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    Always check your computers before you scrap them

    I HAVE BEEN GETTING ALOT OF COMPUTER BOARDS FROM A GUY AT ONE OF THE TRANFER STATIONS ABOUT 1/2 HR AWAY FROM WHERE I LIVE. I TOLD HIM I WOULD GIVE HIM $6/PC FOR COMPLETE COMPUTERS. BUT HE RESISTED AND CONTINUED TO BREAK THEM DOWN "FOR THEROPUTIC REASONS ". TIL THE OTHER DAY RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAY'S HE CAME OVER WITH 15 COMPLETE UNITS, GUESS HE NEEDED THE MONEY MORE THAN THE THEROPY. ANYWAY I GOT A BUNCH OF OLD SLOT1 AND SOCKET7. SO I TESTED THEM OUT AND CAME ACROSS THIS ONE



    Super Micro Computer P6SBA Slot 1 Intel Motherboard Tested | eBay

    YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR GONNA GET! I WAS REALLY STOKED FOR THIS ONE.
    I JUST WISH HE WOULD TAKE MY OFFER OF $6 PER COMPLETE UNIT. JUST ANOTHER REASON YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR STUFF FOR BETTER THAN SCRAP VALUE. 1 1/2 LBS OF SCRAP VS $100 BILL.

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    those slot 1 boards are selling for around $90 loaded and working, so after shipping and fees your looking at $70. Id take that all day long. Maybe you can convince him to sell you some at a premium price, providing you have the option to inspect and cherry pick his stockpile.
    I buy and sell all types of scrap and escrap. I buy specialty and hard to sell escrap. I buy resale items. PM me or contact me at jghilino@hotmail.com
    I AM ACTIVELY BUYING ESCRAP OF ALL TYPES. BOARDS, RAM, CPUS AND MUCH MORE

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    check this out. Dang! I wonder how many of those I've scrapped? ; ) P6SBA Slot 1 Motherboard | eBay

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    Quote Originally Posted by bear View Post
    check this out. Dang! I wonder how many of those i've scrapped? ; ) p6sba slot 1 motherboard | ebay
    wow!! I think i sold myself short on that one. No wonder it sold in less than 24hrs. Crazy what people pay for one mans garbage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CTscrapman View Post
    wow!! I think i sold myself short on that one. No wonder it sold in less than 24hrs. Crazy what people pay for one mans garbage.
    check that link i posted and click on completed listings, three there, all sold

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    I've probably still got some of those 440s around here somewhere

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    I had a load of about 30 PC's that were all Slot 1. They are all stripped and gone. Very sad thanks alot guys.
    Why would people want slot 1 anyways. I always hatted them.

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    vintage computing stuff brings big money, have you seen how much atari and commodore prices have come up lately also

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    I believe those are a specific one. A 440 BX? was it? I noticed on one's specs it also had the 16 bit ISA slot. May be other perks to it also, really didn't study it all that long

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    All I know is the amount of time it took to boot was definetly "vintage". I originally thought it was just a rare board but that guy had brand new ones??? So maybe not. Bear is probably right maybe its just that model.


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