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    is this worth buying for the escrap?

    i believe there there are somekind of mid-highgrade boards connected to the bulbs never delt with something like this before correct me if im wrong but its probobly made of wood or fiberglass...
    im also pretty sure this came from my former high school and may have some resale value so it would be cool either way
    http://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa...36&acctid=2151



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    you've got 4 days 10 hours and 55 minutes before you'll need to worry about the bid, I'd spend it googling that company and that board

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    i would prob bid up to 25-30 just to see what it is all about....This is one of the few items I have not scrapped and would take a small loss just to find out.....If you could fix it cheap it would be kewl in a man cave too

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    I bought a pair of 20' aluminum scoreboards for 100.00 There were two 6"x12" circuit boards inside and a fair bit of copper wire. The aluminum case is what made them worth buying. If they are like the ones I bough there is little to nothing circut board wise in them. Must all be in the control box.

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    on that auction bid 15 if you wanna toss your hat in the ring, but don't put down a serious bid until 5 1/2 minutes before it ends (it a 5 minute no activity set-up like the other one i saw? ) then, if anyone answers your bid, the war is on, if nobody does, it's yours

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    i would buy it and hang it in my shed, or maybe sell it at an antique/collectible show for 150 or 200.

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    I was watching a set here a while back and they went from chump change to hundreds the last day.
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    exactly what i was thinking

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    then why did you ask? lol

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    I recently came across an electronic score board at the landfill, after lugging it home and dissembling it found it rather disappointing not much in there. Aluminum frame and sheeting, couple of circuit boards some copper wire and maybe a hundred or more lights.

    Here's what's left of the one I drug home.


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    win the auction, save the incandescent bulbs for a few years and then make fat cash from collectors. Im willing to bet bulb prices will far out-perform the stockmarket over time....

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    Quote Originally Posted by jassiejames View Post
    win the auction, save the incandescent bulbs for a few years and then make fat cash from collectors. Im willing to bet bulb prices will far out-perform the stockmarket over time....
    Just sold a case of those orange bulbs on Ebay a couple of months ago.

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    Does the score board work if so I would hang it above me and my wifes bed

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    Quote Originally Posted by skippy View Post
    Does the score board work if so I would hang it above me and my wifes bed

    Great idea then we can keep track of how many time you strike out, try Viagra.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skippy View Post
    Does the score board work if so I would hang it above me and my wifes bed
    you gonna put a judges stand in there too ? bleachers, lights, and loudspeakers ? sell popcorn ?
    Last edited by Bear; 03-27-2012 at 12:17 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bear View Post
    you gonna put a judges stand in there too ? lights and loudspeakers ? sell popcorn ?
    Please no instant replay!
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    Quote Originally Posted by skippy View Post
    Does the score board work if so I would hang it above me and my wifes bed
    Some people actually pay to watch some of that stuff, Maybe you could sell tickets and snacks with ice cold beer. lol
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