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Offline dante

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Goodwill is awesome
« on: Sun, 05 October 2014, 14:12:29 »
I picked up one of these today for 99 cents.  :p

White Clicky Alps and what appears to be Double Shot keycaps.  :eek:

Other than that all I found were dirty Chinese Dell Quietkeys and random other domes.

Any other success stories out there?  Still waiting for the day I find a 99 cent SSK.
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Offline exitfire401

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Re: Goodwill is awesome
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 05 October 2014, 14:14:05 »
Quote from: dante on Sun, 05 October 2014, 14:12:29
I picked up one of these today for 99 cents.  :p

White Clicky Alps and what appears to be Double Shot keycaps.  :eek:

Other than that all I found were dirty Chinese Dell Quietkeys and random other domes.

Any other success stories out there?  Still waiting for the day I find a 99 cent SSK.

Great find! Loving how vibrant those caps are (although I'm guessing yours are a little more worn/yellowed). Enjoy it!
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Re: Goodwill is awesome
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 05 October 2014, 14:21:23 »
I got both my Das and my 6323 at Goodwill. The 6323 is a dome, so I guess that kinda makes sense, but as for the Das, all that I can imagine is that someone couldn't handle the blanks...
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Offline dante

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Re: Goodwill is awesome
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 05 October 2014, 14:31:18 »
Quote from: exitfire401 on Sun, 05 October 2014, 14:14:05
Great find! Loving how vibrant those caps are (although I'm guessing yours are a little more worn/yellowed). Enjoy it!

Mine was actually in much better shape - very clean!  Also very, very heavy.  Going off just feel I'd say it weighs just as much as a Model M.  Probably the heaviest Alps board I've held.
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Offline absyrd

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Re: Goodwill is awesome
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 05 October 2014, 14:33:52 »
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Offline jonathanyu

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Re: Goodwill is awesome
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 05 October 2014, 15:04:50 »
 :'( why i never find good stuff there
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Offline fohat.digs

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Re: Goodwill is awesome
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 05 October 2014, 16:57:58 »
I suppose that it goes by regions.

Goodwill of North Georgia Region is prohibited from selling any computer gear.

A manager told me that it was due to pressure from legit computer stores who did not want competition.
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Offline HPE1000

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Re: Goodwill is awesome
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 05 October 2014, 17:00:11 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Sun, 05 October 2014, 16:57:58
I suppose that it goes by regions.

Goodwill of North Georgia Region is prohibited from selling any computer gear.

A manager told me that it was due to pressure from legit computer stores who did not want competition.
Ditto, my local place doesn't take any computer gear as well :/
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Offline jonathanyu

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Re: Goodwill is awesome
« Reply #8 on: Sun, 05 October 2014, 17:16:57 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Sun, 05 October 2014, 16:57:58
I suppose that it goes by regions.

Goodwill of North Georgia Region is prohibited from selling any computer gear.

A manager told me that it was due to pressure from legit computer stores who did not want competition.

The goodwill in bay area usually have little computer gear, but i have only seen rubber dome board  :-\

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Re: Goodwill is awesome
« Reply #9 on: Sun, 05 October 2014, 17:19:38 »
The Goodwill stores near me sell keyboards and old PCs all the time

I saw a floppy port the other day
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Re: Goodwill is awesome
« Reply #10 on: Sun, 05 October 2014, 17:57:52 »
I have no idea what the similar stores in Australia do, but I am yet to see any computer equipment for sale in any of them.
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Re: Goodwill is awesome
« Reply #11 on: Sun, 05 October 2014, 19:57:09 »
I have quite a few thrift stores around me. I should go look in them sometime.
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