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Originally posted by Rob
jeffhs,
Yeah but taking the chassis' apart component by component is SO much work. My idea of using a lighter and probably an accelerant (adds to the fun factor) is certainly a quicker and easier way to reduce this pile of 'treasure'. 
That crap probably is corroded beyond reliable salvage. If there were CT-100's in there that would be different but I see nothing of any value. I wouldn't waste my time myself and still find it very comical that someone would actually try to auction such a pile of trash.
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Rob,
You have a valid point. Any pile of anything that's been sitting exposed to the elements for any length of time is worthless, at best. As you said, corrosion, rust and other things set in the longer the stuff sits out there. Now that I think of it, I wouldn't trust anything I salvaged from a TV set (or anything else, electronic or mechanical) which has been sitting out in rain, snow, you name it, for goodness only knows how long.
I can't say for sure, obviously, but I think whomever put that junk up for auction may have done so as a joke--a very sick practical joke. Again, you have a point. This whole thing is so funny it is ridiculous.
I mean, for crying out loud--who in their right mind would want any of the junk in that pile (broken TV cabinets, chassis probably rusted and corroded beyond recognition . . . )?
Whomever wins the auction (if anyone does, which I very seriously doubt--I'd be surprised and amazed if I saw even one bid on it) will have wasted their money on it.
IMO, ebay would be doing folks a favor by canceling that auction ASAP, if they haven't done so already (or if it hasn't ended by now). As I said, it could be and very well may be someone's sick idea of a joke; anyone who bids on it, again IMO, is a fool several times over.
Your idea of just setting the whole mess on fire with a Bic lighter (and, as you said, maybe an accelerant to help things along) makes sense. There is nothing worth salvaging in there anyhow, so turning it all into a pile of ashes would be no great loss. Just be sure the fire doesn't get out of hand (as the small signal fire that started the wildfires in California did).