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atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.
the old thread died like a forgotten tamagotchi or corgi. this is the new one.

I literally pull computers and stereos out of the garbage and sell them to people. It's not as bad as it sounds, really. I've ended up rescuing a bunch of old stereos and a couple of rare Macs (one of which went for $1,970 because apparently people pay insane prices for a certain kind of PDS video card), along with various cameras (yes, wild eeprom, I will tell you first if I find a cool rangefinder) and cell phones (do not buy my blackberry).

This is where I will post funy computer and related items. I will not be posting poo poo like the pile of 1000base-SX SFPs unless someone specifically asks me to, because that's boring computer janitor stuff. Links will go to SA-mart, where stuff will either be sold (when I'm able) or where there'll be an ebay link.

finally, to prove i love this job and make sacrifices for it and that I am a horrible nerd: real photos from my living room. it's not just a piece of macintosh history repurposed as a cool and hip tchotchke



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atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.
first item for this thread: an honest-to-god 3DO development machine, complete with fake floppy drives



echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
I'm jealous I wish I lived your life but if I were you I'd add drugs to your business model

theadder
Dec 30, 2011


post steves empty tomb op

Squeezy Farm
Jun 16, 2009
Nobody wants this old crap. We all have iPhones!

atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.

Epic Hamcat posted:

Nobody wants this old crap. We all have iPhones!

Haha, nice try Epic Hamcat, but everyone knows Macs are useless for corporate business. That's why I sell Blackberries!



Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
fake floppy drives are the funniest thing

Agile Vector
May 21, 2007

scrum bored



atomicthumbs posted:

Haha, nice try Epic Hamcat, but everyone knows Macs are useless for corporate business. That's why I sell Blackberries!





looks like blackberry is literally moving to their market position

SRQ
Nov 9, 2009


why fake floppy drives

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
some people can't handle the truth

z0rlandi viSSer
Nov 5, 2013

SRQ posted:

why fake floppy drives

no one wants to look poor... it's like those plastic hubcaps that look like rims that poors put over their lovely steel wheel on their corolla.

atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.

SRQ posted:

why fake floppy drives

what do you want, a hole where the empty drive bays are??? they had no other option

z0rlandi viSSer
Nov 5, 2013

at the end of the day it's still a fuckin corolla

lmfao

idiots

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
hey, one on my ford laser fell off and I can promise you it looks worse.


makeup might not make you not ugly but it still makes you look better

duTrieux.
Oct 9, 2003

i have a corolla. i like it because it gets from point to point in a fairly efficient way

Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
from 0 to groceries in 300 seconds

atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.
up on ebay: some kinda calculator or something



Izumi Konata
May 4, 2012

by Ralp

dont u dare sell a standalone ti-83 unless u have 2 spares.

Bloody
Mar 3, 2013

im the aftermarket engineering sample sticker

Moo Cowabunga
Jun 15, 2009

[Office Worker.




i got my old beloved g3 imac that apparently i have to get rid of. its big and heavy.


sigh.


people still pay top dollar for really slow and lovely imacs that I spent all my money on in 1998 right?????????/?/

atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.

Izumi Konata posted:

dont u dare sell a standalone ti-83 unless u have 2 spares.

what, why

Izumi Konata
May 4, 2012

by Ralp

it is a loyal robot who can chart functions and won't kill u after y2k.

atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.

Izumi Konata posted:

it is a loyal robot who can chart functions and won't kill u after 2k.

i have like five more

Sniep
Mar 28, 2004

All I needed was that fatty blunt...



King of Breakfast

Bloody posted:

im the aftermarket engineering sample sticker

im the one printed on a label printer

Izumi Konata
May 4, 2012

by Ralp

atomicthumbs posted:

i have like five more

smart sellers know the value of the goods they hawk.

atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.
wasn't me!!!

Smythe
Oct 12, 2003

Izumi Konata posted:

smart sellers know the value of the goods they hawk.

apple computers have no value rofl

Smug Mug
Jul 21, 2011

selling old computers? sounds lucrative.

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atomicthumbs
Dec 26, 2010


We're in the business of extending man's senses.

Smug Mug posted:

selling old computers? sounds lucrative.

i sold a macintosh se/30 for $1970 and that 3DO up there sold for $935

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