So I've been going to this one repair shop for months and have never caught up with the owner or gotten him to call me . Today I ran into him as he was going out for a beer. I had heard that he had a basement full of computer junk, so I was anxious to connect with him and get some kind of business relationship going.

Anyhoo, bought four Compaq proreliant servers from him today. They are from the mid to late nineties. I paid $30.00 with the possibility of purchasing more stuff down the road. ( He wants to teach his daughter responsibility so he's giving her the first chance to recycle his stash - if she loses interest in it then it will be back on the market.)

He had wanted fifty bucks but I told him I was only going to junk them, not try to test any of the parts and he came down to thirty.



Will I come out ahead? Even if I don't, I think it may have been worth it to finally get a foot in the door. Thanks in advance for opinions.