[TechAssist] Re: Amber or green 9 pin mono-monitors: any value?]
- From: Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:20:18 -0400
Oh, yes. "Dumpster syndrome". I suffer.
A guy wants an old mono monitor, has deep pockets,will pay anything for
it. (this is known as "drunkin sailor on pay day syndrome")
In your mind's eye, you see yourself throwing one identical to it in the
dumpster the other day. it was on your shelf three years. I know.
I think there is a support group somewhere...
Phil Bader
Ty wrote:
>Phil,
>
>If you want to find out the value of these monitors, take then to the dump.
>Two weeks later someone will arrive and offer you a good price for them.
>Trouble is that you HAVE TO get rid of them first.
>It never happens the other way around.
>Any way, that has been my experience.
>
>About six months ago one of the lumber mills brought in a TTL monitor for
>repair.
>They already ordered a new one from the manufacturer at a cost of little
>over $400.
>The one I was repairing was going to be the spare.
>Replaced the HOT and tested it on my old Radio Shack TSR-80 II. It worked!
>The strange thing about this, is that I am almost positive, that I have seen
>the same monitor being offered as surplus for $14 + S&H, in some magazine
>some time ago.
>
>Ty
>
>Tiberius Kraemer
>BLUE STAR ELECTRONICS
>3312 Silverton Rd. NE
>Salem, Oregon
>Phone: 503 391 1491
>Mailto:ty1k@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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>
>Don't laugh.
>In my monitor hey-day, I had dozens of refurbished monitors in stock. (I
>cry when I remember I got 175.00 minimum for any 14" VGA I could fix up
>to sell...10 years ago)
>I still have a number of small (10-14") amber and green monitors with
>the 9 pin connector. Some of the brother word processors can use them,
>and I've sold a few for that, and some industrial equipement that uses
>those for the display.
>I still have some, as well as some CGA, EGA, RGB (has the round din plug
>like old Tandy PCs used), NTSC,etc.
>I have a list if needed. But is there any current needs for these oldies?
>Now, be gentle... ;-)They all work good.
>Phil Bader
>
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>Philip Bader
>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
>3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
>Fax (863) 299-8821
>email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
Fax (863) 299-8821
email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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