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Anyone willing to organize a parting?

Jackson

Jackson

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https://raleigh.craigslist.org/sys/d/ole-skool-computers-av/6515802975.html
Trailer of old equipment; most of it is, well... vintage computer equipment. No PDP, IMSAI or VAX machines here unfortunately. Some of this stuff looks like it's junk, but maybe something good can be pulled out of here.

On another note: do I spy with my little eyes some nice thick IBM CRT monitors? :D
 
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Dwight Elvey said:
Where is it located?
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Looks like Raleigh NC.

I've been there, done that. The storage unit I bought had tons of good stuff in it, but man was it a ton of work to get it sorted out. I'd consider this one if it was like 30 or so min from my house, but across the country. It's a pity since there are some IBM monitors in there, that could probably sell for at least $100 each assuming they still work.

EDIT: Just saw the price. Not worth nearly $2k IMO, it would be very unlikely you'd make your money back at the price. Maybe $300 - $400 for it, but not much more than that.
 
lutiana said:
Looks like Raleigh NC.

I've been there, done that. The storage unit I bought had tons of good stuff in it, but man was it a ton of work to get it sorted out. I'd consider this one if it was like 30 or so min from my house, but across the country. It's a pity since there are some IBM monitors in there, that could probably sell for at least $100 each assuming they still work.

EDIT: Just saw the price. Not worth nearly $2k IMO, it would be very unlikely you'd make your money back at the price. Maybe $300 - $400 for it, but not much more than that.
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Is the trailer included? would be nice to have one of those for storage, would need to pay to have it trucked in of course. I dunno, dont see anything of value really.
 
$2,000 does seem a bit too farfetched-- still better than the ludicrous eBay prices in my honest opinion. The seller is considering getting everything out for a bit less than half the price though, so...
 
lutiana said:
Looks like Raleigh NC.

I've been there, done that. The storage unit I bought had tons of good stuff in it, but man was it a ton of work to get it sorted out. I'd consider this one if it was like 30 or so min from my house, but across the country. It's a pity since there are some IBM monitors in there, that could probably sell for at least $100 each assuming they still work.

EDIT: Just saw the price. Not worth nearly $2k IMO, it would be very unlikely you'd make your money back at the price. Maybe $300 - $400 for it, but not much more than that.
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It's $980 for the contents without the trailer. Find a couple of beamspring keyboards in there and you'd easily be in profit - all it would cost you would be your immortal soul.

Like you, it's too far for me. Plus, I can't lift anything until this hernia gets fixed. If it was closer and I wasn't incapacitated, I'd think about it.

The OP is in Raleigh, NC but appears not to be able to organize it. We might get lucky (for a certain value of "lucky") and a flipper might buy it. That would save it from landfill and, if we're really lucky, he might know the difference between trash and treasure.

It might be worth keeping an eye on this one. I hate to say it but, in the worst case scenario, some of the keyboard guys aren't solely about keyboards and would it be so terrible to sacrifice one or two keyboards, if they would save the rest of it? AS a last ditch effort, of course.
 
I don't see why anyone would be interested about keyboards when there are computers, monitors, disk drives in there. Even that little answering machine in the green plastic crate is more interesting than a keyboard. The keyboard is pretty much the least interesting and least valuable part of a computer to me.

It's hard to see but there might be around 400 dollars worth of stuff in there. Some people might be willing to pay more. $980 seems very expensive to me.
 
6885P5H said:
I don't see why anyone would be interested about keyboards when there are computers, monitors, disk drives in there.
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That's because you are ignorant. I don't mean that in an insulting or derogatory way, but rather as in the dictionary definition of the word. There are facts that you appear not to be aware of. Specifically, there are people who will pay thousands of dollars for certain older keyboards. When they do so, they often render the rest of the system useless. They are the bane of our existence.

6885P5H said:
It's hard to see but there might be around 400 dollars worth of stuff in there. Some people might be willing to pay more. $980 seems very expensive to me.
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I think that you underestimate the value of what's there. But we'll never know for sure, unless somebody here goes and gets it.
 
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roberttx said:
That's because you are ignorant.
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Probably would have come across better if you had said "ignorant of the way of the keyboard fanatics" but yes, there are people that will pay $500+ for beam spring keyboards from the 80s. Why? You'd have to ask others about that.

$980 for the contents is still a gamble I think. You need to remember that the cost in time and effort to go through, catalog, test and sell that stuff will be drive the break even point to about double that. The storage I bought was only $300, and it took me a few months to get it done, and probably cost me another $300 or $400 in secondary things such as gas to get up there and some other things. I *barely* broke even with it.

That said, ~$2k and it includes the trailer, may not be too bad an option if the trailer is in good condition. Just need to get it driven to wherever you are, then you can go though it at a leisurely pace, then sell the trailer for $1k. I think you could come out ahead.
 
If it were next door to me I'd probably take a gamble on it and get in trouble for bringing all of this junk home!!
 
lutiana said:
Probably would have come across better if you had said "ignorant of the way of the keyboard fanatics" but yes, there are people that will pay $500+ for beam spring keyboards from the 80s. Why? You'd have to ask others about that.

$980 for the contents is still a gamble I think. You need to remember that the cost in time and effort to go through, catalog, test and sell that stuff will be drive the break even point to about double that. The storage I bought was only $300, and it took me a few months to get it done, and probably cost me another $300 or $400 in secondary things such as gas to get up there and some other things. I *barely* broke even with it.

That said, ~$2k and it includes the trailer, may not be too bad an option if the trailer is in good condition. Just need to get it driven to wherever you are, then you can go though it at a leisurely pace, then sell the trailer for $1k. I think you could come out ahead.
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Yeah, I could have put that better. Hope I didn't give offense.

I'm not at all confident that the trailer will be usable as a trailer - sounds like it has been sitting for years.
 
roberttx said:
Yeah, I could have put that better. Hope I didn't give offense.

I'm not at all confident that the trailer will be usable as a trailer - sounds like it has been sitting for years.
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And to hire a tractor + driver and pay to transport the trailer - if it has usable tires and they roll - will be another $1000.

-CH-
 
Wow, that's really something. I agree I'd offer less, as I also have had to deal with large amounts of garbage, and it'd make a big difference if that trailer can move - sorting from the trailer slowly will be much easier than pulling it all out and dumping it somewhere else.

I'd be down but I'm 1600 miles away. I love CRTs and laptops.
 
It doesn't look like anything in that trailer is packed at all. If you tried to move the trailer as-is, everything in it would get smashed.
 
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