chamber of horrors on ebay

jim> warning. this is about as gut wrenching as about anything you jim> may see. seller on ebay: alejoelectronic jim> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZalejoelectronicQQhtZ-1 jim> why anyone things these parts are more valuable chopped off jim> machines is beyond me. I'm not sure I see the problem. It's impossible to know if the machines they were taken from were operational. Breaking devices up for spare parts, in such a way that the spare parts are indeed functional subsystems, is a perfectly good way of recycling otherwise useless stuff. That applies to cars, it applies to computers. For example the first item: it's not bits of printer chain suitable only for hanging on the wall, it appears to be a useable printer chain assembly ready to load into your printer. And yes, quite often parts are more valuable than the whole system. Ask any car parts dealer... paul