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    First try at E scrap- lots of 80s stuff

    This is my first try at E scrap. Picked up this load for sheet price (.15) per pound. Im doing alot of research on here but if you have any tips or tricks let me know!




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    I can't see your pic......What u think of this

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    should be good boards in them. are those touch screens ? the keyboards may be worth something too

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    what is that reco ?

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    Go slow. Check ebay for prices of components. Take pictures of the boards and post them here for comments by other members who are more knowledgable. Congrats on a very good deal, Mike.
    "Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}

    Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bear View Post
    what is that reco ?
    Just some stuff I picked up at auction this week...LOL nice huh

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    Cool those have some nice boards in em......I heard those keyboards were worth something more than scrap

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    Everything has been sitting outside for years so its in bad shape, im sure its all scrap.

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    That is where a good set of test computers or at least one comes in handy. For testing keyboards and such. I started with one and now have 3 different computers for testing DDR, DDR2 and DDR3. That covers the basics of the currently useable stuff. In the future I will be reserving some old systems for testing collectible types of stuff as well, but I will gradually get to that.

    Nice load though, should get you some good stuff.
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    I see some 5 1/4 " drives in that batch. I see the damage as well. If any of them look clean, they will surely be worth saving to test later.

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    I see a ps/1 in that lot. I just did one yesterday and got a 386 out of it. Grats on the nice haul.


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