Cash In The Trash - Playlist Dealing With E-scrap

There is a lot of gold in this label maker

What could be inside of this plastic keyboard ?

A toy digital camera with treasure inside !

Today I rip apart a 'portable email reader/writer'

Today I look inside of a 32+ year old 'Computron' in my search for gold !

Nice little videos. On one video you mentioned looking up numbers on the chips to check their value. Where or how do you look up the chip to get that information?

Originally Posted by RLS0812

All I do is type the number into Google. That usually gives information on the chips, and sometimes if some have sold recently.
For old chips, I look on Ebay ( and a few other sites ) to see if any have sold.

Also it is a good idea to look through a few web sites dealing with rare and valuable electronics parts ... rarest IC I have ever seen sold for over $800.

An example is a Reticon R5101 ... those go for $40 - $80 each

(( Also a good idea to look up board from very old computers - graphics cards, RAM moduals, and the like can be worth hundreds ))

what exactly is an an ic? and how do you get them off the board to sell them if they are worth anything? sorry for the question but new to escrap. i mainly do junk cars so still learning in this department.

Originally Posted by RLS0812

All I do is type the number into Google. That usually gives information on the chips, and sometimes if some have sold recently.
For old chips, I look on Ebay ( and a few other sites ) to see if any have sold.

Also it is a good idea to look through a few web sites dealing with rare and valuable electronics parts ... rarest IC I have ever seen sold for over $800.

An example is a Reticon R5101 ... those go for $40 - $80 each

(( Also a good idea to look up board from very old computers - graphics cards, RAM moduals, and the like can be worth hundreds ))

Thanks. I have a lot of boards, ram etc.... kicking around. I'll give it a try

Originally Posted by jmerritt

what exactly is an an ic? and how do you get them off the board to sell them if they are worth anything? sorry for the question but new to escrap. i mainly do junk cars so still learning in this department.

1: integrated circuit
2: Desoldering iron, solder wick, and a chip puller



In newer electronics, chances are you are not going to find valuable IC s, however in the older stuff the chances go up quite a bit. The most common ones I find are worth $1 to $5 each.

It's time that I see what is inside of this digital wrist watch !

This old USB hub has a transparent shell !

Let's search inside of this radio alarm clock !

Here is an old car radio / tape deck !

A DVD player - I wonder what it's insides look like ...

Originally Posted by ragstoriches

Nice little videos. On one video you mentioned looking up numbers on the chips to check their value. Where or how do you look up the chip to get that information?

I miss those jack the scrapper videos. Lol

Up on the chopping block today is this DSL Modem !

Here is a wireless intercom to rip apart and see what's inside!