Once when I was riding my bicycle to (high) school, outside a nice old house I came across a skip which was full of vintage electronic items like oscilloscopes, old red and orange segmented LED calculators (HP, Ti, etc), and vintage consoles (Atari, C64 parts).

I was running bloody late and it was pouring with rain, so just did the old "oh well no-one knows what this crap is and it'll be here when I come home".

Of course not, it was picked up later that day. My rule now that is if you see something good thrown out, just go for it

JB