For Sale Lot pcb pre1985

[electronicscrap]

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Those vintage keycaps and keyswitches can sometimes fetch a good price on ebay.
Keyboard-builder enthusiasts I believe.

 

[strangehour]

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Those vintage keycaps and keyswitches can sometimes fetch a good price on ebay.
Keyboard-builder enthusiasts I believe.

Yes I’ve sold quite a few keyboard already - am sitting on the micro switches for now

 

[strangehour]

Update October 31st 1:18 am :

I’ll cut to the chase - my buyer got cold feet. I thought for sure it was a done deal/ he paid a deposit said he’d be back in one month with the rest of the money - I usually don’t do business that way but it was a decent sum so I was willing to be patient about it. 1 week before we were to meet and finalize I had a trip to take - to soothe my mind I asked him to pay this months rent on the storage unit. He obliged and all was well. 2 days before we are to meet he texts me saying he put a bid in on a house and will no longer be able to buy the lot…after 1 month of waiting … sigh - defeated. His lame excuses haven’t discouraged me but I was budgeting my money with that deal in mind and now I’m in a pickle - looks like I get to put my money where my mouth is and learn how to do this process. I plan on studying and experimenting as I try and sell off the lot. I’ll give it til halfway December then I’ll process everything over the winter and start refining when ready. Hopefully tho I can just find someone to take the lot - the original computer lot combined with the tektronix test equipment lot will look nice once combined. If anyone is interested just send me a message.

 

[strangehour]

Update

Hi,
If there are any old Texas Instruments DSP gold plated chips in what you have is it possible to send some photos and I would pay you a lot more than scrap value.

 

[snoman701]

What's the price?

 

[silversaddle1]

If you found one buyer, there is always another. You should just post the price you were going to get and you may find a buyer right here.

 

[AuggieDog]

I have a ton of this stuff also. The amount of work and know how to process that size lot isn't any small feat for an amateur or hobbyist refiner. I've spent the better part of 3 years gearing up to recover PMs from a group of that stuff large enough to fill a thousand sq ft of storage. I actually have 5 years if you count study. If you aren't experienced I don't think you realize what's involved. You're going to be better off finding a buyer... unless you don't have a regular 9-5 job. Just my 2 cents, not trying to be discouraging, but that's reality. Spot gold price is very high, timing couldn't be better. And I wouldn't be destroying this board for $1.63 worth of gold...

 

[strangehour]

I have a ton of this stuff also. The amount of work and know how to process that size lot isn't any small feat for an amateur or hobbyist refiner. I've spent the better part of 3 years gearing up to recover PMs from a group of that stuff large enough to fill a thousand sq ft of storage. I actually have 5 years if you count study. If you aren't experienced I don't think you realize what's involved. You're going to be better off finding a buyer... unless you don't have a regular 9-5 job. Just my 2 cents, not trying to be discouraging, but that's reality. Spot gold price is very high, timing couldn't be better. And I wouldn't be destroying this board for $1.63 worth of gold...

No that board is long gone to middlebob

 

[strangehour]

I have a ton of this stuff also. The amount of work and know how to process that size lot isn't any small feat for an amateur or hobbyist refiner. I've spent the better part of 3 years gearing up to recover PMs from a group of that stuff large enough to fill a thousand sq ft of storage. I actually have 5 years if you count study. If you aren't experienced I don't think you realize what's involved. You're going to be better off finding a buyer... unless you don't have a regular 9-5 job. Just my 2 cents, not trying to be discouraging, but that's reality. Spot gold price is very high, timing couldn't be better. And I wouldn't be destroying this board for $1.63 worth of gold...

I have no idea how it could take 5 years to process the material. Seems simple to me - pre sort according least desirable components - throw in oven - 3 layer sifting screens to catch ics, caps, resistors - sort according to material - pulverize and incinerate where appropriate - follow with appropriate chemical procedure - am I just dumb and not getting something here?
I’ve had to develop systems to deal with sorting cannabis product which had similar qualities (identifying and separating less desirable mass from usable product) then refining it and further sorting it - then post process material handling (keef/loose thc crystals) and refining by product into oils and usable material again - so maybe I am overly confident / I’m sure it’s a lot of work as everyone keeps saying - I’m unfamiliar with the paychecks that come from a “not a lot” of work tho.
But yes would love to find someone to buy the lot - my last buyer was handshaking on 12k for everything - that will include everything in the photos and much more that I haven’t had a chance to snap pictures of