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    Floppy Drives

    I sold a few floppy drives to a kid for 40 bucks yesterday....Wonder if this is what they are doing with them



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    maybe this?
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    Waaaaaaaaay to much time on their hands

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    this is the most accurate remake ive heard made by floppies

    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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    Well whatever he was doing with em I turned $5 worth of scrap into $40

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    OK I give up. What are they doing, multi copies ?
    "anyone who thinks scrappin is easy money ain't doin it right!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by jghilino View Post
    this is the most accurate remake ive heard made by floppies

    Didn't you know that's how they came up with that theme song!?

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    I didn't even know this was a thing people were doing now... Thanks for the link!

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    Always looking for a way to maximize profits!

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    oh ya I love selling them since it takes a lot to process them so ebay I do usually lots of 25 and lots of zip drives mixed as well

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    "Watt is love, floppy don't Hertz me, don't Hertz me no Morse"


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    I didn't know this was a thing. Creative!

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    You need more I got like 30 sitting downstairs, even in plastic bags from when they were shipped and bought. lol.

    Oh the things kids do today.

    On a side note, RIP Harold Ramis. He's now ghostbusting from above.

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