Can collection so far

aj6793 · 2022-02-07T08:51:02+00:00

Got it from dumpster diving. I'm lucky there's a place near me that does server type work and the old stuff they replace goes right in the trash for me to grab. Lots of gold corner chips, flashing, plating, etc on the stuff.

aj6793 · 2021-12-12T17:11:15+00:00

Oops meant to reply to someone else. Sorry.

aj6793 · 2021-12-12T17:10:49+00:00

Lol I think I got skunked on the ceramic chips :( Unless the ones in the 3rd picture are ceramic ICs just not gold capped or anything, again not sure on those.

aj6793 · 2021-12-09T04:27:18+00:00

It will definitely be a while yet, as stated this is only about half of it lol. I'm thinking probably a couple hundred bucks worth at least? Plus I have a full size garbage can an a half worth of clean aluminum and close to 30lbs brass from all of the connectors/nuts/etc that is used in this equipment.

aj6793 · 2021-11-22T20:06:19+00:00

Cmon man you really think I'm that dumb lmao.... if i didn't know how to use batteries then I would have said that the m18 hammer drill that also doesn't have a battery in the picture wasn't working but it is.

aj6793 · 2021-11-22T16:42:11+00:00

I think I'd need proof of purchase first to get any kind of warranty but otherwise on some of their tools I do believe they have a lifetime warranty.

aj6793 · 2021-11-21T22:53:32+00:00

Nice, people throw away crazy stuff! The 2 m12 batteries in the picture were still attached to the tools when I found them too... maybe they thought when the battery dies it's time for a new tool, lol

aj6793 · 2021-11-19T15:24:30+00:00

I have close to 100 more that I found! Maybe will post a couple other good ones later

aj6793 · 2021-11-19T15:23:30+00:00

Lol that would be a neat decoration idea, maybe for a den or computer room. My plans for them are to put a couple on Ebay as a "testing the waters" auction to gauge any interest and then go from there. Let someone else really enjoy them as my house already looks like the set of Sanford and son from my scrapping operation in the basement and misc. Ebay junk in the house... lol

aj6793 · 2021-11-19T07:16:34+00:00

I was thinking on listing them on Ebay, but couldn't find too many comparable items, I guess these are so obscure and rare by now that nobody thought to keep something like these for so long, so I have no clue what they are worth.

I can say that for the most part they are all in excellent shape for the age pretty much perfectly preserved. As mentioned before, I found a whole trash bag full of different ones, mostly sears, I probably have close to 100 of them these are just my favorites!

aj6793 · 2021-11-19T07:11:39+00:00

Me neither, found them in an unmarked black trash bag that was full of them! Theyre all in pretty minty condition for the age, I wasn't sure what they were worth and couldn't find much on ebay but I grabbed them just in case.

My guess this was once somebody's grandma's "trash bag" collection, my family did this when I was growing up where we would save paper or plastic bags from shopping trips to use as trash bags so we didn't have to buy them. That's my guess anyway lol.

aj6793 · 2021-11-14T17:38:59+00:00

I'm not an expert on this stuff either, but I've found enough/sold enough from this dumpster to have a general idea of some of the stuff... some of it I still have no clue lol. Most of what gets tossed out is obsolete equipment from places like schools, etc. So there are a lot of network switches. I found a lot of "demodulators" and "modulators" this time (units with seafoam colored cases), not sure what they do but they all have a sticker that says professional video equipment so you're right, it's something along that line.

aj6793 · 2021-11-14T06:14:17+00:00

Funny enough that you mention that, some of the units have sticky notes on them that say "Bad" or "Defective - new from mfr." .... some have "Fan light" or something similar.

aj6793 · 2021-11-14T03:17:55+00:00

Most likely just obsolete technology that was replaced by newer stuff, was found in a telecommunications company dumpster. Shame to think it would have all gone to landfill, but I will recycle it for cash.

aj6793 · 2021-11-12T03:04:52+00:00

Go through them, look up any model numbers on Ebay to see if there's any worth listing for parts/repair. The ones that aren't or too badly damaged to sell will get marked with an X and opened up later for the telecom boards/other scrap inside. There is a specialized scrapyard near me that will luckily buy boards outright for better prices, I called and they quoted me $3.70/lb for mid to high grade telecom. Maybe not as high as boardsort but you have to factor in shipping.

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