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    Sometimes you get lucky with auctions

    CONGRATULATIONS!
    You have won Auction #686727

    YOUR BID: Bid: $12.75 AMOUNT DUE: $12.75
    2 Pallets:
    22 Laser Printers
    2 Fax Machines
    2 Type Writers

    Not bad. Plus a pair of brand new work gloves for 2.50. Work!!! yes.



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    Congrats man now the work begins
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    whaaaaaat? Nice score

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    Nice score.

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    22 Laser printers (Assuming they are the blocky HP guys) = $105.6 just in #2 shred!
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    Nice score, congrats!

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    First thing to watch out for is the toner/ink cartridges, don't want an extra mess.
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    And take 10 month to staples for an extra $20! (cartridges)
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    i started that last month. i have a years supply in a box waiting to trade in monthly. in fact, i have offered to give ten to each of my friends so they can buy stuff at staples. i get more than 10 a month easy
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    I do the same thing filthy. Im getting my wife her own rewards account too and making her turn in 10 a month as well. Wonder if my kids can have one too

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hypoman View Post
    And take 10 month to staples for an extra $20! (cartridges)
    Or office max, 20 a month for $3 each and an extra $60! (HP, Lexmark and Dell only though)
    Garbage keyboards > spɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɐqǝ

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    What a long day...time for a beer...not even half done!

    Here's my work day, mostly, in pics.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/78761407@N05/

    Favorite discoveries of the day:

    Many of these laser printers have ram cards in them, I love the laser boxes, most of these had T1 Ethernet boxes/boards, got over 30 laser cartridges combined with other cartridge sets inside each for color laser printers and most of them had paper so...I got almost a reem of free print paper too! It's rare for auction lots to include MOST of the cords for all these guys. There were 20 cords total...most with gold pins...yahoo. I'm bushed...

    Thanks guys. Have a good one.
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    Very nice haul! In the first pic where you ask "what is it?", it looks to me like a dot matrix print head.

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    did you save one to print with? ; )

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    hey, my little dinky inkjet works just fine. i don't need a fancy laser jet i can't afford to run...anyway...i tested them...some turned on..some didn't...most have issues...not worth the fuss. I wanted to though...tempted.

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    that's is one cool printhead devo...the machine was an onkyo nine head printer ... weird... but cool stuff inside.

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    Nine pin is a dot matrix head for sure (old one too). Dig deep in those, they usually have a nice board mounted to the bottom cover. Lots of the big old heavy IC's on them.

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    Thanks bro...i'm hittin the shower...black from head to toe...****...if you don't eat all day a coupla beers hit you good! ... don't worry...i take EVERYTHING apart...by hammer or screw driver...i get at it.

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    nice truck
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    i used to get em in gov't auctions, sometimes i'd set em up and use em till the ink ran out


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