From: jrr@flippers.com   
      
   On 2022/11/14 5:58 a.m., Cursitor Doom wrote:   
   > On Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:21:39 +0000, liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid   
   > (Liz Tuddenham) wrote:   
   >   
   >> Cursitor Doom  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I thought I had everything covered when I acquired a huge spare parts   
   >>> inventory from some chap who was emigrating a while ago. However,   
   >>> despite now being the proud owner of tens of thousands of caps,   
   >>> resistors, transistors, diodes, ICs etc etc etc., I can never seem to   
   >>> find a suitable part to replace one that's blown in whatever item of   
   >>> equipment it happens to be I'm fixing.   
   >>   
   >> If you need the spares for repair only, a lot of modern equipment   
   >> doesn't have room for improvisation with replacement parts (perhaps made   
   >> up from several components).  That means your collection is not   
   >> particularly useful.   
   >>   
   >> If you are designing one-offs, a collection of parts like that can be a   
   >> huge benefit as long as you are able to adapt your design to use parts   
   >> which you already have.  It saves tracking down an exact part, ordering   
   >> it - waiting for it to be delivered (or finding it is out of stock and   
   >> on back-order) - fitting it - finding it isn't quite what you needed -   
   >> ordering another replacement - waiting for that to arrive - discovering   
   >> that it changes the operating conditions so that another component needs   
   >> changing - ordering that  - waiting for that to arrive....... etc   
   >   
   > Well, that is the one saving grace that's keeping me from throwing the   
   > lot out. Actually I'd just re-sell 'em. There are some rare and   
   > valuable spares strewn about amongst them.   
      
   Build a web site and get one of the google bots to find it. Sales will   
   come in if the prices are reasonable and shipping is available and the   
   customer can choose speed/costs.   
      
   I've had an online store since around 2010, we've done just under 1/2   
   million dollars USD in sales since then just on that part of our   
   business. And that is without a full time person working the site. I   
   have a guy in three times a week for half days, and I add stuff when I   
   have time. I do have a LOT of semiconductors to put up...gah...   
      
   Listing the items, with photos and dimensions, is a royal pain and is   
   the most time consuming part of the operation. Once listed they sell   
   themselves...if I have them priced properly. If too cheap, they get   
   sucked out quickly, if too expensive they sit & sit. Most of my   
   inventory is New Old Stock parts from the 70s through the late 80s and   
   related to the coin amusement industry. I currently have over 10,000   
   parts listed.   
      
   A work in progress!   
      
   John :-#)#   
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