A few more of those will be for up for auction on ebay I have a few in the attic, when I get around to them I will be selling them. 30 is a real bargain for a beeb. Its amazing just 20 years ago people threw these out you'd see them at car boot sales going for a few quid here and there less than a fiver now they go for a sub 100 depending on condition.On the whole, I agree with this thread, charity shops have become ridiculous in their general pricing, that said, I recently spotted a BBC Model B computer in a shop In Newport, Shropshire, it was up for £30 untested so I tried to buy it,they said their card machine was playing up so I needed to get cash, off I go to the atm, on my return the machine had fixed itself and someone else had just bought it…..
They go for 10 times that price on the bay and user groups even though I wanted to have it for myself…. :/
Not the first time I’ve missed out on such a keenly priced Beeb, one day I’ll bag another and relive my youth!
Charity shops getting stupid with prices
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The prices vary hugely, a lot depends on condition, if the PSU has been re-capped and what’s included.
Whilst eBay is renowned for some LOL prices, it still gives an indication as to what some are asking….
I’d be more inclined to go with user groups, there’s a very good guy on FB who restores all kinds of vintage stuff - retroclinic - but, understandably as it’s his business, he’s not the cheapest, but has a good reputation.
The ones I sold a while back I re-capped and I fitted the SD card loaded with over 500 games with Turbo MMC.The prices vary hugely, a lot depends on condition, if the PSU has been re-capped and what’s included.
Whilst eBay is renowned for some LOL prices, it still gives an indication as to what some are asking….
I’d be more inclined to go with user groups, there’s a very good guy on FB who restores all kinds of vintage stuff - retroclinic - but, understandably as it’s his business, he’s not the cheapest, but has a good reputation.
The ones in the attic have also been recapped, one of them went faulty due to a 6522 chip going bad and I hadn't found a replacement so I will just sell that as is with a note of the fault.
I was once working for Vodafone and went along to an annual conference at a statistical analysis provider whos tool we used; got chatting to some guys from a couple of the big charities who were telling me about the software - they had the extortionately expensive version with all the bells and whistles while Vodafone had something 1/10th of the polish & cost (underlying stuff broadly similar really). That day genuinely stopped me ever considering donating to the big charities ever again...
Back on topic though, did wander past a charity shop the other week where they had an exercise bike in the window for £250 - admittedly no idea about those things but seemed mental for anything to be priced like that in a charity shop in the middle of Banbury
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Charity shops will end up shutting down if they don't keep the prices low. There's a reason people go to Charity Shops. There is also a reason they are charity shops.
Yeah it seems unscrupulous people go there to see if they can turn a profit on stuff they can find for cheap. Yes there is a reason they are charity shops and it seems many on here and some of the public forget the reason they are raising money is to fund their causes, not that they can find stuff on the cheap
I’d certainly be interested in the faulty one as a project if & when you get around to selling, it’ll remind me of fixing my old one back in the 80’s
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The prices vary hugely, a lot depends on condition, if the PSU has been re-capped and what’s included.
Whilst eBay is renowned for some LOL prices, it still gives an indication as to what some are asking….
I’d be more inclined to go with user groups, there’s a very good guy on FB who restores all kinds of vintage stuff - retroclinic - but, understandably as it’s his business, he’s not the cheapest, but has a good reputation.
Ehmergerd that is so tempting.... must... resist...
on the subject of charity what is with Tesco self service tills?
Go in for milk £1.55
Paying by card.
Self service till asks if I want to donate 45p to charity
are they serious?
I bet tesco uses the donations as a tax write off somehow too....
what next adverts on self service tills, surely no one wants an extra prompt on the screen they have to answer
Go in for milk £1.55
Paying by card.
Self service till asks if I want to donate 45p to charity
are they serious?
I bet tesco uses the donations as a tax write off somehow too....
what next adverts on self service tills, surely no one wants an extra prompt on the screen they have to answer
I wouldn't be surprised if they started putting advertisements on the self checkout machines. I have noticed they no longer do a reduced section where you could buy cheap sandwiches and stuff for penny's that would be chucked away after closing up. They do reduced stuff but its like 10p off or 20p off. Nobody will bother saving 10p when you can get a meal deal for 3 pounds.on the subject of charity what is with Tesco self service tills?
Go in for milk £1.55
Paying by card.
Self service till asks if I want to donate 45p to charity
are they serious?
I bet tesco uses the donations as a tax write off somehow too....
what next adverts on self service tills, surely no one wants an extra prompt on the screen they have to answer
Yeah I'll definitely let you know. I have a whole pile of other stuff to clear before I get to the stuff in the attic.I’d certainly be interested in the faulty one as a project if & when you get around to selling, it’ll remind me of fixing my old one back in the 80’s
Edit: due to the rules of the forum I can not do any type of sale on here outside the members market place. They will all be going on to ebay eventually.
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Buying something and selling it for a profit is unscrupulous? How?
Only if it is done as a 'job' but then never declared as income. A number of people trawling charity shops appear to fit this scenario.
I used to go charity shop hunting for antiques, old coins, tokens, badges etc but not to sell on it was mostly low value stuff anyway. I'm a collector of various things and I enjoyed finding bits and pieces from the Victorian and WW2 eras. Everything I bought from charity shops went into my collection and will be treasured until the end of my time. I do metal detecting and bottle digging, mud larking and other forms of treasure hunting. Its a hobby for me. Hunting charity shops was one form of treasure hunting for me.
on the subject of charity what is with Tesco self service tills?
Go in for milk £1.55
Paying by card.
Self service till asks if I want to donate 45p to charity
are they serious?
I bet tesco uses the donations as a tax write off somehow too....
what next adverts on self service tills, surely no one wants an extra prompt on the screen they have to answer
This is something that frustrates me personally, because the donations they collect will no doubt give Tesco some good PR for very little cost for them. I'd be much happier if Tesco said - "why not donate to charity, and we'll match it?"
No sales were going to be made on here outside of the members market place. It was going to be done via ebay. I'll edit my post.
It's a damn cheek when your paying by card, if your paying cash then maybe if it was less than 10p it's an inconvenience to get a bunch of copper coins etc.
but by card serious? expecting people to round up to the nearest pound...
I bet they don;t let homeless sit outside their stores begging so why should self service tills be allowed to do the same.
I’d seen he hasn’t the required posts for MM access and was presuming it would be via eBay.