That's NOT what "New" means...

[protege]

But last time I had checked, before reading that article, there were only a handful of old computers actually worth anything; either due to some uniqueness or a brand name (e.g. non-mass produced Apples, because of their recent success); but most are a pile of obsolete electronic material.

I still have a pile of TI 99-4/A consoles sitting around downstairs. Even with a stack of games, the tape player, and a full set of manuals, they're pretty much worthless. There's no real demand for them, mostly because all of the software can be downloaded over the 'net and run on emulators.

[Catwoman2965]

Like televisions. I just bought a new one yesterday, taking advantage of a great Cyber Monday deal. I had hemmed and hawed, telling myself I couldn't buy a new one until the giant dinosaur in my BR died. Which is has refused to do! Giant 27" Proscan that weighs a thousand pounds. My plan was to move the smaller tv I bought a few years ago into the BR, and replace that with something a bit larger, which I did. 43"

My friend, who I'm convinced lives in some sort of alternate universe sometimes, told me I should try and sell the old tv! Right. I don't even think I could GIVE it away. Esp since flatscreens are the only kind you can buy now!

However, as she is cheap, and wants a tv in HER BR, if she can find a way to get it down the stairs, out the door, and next door up to HER apt, she's taking it. Fine by me, i want it OUT.

[mhkohne]

Like televisions. I just bought a new one yesterday, taking advantage of a great Cyber Monday deal. I had hemmed and hawed, telling myself I couldn't buy a new one until the giant dinosaur in my BR died. Which is has refused to do! Giant 27" Proscan that weighs a thousand pounds. My plan was to move the smaller tv I bought a few years ago into the BR, and replace that with something a bit larger, which I did. 43"

My friend, who I'm convinced lives in some sort of alternate universe sometimes, told me I should try and sell the old tv! Right. I don't even think I could GIVE it away. Esp since flatscreens are the only kind you can buy now!

However, as she is cheap, and wants a tv in HER BR, if she can find a way to get it down the stairs, out the door, and next door up to HER apt, she's taking it. Fine by me, i want it OUT.

I can vouch for not being able to give them away - I just replaced a 32" JVC crt TV and I can't find anyone who wants it. At the moment I'm a little fuzzy on who I can even pay to get rid of it!

I think my plan of saving money by waiting till flat panel TVs came down in price had a flaw in it...

[Catwoman2965]

I can vouch for not being able to give them away - I just replaced a 32" JVC crt TV and I can't find anyone who wants it. At the moment I'm a little fuzzy on who I can even pay to get rid of it!

I think my plan of saving money by waiting till flat panel TVs came down in price had a flaw in it...

I still have my ancient Sony 20" Trinetron in the corner of my LR, where it's been since i bought my other one, almost FOUR years ago. i just can't get it out; too heavy, and don't have anyone to help.

[mjr]

At the moment I'm a little fuzzy on who I can even pay to get rid of it!

You might be able to take it to your Yellow Price Tag. I think they recycle electronics, and they'll take "old" stuff.

[Catwoman2965]

You might be able to take it to your Yellow Price Tag. I think they recycle electronics, and they'll take "old" stuff.

the ones by me do, but its just getting out adn to the car, nad INTO the store I have problems with!

[mhkohne]

You might be able to take it to your Yellow Price Tag. I think they recycle electronics, and they'll take "old" stuff.

Yea, they are on my list to call - their website says they take < 32" in store (so I'm out of luck there), but I'm fuzzy on whether they'll pick up without delivering a new item.

[dalesys]

I need to draft my two sons (that are in town) to horse a 32" PC monitor out of my buddy's 45' bus...

[Catwoman2965]

Yea, they are on my list to call - their website says they take < 32" in store (so I'm out of luck there), but I'm fuzzy on whether they'll pick up without delivering a new item.

I don't believe they will. I wondered that too, but am guessing since they only charge $20 to take your old tv, its only if you buy a new one, from them, and have it delivered. $20 is way too cheap to have someone come and simply pick it up, and recycle. Sigh.

[zond]

When I purchased a flat screen a few years back I bought it at yellow price tag instead of elsewhere because they would deliver and take away the 38" CRT TV that I couldn't move.

[SimonF12009]

When I moved house about 5 years ago, I had a 32" Sony CRT, rather than carry it downstairs, out the house and back into new house, I said to the person buying my old house "Would you like a TV?" and then bought a new one for my new house

[mhkohne]

When I purchased a flat screen a few years back I bought it at yellow price tag instead of elsewhere because they would deliver and take away the 38" CRT TV that I couldn't move.

Yea, I didn't think this was going to be this hard, so I bought the new TV from Amazon.

Gonna be fun...

[BlaqueKatt]

I can vouch for not being able to give them away - I just replaced a 32" JVC crt TV and I can't find anyone who wants it.

retro gamers. that is all.

*looks at colecovision sitting about two feet to my left*


oddly enough the colecovision Adam is one of the "outdated collector computers"

[AdamAnt316]

retro gamers. that is all.

*looks at colecovision sitting about two feet to my left*


oddly enough the colecovision Adam is one of the "outdated collector computers"

CRT sets indeed have a following with retro gamers. A few years ago, I helped Dave1982 pick up a 27" Sony Trinitron set which he bought on CraigsList. I myself keep a number of CRT sets around here for my vintage video game systems and early computers, and they come in handy often.

I have a Coleco Adam (surprising, I know ), and as far as I'm concerned, it's not fit to bear my name. I think the computer part works (to some extent, at the least), but as the printer (which doubles as the computer's power supply) has a major malfunction with its mechanism/circuitry (print head constantly seeks to the right, banging up against the 'end stop'), I haven't been able to run it for long. In general, it wasn't a very good design, and effectively took down the entire Coleco company with it.
-Adam

[BlaqueKatt]

I have a Coleco Adam (surprising, I know ),

woo hoo, I actually know someone with an adam!

we just have the console(oddly enough it came with adam controllers-and fortunately I like the aesthetic of white controllers, black console), the atari adapter and some extra joysticks, and the original boxes (bought on ebay for under $100), and enough games for it to be worthwhile(though we do have it hooked up to the HDTV because we couldn't find a CRT we liked )