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I have a room full of old computers parts, cases and monitors.
In 10-15 years this will be worth a fortune.
You can stick to your links and memecoins... I keep it real. I can touch my belongings. These are not numbers in a computer.

First they laugh at you, then they mock you, then they fight you, then you win.
All the people that misunderstood me will regret it.

>> No.8391045

this makes me want to go to the thrift stores and buy every old computer I see and check if it has any bitcoin on it with the key in the document folder

>> No.8391056

awesome brother. I too have a collection of mid 80s - late 90s computer equipment. My dad was a pc nerd when I was young, and kept EVERYthing. What are you best holds?

>> No.8391058

>>8391030
Out of curiosity, why will it be worth a lot in a few years?

>> No.8391093

You're holding junk, no offense. These are not like classic cars

>> No.8391101

>>8391093

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-much-is-that-pc-in-the-attic-1391810369

>> No.8391108

>>8391045
I have so many it would take me days to do that
They are generally older
>>8391056
I have an HP 260, several 8086 and 80286, a Pentium Pro and many more.
Its so fucking old!
My stupid dad threw a rare Dos compatible Apple computer because I had too much
>>8391058
Finite supply
Scarcity
Mean of payment
Store of value
Rare items

>> No.8391109

The only old PC hardware worth holding is pre-NSA opterons

>> No.8391121

>>8391093
but thats why. most people throw it away so theres not many left. you ever seen the prices of an original mac?

>> No.8391133

>>8391030
fag

>> No.8391140

>>8391108
But if the tech is obsolete now isnt it? What would cause people to want old outdated tech? Not trying to argue, i just dont know shit about computers lmao

>> No.8391147

>>8391045
i have legitimately found bitcoin on used hard drives i buy wholesale from a neet friend of mine

>> No.8391150

>>8391030
the only thing of value is the gold in the CPU's

>> No.8391160

>>8391058
Because what >>8391093 said; it won't.
I have an old tandy laptop and a 386 but no one will want that shit unless you track down John Titor or some rich Silicon Valley faggot who absolutely must have one.
Maybe there will be a few pieces of pc hardware that are worth a lot for some reason in the future but as opposed to a classic car which is still kind of fun to drive, you are just going to have an old piece of shit which runs boring stuff slowly and could be easier done with an emulator.
This thread is making me wish we didn't have ids so I could carry on ops funpost though.

>> No.8391178

>>8391030
Sorry brah if it isn't IBM 5100 then you are keeping a junk.

>> No.8391189

>>8391147
Bullshit. How much?

>> No.8391202

>>8391030
I have 100 cd roms of classic games and programs for Windows CE. Wonder if they're worth anything. Not a bad idea at all to keep all this old pc stuff. I got two NES's that need new 72 pins. Show your grandkids in 30 years this shit lol

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8391207

>>8391160
Weak FUD
It has only steadily increased in value

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8391251

HX chpset
2nd gen, supports 512 Mb of RAM and multiple processors
A true jewel

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8391550

The room

>> No.8391617

Anyone remember DFI?

>> No.8391622
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8391622

>>8391550

god speed anon

>> No.8391626

do you have an estimated melt value for the whole lot?

>> No.8391646

>>8391030

Buy ham radios.

There's always some jack ass that will buy a 30 year old outdated broken ham radio covered in dust and melted candy for much more than it is worth.

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>>8391626
I dont have an inventory
>>8391646
I already have too much.
I have limited space. My parents dont understand me.
>>8391178
My fateher dumped a 286 and my mother dumped a monochrome monitor (the only one I found)

>> No.8392389

>>8391030
You know they manufactured 10's of millions of these things right?

>> No.8392425

It's a nice thing to do. What high end 'enthusiast' motherboards do you have?

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8392567

>>8391550
Do you ever go in there and jack off really hard?

>> No.8392689

>>8391160
ill bump it for you

>> No.8392739

That stuff is worthless and will remain worthless. Please say this is an elaborate troll.

