Got ma a new cell phone at a garage sale.

[cyberdan]

Got me a new cell phone at a garage sale.

Bought me a cell phone that has never been used this last Saturday. Even came with a "man bag" Of course it is a cell so i only paid 50¢ The lady I bought it from said she never even registered it. Runs off a cigarette lighter plug cause no battery. Batteries were an option. I plugged it into my can and it powered right up. Dialed my home phone and then got a message "no service" This in an analog phone and of course everything now is digital.

I thought at the time there was a battery in the phone so I left it plugged into my car for two hours and no charge. I pulled the phone out of the case and the bottom of the phone is a solid aluminum base. It was too hot to touch. Glad I didn't forget about it or I probably would be looking for a new car this week.

This in not my phone but I will be listing it in ebay pretty soon. A few sold for around $25

 

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[topdogintampa]

Close call and glad your not car shopping! Maybe the aluminum is a large heat sink?....

"The 80's called...they want their phone back!"

T

 

[cyberdan]

Maybe the aluminum is a large heat sink?....

possible but it was in that insulated bag. eventually that bag would have melted or worse.

 

[Tallone]

A couple of years ago, I picked up a box of miscellaneous electronic gear for about $10. There were a few of those "bag phones" in the box. I bought the box because of the phones and because I had sold one of those old Motorola "brick" phones just a couple of months before for $50 (paid $2 for it). I was very disappointed when I couldn't sell a single one of the bag phones. Hope you have better luck than I did.

 

[mjlalt]

They sell as a Gag gifts especially around Christmas.

Ugly sweaters make good gag gifts too

 

[mugsisme]

My grandfather had one of those phones! Not exactly like that, but I remember it being in the car and that sucker was HUGE!

Cool find though.

 

[vpnavy]

Ah, brings back memories. Thanks for sharing...

 

[2ndisbest]

I heard a story years ago they were going for big money because they still worked and worked well. Basically you could walk out into the middle of a desert and get a signal. The phone companies caught wind and shut them down and the price plummeted.