[Fwd: Best way to dispose of VAX parts ?]
Grant Taylor
there would be someone interested in this equipment before it went to
the scrap yard.
Grant. . . .
Ben Myers
>
> Subject:
> Best way to dispose of VAX parts ?
> From:
> JF Mezei <jfmezei...@vaxination.ca>
> Date:
> Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:33:37 -0500
>
> Newsgroups:
> comp.os.vms
>
>
> I've just removed a VAX 4000-200 from my cabinet. (I have to make some
> room for my new apple server that should arrive on Monday).
>
> I've already found an outfit that picks up scap metal for free, so the
> actual metal cabinet is to be easy to dispose.
>
> I am not sure that "computer recycling outfits" such as Office Depot
> actually take naked boards. They are probably geared to take some wintel
> PCs and stack them one atop the other.
>
> What is the best/recommended way to either dispose of the boards, or
> make them available for anyone who might need them ? Should I inventory
> them and list them on my web site ? Should I use Ebay for this ? (since
> this may take months before anyone might pop up with a need for them,
> does Ebay keep items for that long ? )
>
>
> At this point in time (end of 2009), would anyone still need VAX
> 4000-200 parts ? Or are there so few left that there is no point in
> doing the work to inventory/describe the parts to make them available to
> others ?
If you simply want to scrap the boards, find an electronics recycler
(not Office Depot, Staples or any commercial store, but a real recycler)
in your area and make a few bucks. Last time I checked, board scrap
fetched upwards of $1.50/lb. Older boards have more precious metal
content, so they are worth more.
The stores only charge YOU to take the electronic scrap then sell it to
a real recycler.
Where are you located? ... Ben Myers
Marc Schlensog
Ben Myers <ben_...@charter.net> wrote:
[...]
> If you simply want to scrap the boards, find an electronics recycler
> (not Office Depot, Staples or any commercial store, but a real
> recycler) in your area and make a few bucks. Last time I checked,
> board scrap fetched upwards of $1.50/lb. Older boards have more
> precious metal content, so they are worth more.
>
> The stores only charge YOU to take the electronic scrap then sell it
> to a real recycler.
>
> Where are you located? ... Ben Myers
Grant isn't the one trying to get rid of the 4000/200 but JF. The
discussion takes place in comp.os.vms, the parts are located in
Montreal and scrapping VAX parts while other folks might desperately be
looking for them is possibly not the best suggestion.
Marc
Grant Taylor
> Grant isn't the one trying to get rid of the 4000/200 but JF. The
> discussion takes place in comp.os.vms, the parts are located in
> Montreal and scrapping VAX parts while other folks might desperately
> be looking for them is possibly not the best suggestion.
You are correct. That's why I cross posted JF's message to
comp.sys.dec. ;) (I hope me doing that was ok.)
I may not be in to the hardware, but I'd hate to see someone who is miss
out on it to the scrap man.
Grant. . . .
Ben Myers
Understood. A couple of years ago, I got a pile of DEC memory at a
liquidation auction. I sold a lot of it at reasonable prices, scrapped
the rest for a few bucks a pond... Ben