today I found a scanner at DVinfo.net

Frank Granovski · April 20th, 2006, 05:18 AM

I was driving up my lane and there it was in its original box with the manual and software beside an ugly garbage bin. Pristine too! Darn, I just bought a new one not too long ago and it kinda set me back. Film scanners aren't cheap. In another couple of years I should be finding HDV cams hardly used (I wish). :-)

Jos Svendsen · April 20th, 2006, 11:49 AM

I remember the day when I walked into a store 5 years ago and saw a sign: 30 diskettes - 2 $ - needs formatting.
Well - i needed diskettes as we used them for creating emergency boot diskettes for our systems. The last box we had was empty, so it sounded like a good deal. But I was not prepared for the extra. The 30 diskettes was a brand new IBM OS/2 kit complete with manuals. They had hundreds of them! Sort of sad that the only value left was in the raw diskettes.

Frank Granovski · April 20th, 2006, 06:03 PM

Today, as I was driving up my lane, I saw this pile consisting of a 'puter, 17" screen, 2 printers, ASUS mother board, lots of software and a V-TECH cordless phone---all nicely placed in their boxes and bags. SO I BAGGED 'EM ALL!!! :-)

Paul Jefferies · April 20th, 2006, 06:07 PM

Frank, maybe you could let us all have the address of your lane, I'm sure I could do with a few more free gadgets...

Frank Granovski · April 20th, 2006, 06:13 PM

The North lane of West 3rd Avenue by Yew Street. That's in Vancouver, British Columbia. ;-)

Steven Gotz · April 20th, 2006, 07:03 PM

I think I have it figured out.

Frank,

You are not supposed to take the ones still in the Fedex boxes!

;)

Frank Granovski · April 24th, 2006, 02:56 AM

There are tons of apartments/condos in my area, and many people move in, then move out, leaving lots of goodies behind. Probably what I'll do too when I move.

April 20th, 2006, 05:18 AM	#1
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	today I found a scanner I was driving up my lane and there it was in its original box with the manual and software beside an ugly garbage bin. Pristine too! Darn, I just bought a new one not too long ago and it kinda set me back. Film scanners aren't cheap. In another couple of years I should be finding HDV cams hardly used (I wish). :-)

April 20th, 2006, 11:49 AM	#2
Jos Svendsen Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 221	I remember the day when I walked into a store 5 years ago and saw a sign: 30 diskettes - 2 $ - needs formatting. Well - i needed diskettes as we used them for creating emergency boot diskettes for our systems. The last box we had was empty, so it sounded like a good deal. But I was not prepared for the extra. The 30 diskettes was a brand new IBM OS/2 kit complete with manuals. They had hundreds of them! Sort of sad that the only value left was in the raw diskettes. __________________ ---------------------------- 12c41 JOS. Svendsen

April 20th, 2006, 07:03 PM	#6
Steven Gotz Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 1,520	I think I have it figured out. Frank, You are not supposed to take the ones still in the Fedex boxes! ;) __________________ Steven Gotz http://www.stevengotz.com

April 20th, 2006, 06:03 PM	#3
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Today, as I was driving up my lane, I saw this pile consisting of a 'puter, 17" screen, 2 printers, ASUS mother board, lots of software and a V-TECH cordless phone---all nicely placed in their boxes and bags. SO I BAGGED 'EM ALL!!! :-)

April 20th, 2006, 06:07 PM	#4
Paul Jefferies Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Croydon, England Posts: 277	Frank, maybe you could let us all have the address of your lane, I'm sure I could do with a few more free gadgets...

April 20th, 2006, 06:13 PM	#5
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	The North lane of West 3rd Avenue by Yew Street. That's in Vancouver, British Columbia. ;-)

April 24th, 2006, 02:56 AM	#7
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	There are tons of apartments/condos in my area, and many people move in, then move out, leaving lots of goodies behind. Probably what I'll do too when I move.