1 Aug
2004
1 Aug
'04
3:33 p.m.
On Sun, 1 Aug 2004, John Allain wrote:
For people in the NJ,NY,CT area it would be useful to
know of the
Electronic Barn and give it a visit at least once a year or so, to pick
up some odds and ends. To people who live in Silicon Valley the
place would seem typical of a number of places, thousands of labelled
bins, a few hundred more unlabelled, and some interesting things in
the "extreme bargain" area.
www: http://www.elecbarn.com/
gps: N40.79517 W74.20047
map: Farrand st, Bloomfield, NJ
News is this: the Barn has announced that its closing its doors. Time
indefinite. Perhaps by Christmas. For now the prices are reduced.
Maybe some enterprising left coasters could get together and buy it to
keep it open? I was looking into buying Mike Quinn Electronics to keep it
from going away when the old owner decided it was time
to move on. He
was resigned to closing MQE forever because he didn't think
he'd find a
buyer. Fortunately, someone else came in and bought the place and is
keeping it alive (for now). I think it's really important to try to keep
these places open.
Someone should make the effort, but know what they're getting themselves
in to. Running a surplus electronics business is challenging.
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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