22 Sep
1997
22 Sep
'97
6:56 p.m.
On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Don Maslin wrote:
On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Sam Ismail wrote:
This explains why my quick visits to SD Goodwills were so disappointing.
The one I went to (on Rosecranz) had only a few things with plugs.
The the local one is the same way: clothes, glass, and a few books.
I hit another thrift in SD which was the smallest I have ever seen.
It could not have been more than 200 square feet. It was a total
bust.
Don, how about letting us know when the GW auctions are held? I get
sent down there 5-8 times a year and once in a while I squeeze in
a little scrounging. I'm usually in the Point Loma area, are there
any worthwhile places nearby which might yield some classic stuff?
--pec
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I've heard that Goodwills take all the
computer junk and auction it off.
I never, ever find any computer stuff at Goodwills or Salvation Army's.
I used to find stuff at the Salvation Army, and occasionally find some
software (found an MSX cassette of all things at one recently) but never
any hardware.
I think it varies with the locale! In San Diego, Goodwill accumulates
the donated hard/software and offers it up at a biennial sale. Now days,
most of it is PC clone stuff, certainly, but 8-bit stuff does show up.
There are some good buys and some lousy ones. Just like most sales!
Salvation Army, on the other hand, apparently sells their donations
through their stores as it comes in and is priced. Pretty skinny market,
as I see it.