10 May
2004
10 May
'04
4:10 a.m.
Is there a company or private party in the Pacific Northwest that specializes
in liquidating computer estates? They date from the late 1970s to the mid
1990s in various conditions.
I really don't want to recycle them at scrap price if someone out there can
use them.
I figured ebay is a good place for anything unopened, but all the rest is
simply overwhelming.
Help, suggestions, ideas and warnings are welcomed.
Cathy
10 May
10 May
10:23 a.m.
Is there a company or private party in the Pacific
Northwest that specializes
in liquidating computer estates? They date from the late 1970s to the mid
1990s in various conditions.
I really don't want to recycle them at scrap price if someone out there can
use them.
I figured ebay is a good place for anything unopened, but all the rest is
simply overwhelming.
Help, suggestions, ideas and warnings are welcomed.
Cathy
Some details as to the type of computer equipment and a slightly better idea
of the location in the Northwest might be helpful. There are several of us
on the list that live in the Northwest.
Knowing what, and how much is the most important though, as that will give
people an idea as to wether they're interested or not.
Zane
10:25 a.m.
Hi there,
I'm not sure if he does estate sales, but I strongly suggest you contact Sellam
Ismail, who owns a company in Silicon Valley called VintageTech. You may have
seen his name on this list as well as "VCF" or "Vintage Computer
Festival."
Anyway, Sellam's pretty much the biggest collector in the known galaxy, and his
company, VintageTech, lets him do this hobby for a living.
You can reach Sellam at vcf(a)vintage.org.
Why you should trust my opinion: I'm the founder/editor of Computer Collector,
which is an online news magazine (with about 500 subscribers each week) serving
the hobby.
Good luck,
-- Evan Koblentz
(PS -- I personally collect handhelds and PDAs. If there are any in the
collection, I'd like to look through the list.)
--- Bogilady(a)aol.com wrote:
Is there a company or private party in the Pacific
Northwest that specializes
in liquidating computer estates? They date from the late 1970s to the mid
1990s in various conditions.
I really don't want to recycle them at scrap price if someone out there can
use them.
I figured ebay is a good place for anything unopened, but all the rest is
simply overwhelming.
Help, suggestions, ideas and warnings are welcomed.
Cathy
10:54 a.m.
New subject: Oops.... Re: Computer Estate
Sorry folks -- I meant to reply to the poster directly, not to the list. Tried
to stop it in time but failed. Please don't judge me for it!
Evan
--- Computer Collector E-Mail Newsletter <news(a)computercollector.com> wrote:
Hi there,
I'm not sure if he does estate sales, but I strongly suggest you contact
Sellam
Ismail, who owns a company in Silicon Valley called VintageTech. You may
have
seen his name on this list as well as "VCF" or "Vintage Computer
Festival."
Anyway, Sellam's pretty much the biggest collector in the known galaxy, and
his
company, VintageTech, lets him do this hobby for a living.
You can reach Sellam at vcf(a)vintage.org.
Why you should trust my opinion: I'm the founder/editor of Computer
Collector,
which is an online news magazine (with about 500 subscribers each week)
serving
the hobby.
Good luck,
-- Evan Koblentz
(PS -- I personally collect handhelds and PDAs. If there are any in the
collection, I'd like to look through the list.)
--- Bogilady(a)aol.com wrote:
Is there a company or private party in the
Pacific Northwest that
specializes
in liquidating computer estates? They date from the late 1970s to the mid
1990s in various conditions.
I really don't want to recycle them at scrap price if someone out there can
use them.
I figured ebay is a good place for anything unopened, but all the rest is
simply overwhelming.
Help, suggestions, ideas and warnings are welcomed.
Cathy
1:19 p.m.
Hi, Kathy,
Suggest you contact Mark Dabek at RE-PC: (206) 575-8737.
Good luck.
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On 10-May-04 at 12:10 Bogilady(a)aol.com wrote:
Is there a company or private party in the Pacific
Northwest that
specializes
in liquidating computer estates? They date from the late 1970s to the mid
1990s in various conditions.
