for a while until another half-decent freebie comes
along. They're not
collectable, they're not interesting and they have little sentimental
value. They're junk: when they wear out, they get tossed in skips.
("Dumpsters" to American-speakers.)
They are not collectable NOW. Someday - maybe - it will have some value.
I have about $1000 in XT parts, brand new, in boxes. 5 or 10 years ago,
it was junk. Now - dunno why - it has the value of gold.
Well, I don't like waste, so I take them out of
skips (real or
metaphorical), fix them and use them.
I love that :) Last week I recovered a 250GB external HD. The external
controller was fried, and the HD is working nicely :o)