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    Quote Originally Posted by hills View Post
    The top one has a bios chip, a clock battery, a processor, and memory slots along with the video connectors. That's probably what served as the motherboard. I would class that as a large socket motherboard or telecom grade for scrap purposes.



    The second one was probably a dial up modem board. Finger card for scrap purposes.

    It might be possible to list them on ebay as untested and see if you get any offers. It's hard to imagine that there are all that many people who are into buying and collecting vintage electronics but you never know. A thing is worth what somebody is willing to pay for it.

    Personally ... i prefer to do the expedient thing and send the vintage stuff straight to scrap. It's a known value.
    Please do not listen to this advice....in the past month have sold vintage circuit boards up to $1000 on ebay.....look up as much as you can and test as much as you can

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeinreco View Post
    Please do not listen to this advice....in the past month have sold vintage circuit boards up to $1000 on ebay.....look up as much as you can and test as much as you can


    Ive scrapped thousands of vintage circuit boards.... any examples or general things to look out for as valuable, or is it really just dependant on each board. I dont usually have time to search every board I come across but if something looks particularly old or unique I usually try to search it. Never found any that were selling for a bunch though

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeinreco View Post
    Please do not listen to this advice....in the past month have sold vintage circuit boards up to $1000 on ebay.....look up as much as you can and test as much as you can
    It's just common sense. " A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

    Most of general scrapping is production work. It's turn n burn. Ya know ... bang it out and don't get too fussy with the details. Time is money.

    That's probably the best overall advise for the general scrapper. The occasional score with MTSV is great but that's more the frosting on the cake. I don't think you can rely on that to be your bread and butter unless you are really into it.

    Most of us aren't .... you see ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by hills View Post
    It's just common sense. " A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

    Most of general scrapping is production work. It's turn n burn. Ya know ... bang it out and don't get too fussy with the details. Time is money.

    That's probably the best overall advise for the general scrapper. The occasional score with MTSV is great but that's more the frosting on the cake. I don't think you can rely on that to be your bread and butter unless you are really into it.

    Most of us aren't .... you see ?
    Your posts always amaze me.......Let's do the lazy most easy thing we can do to get a few bucks so we don't have to take a chance and perhaps learn something new

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeinreco View Post
    Your posts always amaze me.......Let's do the lazy most easy thing we can do to get a few bucks so we don't have to take a chance and perhaps learn something new
    Not lazy Mike ... just expedient. There's only so much that anyone can do in a day so you have to pick and choose how you spend your time. You'll come to understand once you begin to realize that there are far more days behind you than there are ahead of you.

    Some of the most expedient people i've ever met are folks in their 80's. They don't even waste words. Their days are REALLY numbered and they know it.

    That's the difference see ? You're a young guy in your 40's. You still think you're gonna live forever.
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