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Old 05-30-2014, 04:35 PM
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Now i understand. Thank You.
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Old 05-30-2014, 04:39 PM
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What specifically are you asking? I don't give TVs away for free anywhere anymore because scrappers take working sets and destroy them.
I had a feeling that this is why you don't use Craigslist. There are some real live ones on Craigslist.

I have taken several free sets I found there, but, I never scrap them.
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I am typing this AK post on a Dell Latitude E 5510. Courtesy of the Athens, TN dump. A neighbor who works there rescued it for me. Had an issue with Windows 7 Pro crashing and keyboard. I repaired the keyboard and reloaded Windows and drivers. Intel Core I3, 2.3 Ghz Dual Core. Runs fine now. Will install a DVD-RW drive and 4GB RAM (it only has 2GB RAM)
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Old 06-07-2014, 09:18 PM
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I got a tower that a thrift store was going to throw away, still had to buy it from them though. At least it was cheap. Pentium 4 3GHz with 80GB hard drive with a fresh install of XP and 1GB RAM. I've stripped it of its outer panels with the intention of putting everything in an older-style case. Left the framework as I didn't want a bunch of loose parts hanging around and maybe getting damaged. The hard drive is labeled "CFS wiped" (Computers For Schools). I'll be trying FreeBSD on that.
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Old 06-07-2014, 10:30 PM
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I remember back when I was delivering pizza, I delivered to a guy who was a jerk. No tip. On the way back to the car, I noticed it was trash day, and there was a complete P3 computer in his trash (this was several years ago when a P3 wasn't too bad). I grabbed it "as my tip" lol. I took it home, wiped it, reloaded the OS and sold it for $75. Turns out it was the best tip of the night, heh.
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Old 06-08-2014, 01:07 AM
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I remember back when I was delivering pizza, I delivered to a guy who was a jerk. No tip. On the way back to the car, I noticed it was trash day, and there was a complete P3 computer in his trash (this was several years ago when a P3 wasn't too bad). I grabbed it "as my tip" lol. I took it home, wiped it, reloaded the OS and sold it for $75. Turns out it was the best tip of the night, heh.
Haha, very nice. Reminds me of the TV I got from beside the old Tel-Star TV and appliance dealership that had been out in the rain. Once it dried out, touching up a cold solder joint on a vertical transistor brought that back to life, I then sold it for 30 bucks. Only time I ever profited from a trash pick.
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Old 06-12-2014, 01:57 AM
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It is actually a very regular thing for me to trash pick, repair/restore, and then sell. I make a decent amount of 'side cash' doing this, and 90% of what I offer for sale looks and works FAR better than it did when I found it. Several big-screen rear projectors (some HD), at least one flat panel, a bunch of nice CRT sets, a few tower speakers (Technics SB-L75 and Fisher STV-somethings listing soon), more...quite frequently, I am genuinely surprised at some of the things I list that actually sell.
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Old 06-12-2014, 04:45 AM
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It is actually a very regular thing for me to trash pick, repair/restore, and then sell. I make a decent amount of 'side cash' doing this, and 90% of what I offer for sale looks and works FAR better than it did when I found it. Several big-screen rear projectors (some HD), at least one flat panel, a bunch of nice CRT sets, a few tower speakers (Technics SB-L75 and Fisher STV-somethings listing soon), more...quite frequently, I am genuinely surprised at some of the things I list that actually sell.
Sounds awesome. Perhaps you mention the work done on these things in your ads? Could be the selling point for a lot of them.
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Old 06-12-2014, 05:51 AM
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Sounds awesome. Perhaps you mention the work done on these things in your ads? Could be the selling point for a lot of them.
Always! I make it a point in every ad to mention that everything I sell has been completely gone through and thoroughly cleaned. It's a win-win, because it's something I really enjoy doing.
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Old 06-13-2014, 04:24 PM
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I know many people who purchased thoroughly cleaned TV's, a month goes by after purchase, they can't explain how their house suddenly got infested with cockroaches.
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Old 06-13-2014, 04:27 PM
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I know many people who purchased thoroughly cleaned TV's, a month goes by after purchase, they can't explain how their house suddenly got infested with cockroaches.
And that is EXACTLY why I thoroughly clean everything I sell.
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Old 11-30-2015, 07:15 PM
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I remember back when I was delivering pizza, I delivered to a guy who was a jerk. No tip. On the way back to the car, I noticed it was trash day, and there was a complete P3 computer in his trash (this was several years ago when a P3 wasn't too bad). I grabbed it "as my tip" lol. I took it home, wiped it, reloaded the OS and sold it for $75. Turns out it was the best tip of the night, heh.
Nice.... How much did you spend though getting it ready?? (Sounds like nothing)

Did the guy see ya take it?
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