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What do you do with yours?
28-01-2015 2:03 AM
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No before you wonder, this isn't a topic about the creme egg lol.
It's more of a practical topic actually. See right now I'm looking at my desk and realised i'm in a pickle. I have cables all over the place (HDMI, USB), screwdrivers, other odds and s*ds etc..
Well I've always kept these bits as they always come in useful at some point. For instance a while back I had loads of computers networked by ethernet. That network has long since been dismantled and the network cables went into storage and frankly i had way too many of them. I was about to dispose of them when i had to have a redesign of our home network and ended up pulling them all back out to add two more computers and two printers to the network. So in reality it was a good job i didn't get shot of them!
The problem is though, this idea of keeping stuff has got me into a mess! I've run out of storage space, i have millions of boxes and plastic margerine tubs etc all over the place with silly fiddly bits and frankly.. I'm struggling! I suppose it doesn't help that we live in a shoebox but there must be some cure to my problems for storage? - I must be missing something. The wires do my head in.. you need a kettle lead for this, usb for that, VGA for something else, HDMI for the other thing... they all get tangled up on the desk, buried under other bits of hardware, unplugged and lost..

So gang, when you end up with redundant hardware that you know you'll need again at some point, what do you do with it? I'm really looking for a miracle solution. I've nailed my paperwork problem now with my database program so that no longer overflows but its the rest of the clutter i need to work out what to do with

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28-01-2015 3:20 AM
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To be honest I need to do the same, I have a lot of stuff I need to get rid of, especially as I seem to be the one who people go to to dispose of their own clutter cos I "could probably make use of it", some of it I do, the rest, er, yeah, time to have a clearout...

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28-01-2015 4:54 AM
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Quote from: 7up Hey Gang!!!
No before you wonder, this isn't a topic about the creme egg lol.
Kinder Surprise ?
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28-01-2015 6:52 AM
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Quote What do I do with boxes of electrical bits, cable etc?,
Easy, give it all to a neighbor who is a fanatical hoarder, collector and cataloger of 'small junk items'.
Then scrounge it back when I need it

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28-01-2015 8:16 AM
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samsung 850evo 250gig , WD black 2 TB . Asus Phoebus sound ,
16 gig Avexir ram 2400 , water cooling Corsair H100i gtx ,
Corsair 750HXI Psu , Phanteks Enthoo pro case .
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28-01-2015 9:41 AM
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18,186 TEU`s (twentyfoot equivalent units) ( containers to you and me !)
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28-01-2015 9:57 AM
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samsung 850evo 250gig , WD black 2 TB . Asus Phoebus sound ,
16 gig Avexir ram 2400 , water cooling Corsair H100i gtx ,
Corsair 750HXI Psu , Phanteks Enthoo pro case .
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28-01-2015 10:05 AM
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In my garage I have 5 Dell servers that were pensioned off when I bought the T420, I thought I'd donate them to SETI as they all work, have I done it, no. Will I get round to doing it, maybe.
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28-01-2015 12:12 PM
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I will have another sort out when we finally move and will probably try selling some of the hardware on eBay or similar.
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28-01-2015 1:06 PM
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With computer stuff, you will have a limited market.... either .... most people will already have the same junk as you.... or they have moved on and binned it, so they won`t need to buy it...

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28-01-2015 1:10 PM
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There's always a boot sale to try if you have enough to make it worthwhile.
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28-01-2015 1:42 PM
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Well there is also gumtree none of that ebay nonsense, cash in hand.
Quote from: shutter The trouble with selling on ebay, these days, is their charges, which , mathematically, reduces the price you get from the buyer.... so much so, that is is almost not worth the hassle...
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28-01-2015 1:52 PM
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The last pc I bought through gumtree I didn't like so in the end so I sold it on ebay.
I cleared more than an extra £50 after taking into account all deductions and postage.
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28-01-2015 2:17 PM
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Ebay has the "upper hand" on the on line auction/buy it now market... unfortunately...
I do a lot of on line buying on ebay.... particularly for electronic bits and bobs... because there always seems to be "someone somewhere" that has what you want for sale...
Tried to sell a radio on there recently.... not sold.... but still got charged £35 for advertising it.... will just hang on to it..... it looks nice on my desk, with the other two... !.. ( just wanted some more room )...
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28-01-2015 2:19 PM
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