Um, to whomever had the motherboard problem, I'm willing to sell my spare Color Classic with the busted screen and no hard drive. It does have the motherboard and shellcase, though. Just throwing it out. I have no idea why I just didn't suggest that before.
On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Cyrus Griffin <[email protected]>wrote: > > 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> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- Tyrone L. Warbasse My Personal Blog and Podcast: http://www.totallyparanoia.com/ or http://www.tyronewarbasse.blogspot.com/ And for Twitter: coffee4binky "Don't Tread on Me!" I thought things were bad in politics, then I had the disprivilege of re-watching Club Mario! http://www.mariowiki.com/Club_Mario/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
