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I have $100k in old electronic components that I'll donate

Author: ratdaddy

Score: 13

Comments: 18

Date: 2021-12-02 18:31:15

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rasz wrote at 2021-12-03 08:47:14:

"EEVblog - World's Biggest Collection Of Electronics Components"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8nbHYOc8ns

Got any cough feet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzIToosMRVc

$100k brand new 30-40 years ago, or do you have actually non obsolete components still being sold new? 90% is usually more trouble than its worth, aka garbage. Best bet is to make a shit ton of pictures, upload it all and post on electronic forums, or throw everything on ebay.

ratdaddy wrote at 2021-12-03 11:54:20:

You seem to understand what I have. I'm looking to make one simple transaction to get rid of this material. For example I have common value R, C, & L SMD components. But other than a hobbyist, who wants a 1/2 reel of parts that cost $.0033 each?

I am not at all interested in taking the time to market this stuff. Nor do I want to deal with idiots on eBay, nor piece it out. This will be a near giveaway for the person or organization that is EASY TO DEAL WITH.

ratdaddy wrote at 2021-12-03 11:39:36:

All,

We are an electronics manufacturer. We've found no use for these components over the last 5 - 10 years. So don't expect valuable treasures amongst the worthless components. I looked locally (Rhode Island) for maker spaces & the like, but covid seems to have put an end to many of these organizations.

intpx wrote at 2021-12-02 20:46:01:

https://this-museum-is-not-obsolete.com/

send it to this weirdo. his channel youtube a true punk rock approach to electronics, with a pretty strong bent towards analog synths and making music out with things that shouldn't make music, like teletubby dolls.

Nextgrid wrote at 2021-12-02 19:45:33:

Maybe get in touch with Ken Shirriff:

http://www.righto.com/p/about-ken-shirriff.html

(_kens_ on HN)?

kens wrote at 2021-12-02 20:16:09:

This sounds like the last thing I need :)

yial wrote at 2021-12-03 03:58:46:

Maybe consider donating all/some to

https://therivet.org/

They function as a nonprofit , and provider a community space for making.

ratdaddy wrote at 2021-12-03 11:43:18:

This is along the lines of who I'm looking for. Their electronics presence is small though.

leralom wrote at 2021-12-02 22:37:28:

Wow! I wish I could get my hands on this treasure.

I've been dreaming about my own stock room since I was 7 y/o.

Many wonderful ideas dies every year due to the lack of old electronic parts.

If I win this lottery could contact me at [username] at gmail, please

MrEngineer13 wrote at 2021-12-02 21:01:49:

We have been talking about building an educational non profit that teaches engineering skills, this would be a great way to get started

markus_zhang wrote at 2021-12-02 18:40:30:

Sounds interesting. Can we purchase some from you? It's a lot of money so maybe you want some return from?

ratdaddy wrote at 2021-12-03 11:44:04:

$1000 takes it all. I can send a list.

MrEngineer13 wrote at 2021-12-02 21:03:43:

We are building a engineering education programs, this would be a great way to start

syedkarim wrote at 2021-12-02 19:10:44:

What's the best way to receive that list? My email address in my profile.

pcdoodle wrote at 2021-12-02 20:17:33:

Whoa!

We are a small company in the midwest that would love to start a pick and place line! We were even thinking of giving access to other small companies in our area.

testmasterflex wrote at 2021-12-02 20:28:16:

Any raspberry Pi’s? :-)

ratdaddy wrote at 2021-12-03 11:45:46:

No, I have worthless SMD components. We've sold all of the easily salable items.

drewzero1 wrote at 2021-12-02 20:42:29:

I would love to see a reel of raspberry pis- maybe as an extension of the compute module idea. Pick and place your pi!