A few of this weeks finds.. Buy/Sold $$

[JonnQPublic]

Old World Christmas Santa Lights
I got 4 of these- 3 in boxes @ $5ea $20 for lot - Listed eBay at $75-$150ea Already sold 1 at $125


A vintage 914 porsche model kit still sealed paid $5 sold at $50


2 cases new 3M 5.25 floppy disks paid $1 each case sold $50 ea case


Vintage Walkman WM-W800 (needs new belts)including huge box of cassette tapes some still sealed $1 Sold $100
plus I have about $150 new sealed cassette tapes to list


Anthony Robbins Self Improvement system Paid $5 Sold $75


DC Power Supply Paid $5 Sold $55


Well those are a few of this weeks Buy/Sold $$ I'll try and post a few of my scores every week

 

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[mjlalt]

Ill have to keep an eye out for those Old World Christmas Santa Lights.
The Sony walkman looks great! Has a totally awesome retro look to it.

You have a good eye for stuff that had good resale value!

 

[2Minnesota]

Wow! Great returns on all that stuff!!

 

[GlenDronach]

Wow, who is still using floppies? I don't even have a floppy drive anymore!

 

[clorox]

Wow, who is still using floppies? I don't even have a floppy drive anymore!

There are some computing applications where upgrading to brand-new hardware is not as cost-effective as maintaining relatively ancient systems. Corporate databases, computerized machinery, telecom systems, anything with custom hardware or software built when floppies were the norm. Some of these systems probably cannot handle a CD-ROM drive, much less USB flash drives, so floppies are still needed. Or it could be a hobbyist who likes fooling around in MS-DOS or whatever. I know that some very large companies (don't know which ones exactly, but big blue-chip companies) still have mainframes running on FORTRAN because there's no reason to replace them. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

And if you look closely, those are the 5.25 inch floppies, which are much harder to find that the more familiar 3.5 inchers.

 

[TreasureHunters]

Great eye John, how do you know what stuff to get?

 

[TreasureHunters]

Great eye John, how do you know what stuff to get?