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Homeless Wires?

Posted by Cliff on from the shelter-for-destitute-and-forlorn-compware dept.

BladesP9 asks: "I'm in the process of moving. As such, I have stumbled upon no less than five boxes of wires and various parts. Everything from PS2, SCSI, FireWire, USB and God knows what. Having forgotten all about this stuff I know I will never be needing any of this again as long as I live. Not to mention the roughly 100 boxes of 10 pack 5.25 inch floppy discs. I could just throw all this stuff away, but I am feeling somewhat guilty about that. Is there anywhere I should look to donating this stuff? It doesn't seem like the kind of thing 'Goodwill' would really get use of, but I hate to throw away perfectly good hardware and media if someone could make use of it. I'm looking for suggestions. My wife has given me until the end of the week to find a home for it or I have to take it to the dump."

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  1. Sounds like... by Muad'Dave · · Score: 4, Insightful

    A bulk-buy on eBay. Charge shipping + $1.00. Sort by cable type.

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  2. While you're at it. by Seumas · · Score: 5, Funny

    My wife has given me until the end of the week to find a home for it or I have to take it to the dump.

    While you're at it, why don't you take your testicles, too? You don't seem to be using them. You should be ashamed of yourself for admitting such a thing in public. You don't bring home money? You don't run your own house? I bet she made you give up all your cool rock band tee-shirts after she moved in, too?

    What a tool.

  3. Try Craigslist. by Myself · · Score: 5, Interesting

    eBay isn't sensible for stuff that costs more to ship than it's worth.

    Post on Craigslist and get some local geeks to come pick it up.

  4. At the risk of sounding like a broken record by conform · · Score: 4, Informative

    Free Geek has a list of links to organizations, which (like Free Geek itself) promote computer reuse and recycling. The stuff you've got really doesn't belong in a dump, even if it's reached the point of being of no use to anyone.

    If you're not near any of the places listed, please consider shipping your stuff to one of them. Most are nonprofits, which means you can compensate for some of your cost with a tax deduction, and you can feel good about knowing that your old crap is either being given to people who wouldn't otherwise have access to it, or is being taken apart and disposed of properly, rather than taking up space in a landfill and potentially leaching nasty chemicals (mmm, heavy metals).

  5. Do what David Clark Did... by Jorkapp · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Hide them beneath the floor boards

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  6. A few places by mopslik · · Score: 4, Informative

    DIY Parts
    Craig's List
    FreeCycle
    eBay

  7. Re:Extra stuff? by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 4, Informative

    Join freecycle and offer to give it away.