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100+ Compacts, 20+ PowerBooks,1 Lisa 2, and 2x NeXT Cubes
So, this isn't really my conquest, but I'm at least storing, sorting, and repairing for a piece of it. 
CC_333, his mom, dad, and mori512 helped all helped out a lot, and josefl710 paid for the whole lot. mori512 drove the truck for us. Took about an hour to load it all, and about 45 minutes unload it. So not too shabby.
There are over 100 compacts. 50+ SEs, 15 SE FDHD, 3 SE SuperDrive, 15+ Classics, 20+ SE/30s, 14 Mac Plus, 7 512k Macs (one of which is confirmed to have a SCSI upgrade), 1 Lisa 2, and 2x NeXT Cubes, and 20+ PowerBook 100 series laptops.
Probably take a year or so to recondition and sell them. I think mori512k and CC_333 have some more pictures, like when it's loaded in the truck. I'm surprised it fit in my garage.
CC_333, his mom, dad, and mori512 helped all helped out a lot, and josefl710 paid for the whole lot. mori512 drove the truck for us. Took about an hour to load it all, and about 45 minutes unload it. So not too shabby.
There are over 100 compacts. 50+ SEs, 15 SE FDHD, 3 SE SuperDrive, 15+ Classics, 20+ SE/30s, 14 Mac Plus, 7 512k Macs (one of which is confirmed to have a SCSI upgrade), 1 Lisa 2, and 2x NeXT Cubes, and 20+ PowerBook 100 series laptops.
Probably take a year or so to recondition and sell them. I think mori512k and CC_333 have some more pictures, like when it's loaded in the truck. I'm surprised it fit in my garage.
Wholy crap. Nice score, I was wondering what was going on with that thread. it sorta died.
If I were you though, I would try to get as many as the good ones as you can, and ready them by tax time.
Tax time is when just about everything sells.
Tax time is when just about everything sells.
I'm pretty overwhelmed, to tell you the truth. Still not sure how this is all going down.
I think that's the current plan. We're going to fix up all the SE/30s, 512ks, and Pluses. josefl710 has a bunch of SCSI2SD kits he's going to build, so I think what we'll do is fix and pimp out the SE/30s with ethernet cards and SCSI2SD cards, sell those off. Perhaps the Pluses, too, since they have SCSI.
Nice work, team!
This was the load from Cali? Nice job done!
Very nice. I am looking forward to seeing how many you get working out of the whole lot.
Looking forward to maybe placing some orders.
Very glad to hear the haul went smoothly
I'll warn you from experience.
If you throw those up on ebay too fast you flood the market and people get mad because you ruin their prices.
If you throw those up on ebay too fast you flood the market and people get mad because you ruin their prices.
Make sure you don't have ticking time bombs in those pile! Take all the old batteries out first. And check for leaky caps!
Great job, everyone! This is really an impressive haul and I'm glad everything worked out ok in the end!
It'll probably take a lot of time to check them thoroughly and bring them back to shape, but this is nevertheless a huge opportunity for the Mac lovers community! Also, I didn't expect NeXT Cubes to be in there, they're rare pieces and are probably worth a lot of money alone if they're in working shape.
It'll probably take a lot of time to check them thoroughly and bring them back to shape, but this is nevertheless a huge opportunity for the Mac lovers community! Also, I didn't expect NeXT Cubes to be in there, they're rare pieces and are probably worth a lot of money alone if they're in working shape.
Hey, neat!
I wonder what kind of NeXTcubes these are? '040? '030? Maybe a Dimension board (although that's unlikely).
I wonder what kind of NeXTcubes these are? '040? '030? Maybe a Dimension board (although that's unlikely).
Really? Great! Kick those prices down a notch!
Wow, nice job- it's awesome you guys pulled that off!
I didn't know about this thread until now!
Anyway, I am going to help fix up the machines as best as I can, so maybe that will help things go a bit more smoothly.
So far, I have looed at one of the SE/30s, and it actually looks pretty good inside (though the logic board definitely needs some repairs, as it doesn't seem to be working correctly). It had a red Maxell battery (unexploded, fortunately), which I removed as fast as possible.
I'll post more, including some pictures, shortly.
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Anyway, I am going to help fix up the machines as best as I can, so maybe that will help things go a bit more smoothly.
So far, I have looed at one of the SE/30s, and it actually looks pretty good inside (though the logic board definitely needs some repairs, as it doesn't seem to be working correctly). It had a red Maxell battery (unexploded, fortunately), which I removed as fast as possible.
I'll post more, including some pictures, shortly.
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Well if you run into any SE/30s that are too far gone, let me know I need a good condition case/bucket.
Same with a Plus.
Same with a Plus.
This is awesome. Good luck at getting 'em going.
I'd tell them to cram it with walnuts. Machines should be accessible to the public at decent prices. If people don't like market forces acting as they should tell them to move to a communist country.
Yea, I know. I remember when I could get SE/30 boards on ebay for around $5 to $10 bucks.
It's a catch 22. I like to sell my machines for top dollar, to invest in new stuff, but I like to buy cheap. They aren't compatible, which makes it such an interesting hobby. I bought an iPad for $200 and sold it for $300, and a Mac Mini for $250 and sold it for $400. Take out the fees, and I had enough left over to buy a boxed 3.5 External Drive and a boxed Macintosh IIe card (yay, I finally freakin got one!).
Do you have any interest in selling an SE/30 and 512k, just need to be working don't need them reconditioned or anything, if they turn on and boot that is good enough. Let me know if you are interested in that at all.
Nice work guys! quite the haul, lots of 68k macs being saved that's good news all around!
If it's OK with olePigeon and josefl710, I could send you the one I'm currently working on once the logic board's fixed? I got a 512k as well, but the front bezel is in rather poor shape (lots of cracking and splitting along the to and side edges, almost as if it were smashed in somehow), so I think I'd have to source a new one before that'll be ready to sell.
We'd also have to decide on a price and stuff, but that shouldn't be a problem, I don't think.
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We'd also have to decide on a price and stuff, but that shouldn't be a problem, I don't think.
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I'd give up my left nut to see eBay flooded with Macs and high priced reseller fuming.
Could even mention in the listing that "I have a 'warehouse' full of these and plan to keep flooding the market for as long as I can." :rofl:
Now that would be funny
It would almost be worth stacking a large number of vintage Macs in an old warehouse, and take a picture to post along with that in order to really make people piss themselves.
It would almost be worth stacking a large number of vintage Macs in an old warehouse, and take a picture to post along with that in order to really make people piss themselves.
Ya that would be amazing haha I would also love to see ebay prices go down!
Hey CC, that sounds pretty good, let me know how it all goes, I have been trying to find an SE/30 and 512k (the 512k is mainly for spare parts but would prefer them to be in halfway decent condition) and have put a few feelings out. When you think you have things ready and figure out a price let me know, if something else pans out before hand I will also keep you up to date. Mainly someone I know might trade his SE/30 for an original Macintosh that I have, though I would still like a 512k for parts.
Have fun with that tower, quite a haul!
Hey CC, that sounds pretty good, let me know how it all goes, I have been trying to find an SE/30 and 512k (the 512k is mainly for spare parts but would prefer them to be in halfway decent condition) and have put a few feelings out. When you think you have things ready and figure out a price let me know, if something else pans out before hand I will also keep you up to date. Mainly someone I know might trade his SE/30 for an original Macintosh that I have, though I would still like a 512k for parts.
Have fun with that tower, quite a haul!