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Just a little FYI for those that dont already know....instead of scrapping i'm selling on ebay all the 5.25" floppy drives i find for $25-$35 each including shipping. I've even advertised that they were NOT tested and i have no idea if they work. Cant tell you how many i threw in the scrap pile...live and learn!
If you want to make extra cash sell the floppy drive cables as well (the ones that have 4 connections, 2 x 3.5" and the 2x edge connectors for 5.25" drives).
I think i have a couple drives. need to list them and a clicky keyboard also.
Looking at the completed listings, I saw them selling for anywhere between $10 and $50
Whats so special about them??
The 5.25 are popular with vintage computer people who use dos based programs and games. As far as the clicky keyboards i have sold a few IBM model M for between 15-30 bucks each depending on condition. Also popular with collectors.
I also have had some luck selling 5.25 drives on ebay. Some models sell and some dont. Its been about 50 50 for me but the ones that do sell usualy go for around $20.
Thx brasscatcher..know about clickies..gota few here..just curious if they contained more precious metals n what not...collectors want them, I will sell em..thx
never broke one down but I will say that there isnt anymore pm in them than whats in the new ones. I get .08# for them at one yrd I go to. When i get 20 or 30 i snip the cord and scrap the keyboard.
That is great advice, but it is very rare to get the real old stuff, but I will definitely be selling them when I do. Almost all the ones I saw, including the disks themselves, and the cables were selling!
The 5.25 " drives had two flavors. The Low density was 360 K and the high density was 1.2 MB.
XT (8088) MACHINES could only read 360 K disks and drives.
AT base machines 80286 or better CPU machines can read both.
My oringinal Dbase 3 Plus is on 360 K and very copy protected.
How can you tell the size of the floppy? I am sure it's a stupid question to most but I am curious.
Bull you are obviously in the under thirty age group...lol. The 5.25 floppy is exactly what it sounds like. It preceded the cd/DVD that you know. They were a disk that was 5.25 square and were very thin and well...floppy. Google it and take a look for yourself....man I feel really old right now....lmao.
just removed 50 floppies I had in a drawer from my navy days, took off all the alumum. Any ideas on scraping old cd's and dvd?
let me know when the old 3.5 diskette ones start selling like that. plsanthx. ;)
Still sitting on like 20 of them. I can't bring myself to scrap'm as their practically new! lol.
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We all have to keep scrapping them to make them more rare!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot
I've got twenty of the old 5.25 floppy drives with the gold connector flat plate.
How many you want and how much you willing to pay... LOL