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    Lightbulb Cash In The Trash - Playlist Dealing With E-scrap

    YouTube channel with tips and pricing on junk electronics that are commonly thrown away ...
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    Nice little videos. On one video you mentioned looking up numbers on the chips to check their value. Where or how do you look up the chip to get that information?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ragstoriches View Post
    Nice little videos. On one video you mentioned looking up numbers on the chips to check their value. Where or how do you look up the chip to get that information?
    All I do is type the number into Google. That usually gives information on the chips, and sometimes if some have sold recently.
    For old chips, I look on Ebay ( and a few other sites ) to see if any have sold.

    Also it is a good idea to look through a few web sites dealing with rare and valuable electronics parts ... rarest IC I have ever seen sold for over $800.

    An example is a Reticon R5101 ... those go for $40 - $80 each

    (( Also a good idea to look up board from very old computers - graphics cards, RAM moduals, and the like can be worth hundreds ))
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    Quote Originally Posted by RLS0812 View Post
    All I do is type the number into Google. That usually gives information on the chips, and sometimes if some have sold recently.
    For old chips, I look on Ebay ( and a few other sites ) to see if any have sold.

    Also it is a good idea to look through a few web sites dealing with rare and valuable electronics parts ... rarest IC I have ever seen sold for over $800.

    An example is a Reticon R5101 ... those go for $40 - $80 each

    (( Also a good idea to look up board from very old computers - graphics cards, RAM moduals, and the like can be worth hundreds ))

    what exactly is an an ic? and how do you get them off the board to sell them if they are worth anything? sorry for the question but new to escrap. i mainly do junk cars so still learning in this department.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RLS0812 View Post
    All I do is type the number into Google. That usually gives information on the chips, and sometimes if some have sold recently.
    For old chips, I look on Ebay ( and a few other sites ) to see if any have sold.



    Also it is a good idea to look through a few web sites dealing with rare and valuable electronics parts ... rarest IC I have ever seen sold for over $800.

    An example is a Reticon R5101 ... those go for $40 - $80 each

    (( Also a good idea to look up board from very old computers - graphics cards, RAM moduals, and the like can be worth hundreds ))
    Thanks. I have a lot of boards, ram etc.... kicking around. I'll give it a try

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmerritt View Post
    what exactly is an an ic? and how do you get them off the board to sell them if they are worth anything? sorry for the question but new to escrap. i mainly do junk cars so still learning in this department.
    1: integrated circuit
    2: Desoldering iron, solder wick, and a chip puller

    In newer electronics, chances are you are not going to find valuable IC s, however in the older stuff the chances go up quite a bit. The most common ones I find are worth $1 to $5 each.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ragstoriches View Post
    Nice little videos. On one video you mentioned looking up numbers on the chips to check their value. Where or how do you look up the chip to get that information?
    I miss those jack the scrapper videos. Lol

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