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Originally Posted by J57ltr
I have a 10' X 20' storage that is full of car parts and electronics and car audio amps, Subs and a few component sets, wire, alarms, relays, and some of the speakers I built.
I still kept a lot of components don't get me wrong, but some of it was just too old and near the end I started chunking stuff I know I will regret. But there comes a point where you have so much crap that you end up buying the part because you can't find it but you know you have it, then you find it after you finished building whatever it is. 
Jeff |
Sometimes obsolete components can fetch big money. I remember when a client was looking for a few hundred I.C. can't really remember the full part number, but it started with a LM and it was from ST Micro. Well I had 10K pieces that I bought for $0.01 each, but sold them all for $1.25 each lol and I wish I had more. Alstom and Bombardier for example is always looking for obsolete components. I had a big warehouse in Florida, but sold it when I decided to move to New Jersey due to my daughter's school. I did throw a lot of stuff out, mostly cheap resistors, but kept the more expensive components like some Xilinx parts that are close to $3K each. The good thing about my job is that I don't have to keep any stock anymore and have my suppliers drop ship everything. Right now is awesome as most makers of electronic components have some long lead times for the not so popular items.