Let ya' guys in on a little secret!
Some of you know that when I get enough donated parts, I build a PC and then donate it to someone who needs it. Well, in the past, I've been know to use my own parts and money, when needed.
I found out that the Goodwill here was just throwing away anything that doesn't work or sell quick enough. The St Vincents in the other town was refusing computers, since they had no way of checking them out. So, I talked to both of them and the deal I worked out with Goodwill is that I take all or none (They let me know when they have a melon full.) They don't want anything donated back, so if it isn't working, or useable, I'm responsible for disposal. If it's working, I'm free to donate it or sell it. St Vincents on the other hand would like back anything they give me, if I get it working so that they can sell it. (I have no problem doing this for them.
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Once I start building up parts that I don't need or can't/won't use, I can sell, donate, or use myself. Most of it is older stuff, but some of it is nice!
I'm still finding my biggest challenge is finding HDD's larger than 1GB, but i've only pick up 1 melon so far. (And yes, I did get an AMD K6-2 400MHz with AGP up and running [FAD] on a 1GB HDD, until I find a bigger HDD to put in it. Then I'll give it back to St Vincent's to sell.
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Check out the ones in your local area.
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