The Goodwill Computer stores are a mixed bag.

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In this scenario, everything aforementioned in this post was discovered at my school. No Goodwill intervention was required (which was good for a change).

Sometimes you can pick up a good item or two, but a lot of the stuff tends to be overpriced (namely the older stuff).

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Yeah, it's hit & miss with thrift stores nowadays. And I do agree with you, their prices for some items are ludicrous, which begs the question- who is pricing these items & how do they determine the "value" of these items?

I tend to avoid Goodwill. I use to like going there, but I prefer Value Village. There's more selection, and the prices on most items there are reasonable. Personally, however, I wouldn't spend more than $5.00 on a single item at a thrift store, regardless of whether it is in pristine condition, or not.

But let's face facts- the guys working at these places are delinquents, and arrogant-types, who have no clue of what merchandise they have/receive. To them, a Compact Mac is nothing more than an obsolete POS, which can be had for $10. To us, its something far more valuable.

Anyway, I would like some insight on this StyleWriter Adapter. I'll probably post it under peripherals to reduce confusion (even those this was part of my software haul).