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Tallgeese
Full Member
USA
523 Posts |
 Posted - 09 Nov 2001 : 07:46:44
I've been having trouble finding 68k macs and other ancient hardware. I keep hearing you all talk about schools throwing out old machines, etc. But where do you hear about these things? Do you go to schools on a regular basis and ask if they have any old macs to give away or sell cheap? How do you get all these nifty finds? Please help! Must liberate more Macs!PFC Tallgeese
68k Mac Liberation Army
68k Macs Liberated: 3 |
~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2001 : 08:28:12
It helps if you are a student/know students/know staff.
Usually, if a stranger walked up the place is not happy to give away stuff.Thrift shops and antique/junk type places are alright, and sometimes you find them thrown out in dumpster or kerbside collections. In fact, pick up PCs you find too, keep the RAM/HD/SCSI devices, and sell the rest to buy more macs! (I once got 8x1MB sticks of RAM, a SCSI scanner and CD drive from a broken PC) ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
68k Macintosh Liberation Army (now with forums!)
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~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2001 : 08:28:39
Auctions (traditional) are good, too.~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
68k Macintosh Liberation Army (now with forums!)
00007 Macs liberated. |
Captain Z
Mobile Ops Commander
USA
637 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2001 : 08:29:22
We mention schools quite often because they are unable to upgrade there hardware every year, so they normally harbor more 68K Macs than average (Average meaning 1 or none).Some school districts do not give away equipment, but a lot do. If they don't give it away, they probably need a legitimate sale to get rid of it. They would probably sell you a whole lot for $1. (I know a guy that bought an entire portable classroom, which was partially destroyed due to fire, for $1. He took 2 years of working on it, refinished the inside, and built a house out of it.) Some great finds can be made at thrift shops, such as Goodwill and Salvation Army surplus store. In these places, the employees neither know or care about the Mac, so they would either place an incredibly low or incredibly high price. Keep a sharp eye out for those good deals. The last place you would want to look is eBay. Yes they have the equipment in abundence, but majority of the time, it is being sold at some astronomicly high price, for no reason. (Mac 128K for $150 comes to mind, "Powerbook", with no description for $2000 also does) Just remember to keep up to date on your pricing data, and look around for good deals. ------------------
Captain Z - Sniper
68K Macintosh Liberation Army
17 68K Macs Liberated |
LeeMac
Trading Post Commander
USA
202 Posts |
Posted - 09 Nov 2001 : 11:20:04
Just ask! It seems that a lot of people started out with an old Apple or Mac and they still seem to have it laying around some where. If people know you have and like old macs they will start telling you about the one they have in the closet. One of the people I work with has a LC III that they are going to replace at Christmas and they have already promised it to me if I help them with there new Computer (hopefully a Mac)! So just ask around you might be supprised!General LeeMac M.A.C ( Mac Action Commando)
Macs Liberated 0001
Inventory-Centris-660AV |
spirit without
Starting Member
Canada
37 Posts |
Posted - 10 Nov 2001 : 10:51:18
yeah, ebay is a place where you want to watch your step. shure there are some good deals there to get (i got my LC475 for $12 canadian...) but there is a whole lot of people who overprice their items because they don't know any better (a german black 5400 for $700. shure it's somewhat of a colector's item, but still too much).
schools are most likely your best shot at cheep macs if you can presuade them to give them up.--------------------
specialist spirit without
Bolo Driver
68K Macintosh Liberation Army
Total 68K Macs liberated:1 |
CMH
Starting Member
3 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2001 : 20:12:32
But how the heck do you ask for them? I know of some oldies that I want at my HS, but how do I ask for one?
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LeeMac
Trading Post Commander
USA
202 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2001 : 20:36:22
Say PLEASE!!!!!! While down on your hands and knees begging!General LeeMac M.A.C ( Mac Action Commando)
Macs Liberated 0001
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~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 13 Nov 2001 : 21:55:02
You can always offer to purchase them... not everything comes for free!~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
68k Macintosh Liberation Army (now with forums!)
00007 Macs liberated. |
FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - 14 Nov 2001 : 21:03:20
quote:
not everything comes for free!
you know what they say though "the best things in life are free..." "...but you can keep those for the birds and bees - just give me money" 
The Beatles: Money
FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
68k Macintosh Liberation Army |
Tallgeese
Full Member
USA
523 Posts |
Posted - 14 Nov 2001 : 22:26:06
quote:
you know what they say though "the best things in life are free..." FireWire is fast
General, 4 star
68k Macintosh Liberation Army
Unless you listen to Filter, where you learn that the best things in life aren't for free...Sgt. Tallgeese
Apple II Squad Leader
68k Mac Liberation Army
68k Macs Liberated: 3 |
Where do you people find these things?
68k of the Week: kastegir's PowerBook 180.