YARD SALE: Silicone Test Leads - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 05:29:02 am
content: As an eBay seller I'm always sourcing stuff from China to evaluate and see if they are worth selling. In the process I usually end up with a lot of items I don't think is up to standard. Instead of throwing them straight to the bin I will try to offer them here to see if there's any taker basically only for the price of shipping plus some rounding up for packaging and the leg work to the post officeSo here are some of the first items I'm offering (pictures attached at the end of the post):1. Two pairs of silicone rubber insulated standard multimeter test leads, about 95cm long, 3.6mm in diameter. The probes and shrouded banana plugs are actually of very decent quality. The cables, however, are a bit stiff. The stiffness obviously doesn't come from the silicone rubber, but seems to be because of the conductor inside. If you bend the cable, it basically stays that way as if it has a solid core! I have 2 pairs of these and you can have one for $4 shipped worldwide.2. One pair of silicone rubber insulated leads with shrouded male banana plugs on both ends, about 50cm long, 4.9mm in diameter. They arrived with some wears and tears on the cables at the joints to the banana plugs. You can have them for $2.5 shipped worldwide.Please post in this thread to claim. First come first serve. Thanks for looking.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 05:37:35 am
content: Send them to Dave or Martin.

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 05:43:45 am
content: Quote from: SeanB on December 02, 2012, 05:37:35 amI don't think they are worthy of their time and space to be honest. I'm sure they already have enough leadsI just wanted to see if anyone's interested for their scrape value before I throw them to my bin.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 05:49:35 am
content: I don't do paypal ( averse to doubleclick tracking) so can't pay you for them.

author: blackjudas
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 05:50:07 am
content: I'll take them.

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 05:54:17 am
content: Quote from: blackjudas on December 02, 2012, 05:50:07 amDid you mean all 3 pairs? There are 2 pairs of the first item. I'll private message you my PayPal address, please reply with your shipping address. Thanks.

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 05:56:07 am
content: Quote from: SeanB on December 02, 2012, 05:49:35 amThanks for at least considering about taking themUnfortunately I don't have other easy means to receive payment to cover shipping.

author: Wytnucls
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 06:23:44 am
content: Hi Frankie,Will be in Hong Kong tomorrow. I see you have some silicone leads for sale. I would need a couple of meters of 18 and 16 gauge each, if the stuff is really soft and pliable, like Fluke's probe leads.Let me know if we can meet in the evening, perhaps and I'll send you a pm with contact numbers and hotel address.Cheers,Thierry

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 06:35:37 am
content: Quote from: iloveelectronics on December 02, 2012, 05:29:02 amIf you don't sell them, I take both of the silicone test leads (item #1).

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 07:16:19 am
content: Quote from: Wytnucls on December 02, 2012, 06:23:44 amI'll PM you my contact. We can certain meet up and you can have a feel of the actual stuff and decide if you want it.

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 07:17:00 am
content: Quote from: retiredcaps on December 02, 2012, 06:35:37 amIf I don't hear from the first poster to claim them I'll let you know.

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 10:59:12 am
content: Quote from: retiredcaps on December 02, 2012, 06:35:37 amRetiredcaps,Blackjudas claimed one pair of item#1 and item#2, meaning I have a pair of item#1 left. You want that? Please PM me your shipping address if you do.

author: jabramo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 02:12:43 pm
content: Oh man I wish you had more. I'll take anything you've got left.

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2012, 03:46:05 pm
content: Quote from: jabramo on December 02, 2012, 02:12:43 pmKeep watching this space (and perhaps Martin's forum as well). I might have some more of these yard sales for some other "junk" in my venture to find the right products for my eBay store. There will be all kinds of stuff, perhaps even the SkyRC watt meter that Martin reviewed recently, or some other multimeters I tested but didn't like. Not all stuff will be "free" but will surely be money losing ventures for myself!

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2012, 12:11:23 am
content: Just a followup. My probes arrived on Tuesday Dec 11. That is 8 days which is really quick.Excellent service and communication by Franky.

author: blackjudas
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2012, 06:05:56 am
content: I'll add the same note here. Arrived very quickly and they seem to be of quite decent quality.Though seeing that we're both in Canada, maybe HK and Canada have some love interest as far as the postal system goes? I've waited up to 2 months for things to arrive from ebay recently.Thanks Franky!

author: iloveelectronics
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2012, 06:30:21 am
content: Thanks retiredcaps and blackjudas! Glad you guys liked the leads

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2012, 06:56:28 am
content: Quote from: blackjudas on December 14, 2012, 06:05:56 amI noticed a lot of my items are arriving quicker from the USA than normal. I suspect Canada customs may be relaxing their screening a bit because of increased holiday volume?Either way, I just set my expectations to 3 to 4 weeks like the other 11 months of the year.