FS (US) Thousands of capacitors, resistors, pots, ICs, etc at liquidation prices - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: shig
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2020, 06:04:00 am
content: EDIT: I've sold a large lot of ICs and some capacitors and stepper motors on this site now. It's been a month since the original post, so I just wanted to give it a bump.A large electronics store in my town went out of business last month after 36 years. I helped with the clean up and clear out and was able to buy a large amount of inventory for a small fraction of actual cost. I am new to this hobby and am very much an amateur who is eager to learn more all the time. That's beside the point. What I was getting at is that some of what I acquired was for me to tinker with and repair things, but the large majority of it is to get to maybe get to know electronic enthusiasts while continuing to learn and to sell off stuff for a small profit and help others get what they need for far below retail and for *actual* (not inflated) shipping costs. I am an online seller, so I have a scale and plenty of packing materials on hand which I mostly source for free. I will be mailing things out anyway for my sales of other things on ebay anyway, so it's no bother to ship some extra stuff to anyone interested in making some deals with me.I have sold so far to a lot of people that were regulars at the store, as welll as some on ebay, but most of what I have sold was to people I met in another forum (I'm not sure if we're supposed to name other groups so I won't) and it was through someone I sold to on there that I learned about EEVBlog. After the great experience I have had so far with other enthusiastrs, I have taken his suggestion and come here (this place is a crazy knowledge base by the way. It's almost intimidating to a new hobbyist just learning.)OK, I'll get down to it, and give an idea of what I have here. An inventory list is pretty much impossible, but I will give a list of what the majority of the stuff I have consists of. These parts are from a collection of stuff that has amassed from the 1950s up til now, so no inquiry is too obscure. Here's a broad list. Oh and most of what I have is unused new old stock, with a few used things here and there. I test everythign used before I sell it:- Resistors (THOUSANDS upon THOUSANDS). I have carbon comp, carbon film, metal film, wire wound, cermet oxide, trimmers, smd, rheostats, etc.- Potentiometers (rotary ones, linear ones, tiny ones, huge ones. I brought home over 50 pounds of pots)- CAPACITORS! (even more than I have of resistors. Lots of cool old stuff from companies like Sprague up to modern day run of the mill brands.) Aluminum, tantalum, film, ceramic, silver mica, etc. I have about 60 boxes that are 24 inches deep each with caps meticulously organized by uf starting at .001 up to 11,500. And pf .22 to 8200.- Integrated Circuits- thousands of them, brand new from vendor. ICs are where I am probably least knowledgeable, but I've learned quite a bit from the few people that have bought a bunch from me. ) I am still in getting them all sorted out, but most of what I have appears to be op amps with numbers like LT1057ISW and LT1058ISW, and logic ICs like MC74F157N, SN7406n, 74F193PC, etc etc.- Tools (Big heavy crimper/ wire stripper(?) things that seem very specialize d but I don't know much about. Made by companies Burndy, AMP, G+W Welco.- Step motors and other assorted small motorsNew old stock soldering accessories- RCA AV panel mount gold plated jacks (3x3 and 2x2) LOTS OF THESE- Coaxial splitters (8 way and 2 way) LOTS of these too- Connectors, starters, those metal electrical boxes that you see on buildings (I really don't know anything about these things, but I have them)- Vacuum tubes, very few left- bulk of Buss Fustat Adapters- AND some other miscellany........ I am in the U.S., but I am happy to ship anywhere in the world. International will of course be responsible to pay any taxes, fees, customs, etc etc. I can take payments for stuff via Paypal or Venmo, or, if you would prefer it all be documented somewhere I can turn your batch of stuff into an ebay listing, give you the item number and you buy it on there. Doing it through ebay will be an additional 13% added to whatever price we work out to cover ebay's seller fees.No order is too small or too big. Please inquire about anything and everything. Send pm's or respond here. Thanks for reading.Send me a pm with list of specifics that you want if you'd like and I'll let you know what I have. Even if it's just a small transaction, I don't mind.I attached some photos but they don't really do the amount of stuff I have justice, but here's what they are:1. The first is of the shelves I have with 2 foot deep boxes full of caps. There are more caps and resistors on another wall. All organized by capacitance. Just wanted to show how many darn caps there really are (this wall is about two thirds)2. ICs3 - 5. an assortment of potentiometers6 - 7. boxes of resistors to get organized8. some more pots and switches9. rca jacks

