[olug] Misc. hardware.......... and what to do with it

[Rob Townley]

On 9/24/07, Jay Swackhamer <Jay at reboottheuser.com> wrote:
> I could either clear out some projects off of the tables upstairs and
> you could lay the stuff out there, or we could do a saturday swap-meet
> with some tables outside in front, and you man your own stuff.
>
> We could tape off the tables upstairs into sections with a note with
> name/pricing for stuff you want to sell, and a free table for giveaways.
>
> I could leave the tables open for a few weeks, and then you could have
> the option to pick up stuff leftover, or I could send it off to my
> recycler.
>
>
> --
> Jay Swackhamer
> Reboot The User
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>
> Quoting Brian Roberson <roberson at olug.org>:
>
> > Ok....
> >
> > I cannot be the only one on this list that has a room full of <Insert
> > any hardware term here> that they will never use ( or think they will
> > never use).... Craigslist is not the right place to list this stuff,
> > you always get those computer illiterates that want a whole system
> > for nothing.... I have lots of cool stuff that I would just about
> > give away to someone that knows what it actually is, not to mention
> > the few 1000 dollars worth of low-level stuff that I think I should
> > get $$ for!!
> >
> >
> > I so do not want to pack my crap up and sit somewhere answering silly
> > questions to the layman, but I want to pair-down my hardware hoarding
> > a little bit!
> >
> > I would... pack it all up one time if I knew I would not be coming
> > home with it... maybe if the stuff that did not trade/sell for
> > something went to somewhere that would either benefit from it, or I
> > would at least get scrap $$ for it...
> >
> > Is there anyone interested in a mass trade-or-barter-or-sell athon on
> > the list? I am sure we could find a big enough venue for all of us to
> > bring our over-flowing <basements/spare rooms/garage> and leave with
> > either cash, or the good feeling of donation at the end of the day...
> > anyone up for something like this?
> >
> >
> > I have so much crap, that the sheer thought of listing it all out
> > daunts me, I just need to CLEAN HOUSE!
> >
> > monitors, memory, half-working laptops, slow laptops, KVM's,
> > printers, daughter cards, wireless, IDE/SCSI hard drives.... and that
> > list is just looking around my (small) @ home work area...
> >
> >
> > I know Jay S. (reboot the user) may have a few idea's...... anyone
> > else???????
> >
> >
> >
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A recycler costs money especially for CRTs.  Minimum is $10.00.   i
suspect stuff would be dropped off and Jay would be stuck.