill_at_mrbill.net
> > Austin, TX
>
>
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