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2020, 09:23:10 am
content: Quite a bit of that stuff would be of interest to vintage radio and audio enthusiasts, might be worth putting ads up on a few of those forums too

author: shig
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2020, 02:49:04 pm
content: Quote from: CJay on December 06, 2020, 09:23:10 amOk, thanks for the tip. Now do you mean posting to like the ham radio board on these forums, or just seeking out a forum outside of eevblog?

author: CJay
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2020, 03:04:14 pm
content: Outside of, might also want to post on QRZ.com too.There's a lot of folk interested in restoring boat anchor radios and other old gear, the guitar amplifier folk might also be interested.

author: schmitt trigger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2020, 03:16:23 pm
content: “A large electronics store in my town went out of business last month after 36 years.“Was this Tanners in the Dallas Metroplex?I might be interested in a few things.

author: WattsThat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2020, 04:12:10 pm
content: If you post your approximate geographical area, perhaps a more experienced kind soul or two might volunteer to help you sort the stuff into the categories of the very desirable to the pure junk which would save a far amount of grief and disappointment when you attempt to sell the stuff (or keep for yourself).

author: bob91343
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 06, 2020, 11:51:40 pm
content: I am seeking some transmitting tubes. In particular, 3-500Z type. I only need them as spares so price is important, and they don't even have to be new.If you are near Los Angeles I would be pleased to come over and buy some stuff.

author: richnormand
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 07, 2020, 12:13:48 am
content: @shigdepending on the response here you could consider places like Cheney or Electronics Goldmine and others I do not know about.They could buy the bulk of the stuff or the left overs off your hands if you don't want to go the fleebay route.

author: shig
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 07, 2020, 04:20:54 am
content: Quote from: schmitt trigger on December 06, 2020, 03:16:23 pmNo, not Texas. I'm in Colorado. I'm sending you a message.

author: shig
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 07, 2020, 04:35:05 am
content: Quote from: WattsThat on December 06, 2020, 04:12:10 pmIm in central Colorado. I have numbers for some of the stores regulars that I'm sure would be willing to help me sort if I feel that I needed them. Appreciate the suggestion though. Thanks

author: shig
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 07, 2020, 04:43:33 am
content: Quote from: bob91343 on December 06, 2020, 11:51:40 pmDon't have any of your tubes, sorry. I am near Los Angeles in comparison to many other places in the world, but it would still be a road trip .I'm in central Colorado, so like 1100 miles.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 09, 2020, 09:23:20 pm
content: If the crimpers are any good then these might be your golden ticket towards a profit. Perhaps you can compile a list? There are lots of Chinese crimpers on the market nowadays but in my experience they just don't crimp nearly as nice as the original ones.

author: shig
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 10, 2020, 05:54:12 am
content: Quote from: nctnico on December 09, 2020, 09:23:20 pmI've already sold about half of those tools. Here's what is left:

author: Hexley
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 18, 2020, 10:10:07 pm
content: I received a big box of assorted capacitors today. Nice parts. Thanks for making these available, shig.

author: shig
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2020, 12:16:01 am
content: Quote from: Hexley on December 18, 2020, 10:10:07 pmI'm glad you're happy with it. Thanks again

author: shig
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: January 03, 2021, 04:14:27 pm
content: Been a month since I first posted. I got some business and just wanted to give it a bump since it's been a month.

author: kd4pbj
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 12, 2021, 08:58:57 pm
content: My parts arrived yesterday here in Tennessee, thanks for the quick great service!I highly recommend.ChrisKD4PBJ