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What is the best electronics deal you ever scored?

dougw
dougw over 4 years ago

I am sure I have scored some great deals over the years and probably the road tests and contest winnings I've had on element14 would rank as the best deals I ever had.

I am asking this question because I am sure the answers will trigger some great memories of deals I found along the way.

I do remember one one auction I went to where I got a box of fifteen brand new 9V transformers for about $20. These things were perfect for 5 to 12 V linear power supplies. They were big - about 15 amp outputs and they were so heavy I had to sell half of them to the guys I was bidding against, just so I could carry the rest in my back-pack. But it also meant I got all I could carry almost for free.

Those flea markets and Ham fests and electronics auctions seem to have disappeared from this area.

If you have a picture of your great deal, all the better...

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  • Fred27
    Fred27 over 4 years ago +8
    I agree that some of the best "scores" are the road tests here on E14, but excluding those: A MSP430 development kit for $4.30. That used to be the official list price (including international shipping…
  • ajcc
    ajcc over 4 years ago +7
    My KENWOOD PW18-2 linear power supply that I got for €30 plus shipping from an online auction site. It was listed under home/consumer electronics, not in the test gear section, so no one else saw it. It…
  • Andrew J
    Andrew J over 4 years ago +6
    Mostly the winnings from Element 14. I did bid for a ‘working perfectly’ Fluke 287 on the flea, and got that for a bargain. Apart from a blown power cap and damaged battery terminals it was ‘perfect’ as…
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    0 Jan Cumps over 4 years ago

    A Thorens TD-124 at a garage sale for 12€.

     

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    0 dougw over 4 years ago in reply to Jan Cumps

    That looks immaculate. I still have some vinyl around someplace, maybe even a turntable, but it sure isn't a Thorens.

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    0 Jan Cumps over 2 years ago in reply to dougw

    It needs TLC - a mechanical issue to fix.

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    Christmas holiday plan: repair a 60s turntable
    I have a turntable from the mid-60, Thorens TD 124. It has a mechanical issue: the speed selector has a worn-out component. This holiday I'll see if I can fix this. These tables, and the components…
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    0 Jan Cumps over 2 years ago in reply to dougw

    It needs TLC - a mechanical issue to fix.

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    Christmas holiday plan: repair a 60s turntable
    I have a turntable from the mid-60, Thorens TD 124. It has a mechanical issue: the speed selector has a worn-out component. This holiday I'll see if I can fix this. These tables, and the components…
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