3 Oct
1997
3 Oct
'97
6:11 a.m.
Greetings All,
I've been making the rounds of Seattle-area thrift stores. Not much
CP/M stuff, mostly PC compatible. Found several XT's with hard drives
and full of cards for $5 each. Most ISA boards such as Mono, serial,
parallel go for $1. B&W and CGA monitors go for $3-10. 5-1/4" DSDD floppy
drives go for around $2 each. There's one store that has a Televideo system
for $60. Rather steep, but they have a 1/2 price sale Sunday and I'll
probably grab it then - good companion to the 803H in my collection. There's
a huge IBM Selectric Memory typewriter for $10, which I'll also grab at the
1/2 price sale. I recently found two Kaypro-II's for $5 each. Not much
Apple hardware.
How does this compare to thrift stores in other areas of the country?
Regards,
Jason Brady jrbrady(a)delphi.com Seattle, WA
3 Oct
3 Oct
6:23 a.m.
curious if you noticed any difference between "brand name thrift" (e.g.
Salvation Army & Goodwill) vs. small time shops? others here have
suggested that the latter is where all the "good stuff" is to be found.
- gfr
At 11:11 AM 10/3/97 -0700, you wrote:
Greetings All,
I've been making the rounds of Seattle-area thrift stores. Not much
CP/M stuff, mostly PC compatible. Found several XT's with hard drives
and full of cards for $5 each. Most ISA boards such as Mono, serial,
parallel go for $1. B&W and CGA monitors go for $3-10. 5-1/4" DSDD floppy
drives go for around $2 each. There's one store that has a Televideo system
for $60. Rather steep, but they have a 1/2 price sale Sunday and I'll
probably grab it then - good companion to the 803H in my collection. There's
a huge IBM Selectric Memory typewriter for $10, which I'll also grab at the
1/2 price sale. I recently found two Kaypro-II's for $5 each. Not much
Apple hardware.
How does this compare to thrift stores in other areas of the country?
Regards,
Jason Brady jrbrady(a)delphi.com Seattle, WA
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| Glenn F. Roberts, Falls Church, VA
| Comments are my own and not the opinion of my employer
| groberts(a)mitre.org
9:23 a.m.
On Fri, 3 Oct 1997, Glenn Roberts wrote:
curious if you noticed any difference between
"brand name thrift" (e.g.
Salvation Army & Goodwill) vs. small time shops? others here have
suggested that the latter is where all the "good stuff" is to be found.
Definitely the small time shops. Although I wouldn't really call them
that because there are some rather large chain thrift stores. But in
general the non-Salvation Army/Goodwill stores have the good stuff.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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9:15 a.m.
On Fri, 3 Oct 1997, Jason R. Brady wrote:
I've been making the rounds of Seattle-area thrift
stores. Not much
CP/M stuff, mostly PC compatible. Found several XT's with hard drives
and full of cards for $5 each. Most ISA boards such as Mono, serial,
parallel go for $1. B&W and CGA monitors go for $3-10. 5-1/4" DSDD floppy
drives go for around $2 each. There's one store that has a Televideo system
for $60. Rather steep, but they have a 1/2 price sale Sunday and I'll
probably grab it then - good companion to the 803H in my collection. There's
a huge IBM Selectric Memory typewriter for $10, which I'll also grab at the
1/2 price sale. I recently found two Kaypro-II's for $5 each. Not much
Apple hardware.
In the Bay Area (California)...
I find a lot more varied stuff. Lots of Commodore, Atari, TI, Apple
stuff. Of course lots of PC stuff. Some CP/M machines now and then.
The thrift shops are also great for game systems and carthridges. I find
a lot of my peripherals and cables for classic computers at the thrift
stores. The prices vary but are mostly on the very reasonable side.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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1:07 p.m.
Jason R. Brady wrote:
I've been making the rounds of Seattle-area thrift
stores. Not much
CP/M stuff, mostly PC compatible. Found several XT's with hard drives
How does this compare to thrift stores in other areas of the country?
I don't visit thrift stores too often, but I have visited one place a couple
of times over the last week or so. A Sanyo 675 (or similar number) luggable
computer started at about $27. They lowered it to about $9 and it was
gone. Prices are typically $0.90 for untested stuff. I bought an Apple
II+, Eagle II, Coco 2, and some other stuff at those prices. Tested, the
same things start about $9 or so.
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