It's funny, I have Geiger counters too as well as other interesting hobby things, well to me anyhow, that no one else in the family shares any interest in (ham radio, stamps & coins, electronic tools, classic glass insulators, minerals, etc.). I wish it was possible to have them go to several charities I work with so they could monetarily benefit, instead of disinterested people, but that would be an extremely heavy lift for them. The one bright spot is one of my nephews is entering university in the fall planning to study Nuclear Chemistry. If he does complete that course of study then the Geiger counters and other related items would probably be of interest to him.
Asset tags are an interesting idea. I used to work for a major corporation where we had asset tags on all of our valuable equipment (PC's, monitors, printers, coffee makers, etc.). Meanwhile, as the company was shedding divisions and downsizing people, moral was horrible and people just stopped caring (kind of hard when you do not know if you will have a job the following week). Of course HR always tried different motivational posters including "Employees are our most valuable asset" to try and cheer people up. Several of those posters wound up with messages attached that said "Our most valuable assets have tags on them". On Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 12:07:59 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > After seeing estate sales and ebay stuff, I started an inventory of my > Geiger counters, isotope identifiers, other stuff that is worth something > on ebay vs thrift store crap. I got 'permanent' ID labels and printed them > with a unique serial number to key to an Excel spreadsheet, and was going > to add a photo of the item. Then, I moved and well, need to start over > again. I mean, ll be dead and not caring any more, but it would be a shame > for so much money to be lost for my brothers or nieces... > > On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 10:37 AM Robert G. Schaffrath < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I see they sold but no idea what the offer was. >> >> I agree that selling them as a lot rather than individually is not that >> great an idea. I have six NOS, and a seventh used, bubble wrapped and in a >> box with a detailed note about them for whichever family member stumbles >> across them someday (assuming I do not get a chance to do anything with >> them). I advise whomever to investigate selling them individually and that >> tossing them would be very stupid. >> >> On Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 8:08:25 PM UTC-4 Kevin A. wrote: >> >>> If they were tested and guaranteed that would be one thing, but throwing >>> a bunch of these in a box as-is and charging top dollar probably won't get >>> them moving any time soon... >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 7:24 PM gregebert <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Seller is probably testing the waters to see if anyone take a BIG bite. >>>> Next step is to break-up into smaller lots. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 3:48:27 PM UTC-7 Jeff Walton wrote: >>>> >>>>> Remembering some older surplus places prior to the internet. >>>>> >>>>> Polypaks was one of them that had a printed flyer or ads in the back >>>>> of electronics magazines. They often displayed this disclaimer with some >>>>> of >>>>> their products, "... No time to test 'em!" >>>>> >>>>> Of course, B-7971's were two for $8 with the Ultronics board... >>>>> Not $200 each. 😁 >>>>> >>>>> Jeff >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------- Original message -------- >>>>> From: Audrey <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: 8/17/22 5:37 PM (GMT-06:00) >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] lot of 34 B7971s on ebay.. >>>>> >>>>> Yeah. It's silly to sell them all as one lot, and even sillier to not >>>>> figuring out how to test them for that pricepoint... >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 6:30 PM Michail Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Quite the number of tubes. >>>>>> >>>>>> Since he is asking retail for them all, and not likely too many >>>>>> people want or can afford that many, I asked if there was a guarantee >>>>>> since >>>>>> if even 1 could be bad, it would make almost the entire order >>>>>> non-profitable. Awaiting a response. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Michail >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On >>>>>> Behalf Of *Audrey >>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 17, 2022 10:30 AM >>>>>> *To:* neonixie-l <[email protected]> >>>>>> *Subject:* [neonixie-l] lot of 34 B7971s on ebay.. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> not my listing obviously.. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/354229991047 >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/173decbc-6613-44f0-8659-ab2b94434986n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/173decbc-6613-44f0-8659-ab2b94434986n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/MW2PR0102MB3435C94BB110012D051C36F6826A9%40MW2PR0102MB3435.prod.exchangelabs.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/MW2PR0102MB3435C94BB110012D051C36F6826A9%40MW2PR0102MB3435.prod.exchangelabs.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAPDJQ6BUPWU%3DtzmqBL33dbsu4sXHXBiMb5a1-PP-XErjsnq84A%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAPDJQ6BUPWU%3DtzmqBL33dbsu4sXHXBiMb5a1-PP-XErjsnq84A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/5c1226ea-7b33-4d77-bc7d-0d1297120c5bn%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/5c1226ea-7b33-4d77-bc7d-0d1297120c5bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "neonixie-l" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/9e8e3379-0a6f-4e1a-84d3-4a696ddeb26an%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/9e8e3379-0a6f-4e1a-84d3-4a696ddeb26an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. 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