I really don't want to recycle them at scrap price if someone out there
can
use them.
I figured ebay is a good place for anything unopened, but all the rest is
simply overwhelming.
Help, suggestions, ideas and warnings are welcomed.
Cathy
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ports?"
2:27 p.m.
Cathy,
If you have a list of items, there are numerous collectors and
old computer enthusiasts here on the Classic Computer List who
may be searching for items that you have. Could you give the
folks here a chance before you send things to a liquidator?
For example, I know that others and myself have an interest in
old computer equipment manufactured by Digital Equipment
Corporation.
Thanks,
Ashley Carder
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Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 12:11 PM
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Subject: Computer Estate
Is there a company or private party in the Pacific Northwest that
specializes
in liquidating computer estates? They date from the late 1970s to the mid
1990s in various conditions.
I really don't want to recycle them at scrap price if someone out there can
use them.
I figured ebay is a good place for anything unopened, but all the rest is
simply overwhelming.
Help, suggestions, ideas and warnings are welcomed.
Cathy
2:22 p.m.
If you have a list of items, there are numerous
collectors and old
computer enthusiasts here on the Classic Computer List who may be
searching for items that you have. Could you give the folks here a
chance before you send things to a liquidator?
For example, I know that others and myself have an
interest in old
computer equipment manufactured by Digital Equipment Corporation.
Me among them - and I'm interested hearing about in anything from Sun
Microsystems too.
But if Cathy finds "the rest" to be "simply overwhelming", I would
guess that even compiling an accurate inventory is a daunting task,
never mind sorting it into any kind of useful order.
Is there anyone in the area sufficiently dedicated to volunteer sorting
and inventorying services? I would, except I'm nothing like in the
area (on the wrong side of the continent and, I suspect, in the wrong
country as well).
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3:01 p.m.
But if Cathy finds "the rest" to be
"simply overwhelming", I would
guess that even compiling an accurate inventory is a daunting task,
never mind sorting it into any kind of useful order.
Is there anyone in the area sufficiently dedicated to volunteer sorting
and inventorying services? I would, except I'm nothing like in the
area (on the wrong side of the continent and, I suspect, in the wrong
country as well).
I am in the PDX area, and could probably help with a garage or a storage
unit or two. If we are talking warehouses, it would need to be more than
just me :-).
Also, while my time is probably less encumbered than most, my expertise is
somewhat narrow. If it is later than about the mid-80s, others will
probably know more about it.
Vince
3:04 p.m.
Is there
anyone in the area sufficiently dedicated to volunteer
sorting and inventorying services?
[...]
Also, while my time is probably less encumbered than most, my
expertise is somewhat narrow. If it is later than about the mid-80s,
others will probably know more about it. 
6:58 p.m.
Forgive me if I snip responses wildly; most of this was Vince:
I've e-mailed her a similar offer of help if she's here in Seattle.
If you consider your expertise narrow, mine is still more so; but if
nothing else I can always refer truly interesting - or puzzling - items to
the list for help. Who knows? Maybe it would help someone find something
they've been hunting for. :)
-O.-
Is there
anyone in the area sufficiently dedicated to volunteer sorting
and inventorying services? [...]
I am in the PDX area, and could probably help with a garage or a storage
unit or two. If we are talking warehouses, it would need to be more than
just me :-).
Also, while my time is probably less encumbered than most, my expertise is
somewhat narrow. If it is later than about the mid-80s, others will
probably know more about it. 
3:12 p.m.
>> But if Cathy finds "the rest" to be
"simply overwhelming",
>> I would guess that even compiling an accurate inventory is
>> a daunting task, never mind sorting it into any kind of
>> useful order.
Prior to even a list [quite a bit of work perhaps] a few digital (wide angle
overview type) shots would be a start to see what might be in the
collection.
If Cathy does not have a site to post them, e-mail to me, I will post them.
Just an idea....
David V. Corbin
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