On Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:37:24 -0700 (PDT), cbmeeks wrote:
>
> OK, you're only seeing the odd-ball instances that didn't go to
> recycle.  Obviously, if they sent 15 other Sinclair's to the recycle
> center you wouldn't know it.
>
> It really depends on the Goodwill (or other thrift store).  One time I
> was in a thrift store (similar to Goodwill) and they had a floppy
> drive with no price on it.  I asked them and they sold it to me for
> $0.99 USD.  The guy told me that it was a "disk drive and you can't
> use disk drives any more so I could have it for 99 cents".

I wonder for how much Apple ][ and Tandys go.

> Clearly, he had NO idea what it was.  Granted, it wasn't worth much
> but the idea of "cannot use disk drives anymore" was wrong.  What do
> you think he would have done with a Timex Sinclair?
>
> Atari's MIGHT survive thrift stores because everyone knows Atari.  But
> my point is that lesser known brands may be mistaken for junk and sent
> off.
>
> Keep in mind these "experts" are the same people that keep around
> stupid cable TV tuners and broken kids pianos.  They clearly have no
> expertise in what should be sold or discarded when it comes to
> electronics.

They also might be too young to know what they got there.

> If you found a Sinclair...then awesome.  I know the LGR guy finds
> stuff like that.  But he must live in some bizzarro thrift store world
> or something.  In my experiences, most people scrap that stuff.

See seems to be surrounded by 20 or so Goodwill stores and half a dozen
other thrift stores.

Btw. I mentioned in a comment on his Youtube page to please focus more on
the labels of the things he turns around in the stores. Would be
interesting to know manufacturing date of some of the items, or where it
was made.
--
Andreas
You know you are a redneck if
today's dinner was too slow crossing the highway yesterday.

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