>> No.8392758

>>8391030
theres tons of these online from before 20 years that are sold for like 5 dollars averge lmao
theyre not rare or vintage enough and never will

>> No.8392765

>>8392567
Oh fuck what is this

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8392785

I'll give you .o3 Bleachcoin for the whole lot

>> No.8392788

OP strikes me as a possible meth addict

>> No.8392793

>>8392758
there's a bunch of ancient shit on fleabay. You'll see 486 motherboards and stuff listed for $200. "completed auctions" usually has em selling for something closer to thirty bucks though, which is what you'd expect if there's a small hobbyist market and lots of people who think incorrectly that they've stumbled upon a goldmine because they can call something "vintage".

>> No.8392805

NeetHoarders.jpg

>> No.8392828

I know a guy like OP in real life. Absolutely convinced that his pile of useless early 90s junk is going to be worth a fortune someday.

>> No.8392893

>>8391207
Show any evidence of it increasing in value.

>> No.8392958

>>8391108
>Finite supply
>Scarcity
>Rare items

Kill yourself

>> No.8393243

>>8392567

That's extremely rare. I'm surprised she's not screaming rape. Look at all these virgins.

>> No.8393397

>>8391030
Anon, 3d printing is going to make your hobby worthless in 10 years

>> No.8393436

>>8393243
nig she in a tiny sex outfit. also they seem nice and like they are getting along fine. they are all existing under the sexual pressure that she is exerting just fine. their attention is fixed on her mostly or at least to a large degree and no one there is threatening enough to do anything to her. she has nothing to fear because she is the most powerful

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>>8391030

>> No.8393538

Shitty computers will not be worth any money

>> No.8393599

I have and old macbook classic or something like that and it's worth around 150$ more or less.
I was really surprised when I found that out.

I'd like to raise a point fellow anons: Is it ok to say that old computers have an intrinsic value too because of the metals (including gold) that are in the various parts of it? That applies also to old cellphones etc

>> No.8393636

>>8391030
>i have no money for new pc so i keep all the old ones just in case
yeah nah, this trash is worthless

>> No.8393667

Hodling old computer hardware is retarded. It doesn't appreciate that much in value. Right now I can get an apple 2E on ebay for 300 bucks. That's not even taking into account capacitors and batteries exploding and wrecking your shit and tin whiskers.

>> No.8393720

>>8391207
oh man Matrox... the memories... that was the shit back then

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>> No.8394019

I'm in a similar position to OP. I own a scrap yard and we mainly deal in non-ferrous metals but I've started branching off into WEEE scrap.

The price of the motherboards are upwards of £6-10 per kilo whilst some of the older ceramic processors can be up to £90 per kilo and RAM £15-25 per kilo.

Its a side project at the moment but I must have over 1000 computers to be stripped down, might be worth checking the hard drives for wallets...

>> No.8394031

>>8393599
Yes but taking the gold is a pain in the ass.

>> No.8394052

>>8391147
Sure thing champ. I bet they write their wallet passwords on the back of them for you too.

>> No.8394097

>>8394031

Its not as difficult as you might think as you don't have to physically extract the gold, you just have to strip down the parts. Motherboards, processors, RAM, videos cards etc.

Don't get me wrong, if you had the means to extract the gold you would certainly get more money, but the prices are pretty good for the components per kilo.

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>>8393436
>she is the most powerful

Look closer.

>> No.8394203

>>8391030
I've got a bunch of old Coleco vision, atari 2600 carts, and Sega genisis carts. They worth anything?

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>>8394183

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8394429

>>8394203
Some genesis games are worth a fair bit, pic related

>> No.8394483

>>8394097
Yea that sounds better , I just know some stories about people trying to extract the gold with asids, being a pain and having impact on thir health

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8394619

>>8392958
yeah right
he didnt' even answer the question, he just made a list of buzz words