From: cd@notformail.com   
      
   On Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:41:27 -0800, John Robertson    
   wrote:   
      
   >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 :-#)#   
      
   Sounds interesting, but how do you set the price for the rarer stuff   
   when there's none around to compare against?   
      
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