Wow that's crazy. We picked up a PS 1 for like $10... I got an Atari 2800 for $10 also. I've never seen a computer there... Not even a PC. They have tons of PC keyboards, mice, and lots of printers. Once I found an Apple Pro Mouse, but that's the only Apple thing I've seen there. I'd bet to get any real good deals, you'd have to go way more often then I do...
Elliott (Formerly Cyrus) -------------------- Hobbittech.com Mac Specialist - Low Cost Mac Services in AZ On Jun 24, 2009, at 3:40 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: > > My experience with thrift stores seems to be generic pricing. > Computers get $199 no matter the shape (I saw only one for $99) game > systems get $20 unless they have a cd drive (then they are $30) and a > PS2 goes for $90 there. I usually go there to pick up Sega Genesis > systems for parts and projects, they are great sized, and amazingly > roomy for more than just playing games. > I also love thrift stores for their many projectable items, Computer > mice are my favorite, easily converted into little R\C cars, prank > mice, or even doorstops and other random uses. > I have not once seen any Mac stuff at the GoodWills that i have been > to, but I do pick up all my Mac stuff at Garage sales, I once got an > LCII with a IIe card for a quarter, still runs great, but I don't know > what to do with it. > > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Gregg Eshelman<[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> >> In the Ontario, OR through Boise, ID area, none of the thrift >> stores get much in the way of computers and electronics, though >> Goodwill and DI (Deseret Industries, run by the Mormons) tend to >> get more of it. >> >> I picked up a Cannon ip3000 printer at Goodwill for $19, a Griffin >> TuneCast II for $2, a folding keyboard for a Handspring Visor was $4. >> >> I've picked up various PC parts at DI for small prices and got a >> good 300 DPI laser printer there for $9. >> >> The only Mac stuff I've ever seen at DI was a large wad of 3-pin >> AppleTalk cables and dongles a couple years ago. >> >> I've only seen ONE digital camera at a thrift store and it was a >> POS 1/4 VGA toy. They're still getting in loads of 35mm and >> Advantix film cameras. >> >> There's a new thrift store here in Weiser, ID (it's the National >> Old-Time Fiddle Festival this week) which has a dirty Centris 610 >> with keyboard, monitor and external CD-ROM, 230 meg hard drive. I >> forget the price on it but it's insanely high. >> >> Hmmm, I'm looking for a slimline case to build an HTPC... some >> black spraypaint... <VBEG> >> >> >> >> >>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
