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| Posted by: nextse7en on 2012-10-20 21:02:53 Hi everybody, You might know me as the guy who shoehorned an Intel Mini ATX Mobo into a color classic (as seen here viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11543&p=113842#p113842 ) I've recently taken a position as a vintage electronics restoration specialist at a large electronics recycler, and have more than 130 macs under my care, as well as many C64's and Amigas, and a few old PCs I'm really excited about the new job (how many people get to turn their bizarre hobby into a career?) Anyhow, my position involves restoring all these machines to their best, and with 130 in stock, its going to be a big push. Many of these machines will eventually go up for sale once the have been cleaned, repaired, and tested. I've also got a room full of accessories, from 400k external drives and 20HD's to Asante Ethernet cards and DOS cards. Just thought I'd warn you, I'll be here quite a bit from here on out. And I'll be posting pictures, LOTS AND LOTS of pictures. Below, because this is a conquests forum, is a list of the machines I have after a cursory inventory. (Many of these I have more than 4 or 5 of, and a few I have 10 or more!) Apple II e Apple II gs Apple II plus Macintosh Macintosh 512k Macintosh Portable Macintosh SE Macintosh SE FD/HD Macintosh SE/30 Macintosh Plus Macintosh Classic Macintosh Classic II Macintosh Color Classic Macintosh II Macintosh II ci Macintosh II c Macintosh LC Macintosh LC III Macintosh LC 475 Macintosh SE Superdrive Macintosh IIfx Macintosh IIv Macintosh Quadra 605 PowerMac 5400/180 PowerMac 7100/80AV PowerMac 9600/200MP Performa 200 Performa 550 Performa 577 Onward! -Patrick | |
| Posted by: uniserver on 2012-10-20 21:31:58 Why don't you go back through your list and throw in a price next to the machine listed, I can't figure out wether you are tootin your horn or wanting to sell mac's, throw some prices up ... | |
| Posted by: nextse7en on 2012-10-20 21:37:47 Strictly tooting my horn, none of the machines is ready to sell. I'm just excited about the job and figured I should share it with people who have the same strange obsession I do. | |
| Posted by: uniserver on 2012-10-20 21:47:42 so your going to soon flood ebay with great vintage machines ? maybe get the prices down? That'd be great! | |
| Posted by: ClassicHasClass on 2012-10-20 23:07:13 That's a great job to have. I look forward to seeing your restorations. :approve: | |
| Posted by: mcdermd on 2012-10-20 23:30:45 Agreed. If I could support my family doing so, I'd take the same sort of gig. | |
| Posted by: Cosmo on 2012-10-21 00:10:20 That's a like a dream job for a Mac-enthusiast. Good luck with the project! | |
| Posted by: Scott Baret on 2012-10-21 06:00:10 I would be interested in the Performa 200 once it's restored! | |
| Posted by: TheIanMan85 on 2012-10-21 12:43:59 It just made me very happy to learn that a large recycler to do what you do, and to read the list of the hardware you've got. It's awesome they see there's greater value in them by offering them to the market that exists for them. | |
Posted by: nextse7en on 2012-10-21 15:28:21It just made me very happy to learn that a large recycler to do what you do, and to read the list of the hardware you've got. It's awesome they see there's greater value in them by offering them to the market that exists for them.Fortunately compact macs aren't worth a whole lot in raw material, between 6-10 dollars, add to that the fact that the CRT actually costs recyclers to dispose of. I imagine a lot of larger recyclers have a back room where they store these, and with their increasing value you will begin to see them looking for solutions. The particular one I am at stored them until they ran out of room, an then began recycling additional units as they came in. I shudder to think how many 128ks and SE/30s were broken down in the last 6 months.. I remember a thrift store where they had a 512k, tote bag, and matching MAC CHARLIE they were trying to get rid of for 20 dollars in the late 90s. I don't think it ever sold. The increasing value of these machines is a benefit for collectors, the environment, and posterity, and I'm glad people are beginning to realize it. | |
| Posted by: olePigeon on 2012-10-22 08:25:27 Ooo, very cool job. I wouldn't mind getting paid to do a hobby. 😀 | |
| Posted by: nextse7en on 2012-10-22 18:21:08 Favorite system so far. A 512k with a 20HD... running 6.0.1 8-o  | |
| Posted by: Bunsen on 2012-10-25 13:37:34 Please compress and/or downpixel photos before uploading here - they take an age to load over slow connections, and then show up small anyway. | |
| Posted by: nextse7en on 2012-11-25 21:38:57 The shop in full swing.  | |
| Posted by: mcdermd on 2012-11-25 21:43:59 Burgerville? Where are you? I'd love to stop by. | |
| Posted by: nextse7en on 2012-11-25 21:45:10 The generational shelf. 128k 512k Plus Plus Platinum (not shown) SE SE FDHD SE Superdrive SE/30 Classic Classic II Performa 200 Color classic.  | |
| Posted by: nextse7en on 2012-11-25 21:46:38 I'm in Portland. | |
| Posted by: mcdermd on 2012-11-25 21:47:21 Looking good! Time for some retrobriting now! I gathered you were in PDX area (Burgerville). Which recycler are you at? | |
| Posted by: Macdrone on 2012-11-25 22:02:06 Um please oh please slide me some of those compacts. I'm in rainier and would love some. | |
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