First Saturday

tech_hunter

So I live in Dallas and the first Saturday of every month there is a sidewalk sale/swap meet for all kinds of electronics and other junk. It has been going on since 1969. Well I haven't been in a while and I am in need of some cheap electronics. Vendors arrive around 6 pm on Friday and continues till around 11 am Saturday, best times to buy are Friday around 10 pm to Saturday around 3am.

So I was thinking any PAers in Dallas and dont have something to do Friday night through Saturday morning could meet up and buy cheap tax free electronics, plus you can haggle. Here is the website Anyone interested post here or PM me.

So what swap meet/bazaars are in your area, and what is the strangest thing you have bought at one?

Wise_a

I think your heart is in the right place on this thread, unfortunately I have nothing to contribute.

lostwords

Monkey's Paw

Dynagrip

lostwords wrote: »

Monkey's Paw

Nicely done.

Kuribo's Shoe

Mogwai

GABBO GABBO GABBO

You guys in Dallas should go so you can get me a birthday gift. (It is in two weeks, I'll take it a little early.)

tech_hunter

Manifest how would a internal hard drive with 10 years worth of someones financial records still on it do for you?

GABBO GABBO GABBO

tech_hunter wrote: »

Manifest how would a internal hard drive with 10 years worth of someones financial records still on it do for you?

Sounds like the gift that keeps on giving.

naporeon

Dynagrip wrote: »

lostwords wrote: »

Monkey's Paw

Nicely done.

Agreed.

Creepy as fuck.

FortyTwo

Elvis bust. There will be one, buy it. the break it.

You'll need to fix it or Screech's Mom will be pissed.

TheySlashThem

Dynagrip wrote: »

lostwords wrote: »

Monkey's Paw

Nicely done.

It's was right... there?




Oh, no, wait it was over there.

"You'll be sor-ry!"

STATE OF THE ART ROBOT

"I wish for world peace!"

"Lisa! That was very selfish of you!"

DJDM

Swap Meet Nachos!

tugga

hey i move to flower mound in like three days

tech_hunter

DJDM wrote: »

Swap Meet Nachos!

They serve food there out of one of those rolling greaseballs, its called The Wurst Wagon!

tech_hunter

Hey tugga thats cool want to get together for First Saturday?

ascot

ham radio

TheySlashThem

tech_hunter wrote: »

The Wurst Wagon!

ahahahahahahaha

Butters

Manifest wrote: »

You guys in Dallas should go so you can get me a birthday gift. (It is in two weeks, I'll take it a little early.)

I'll send you a $25 gift certificate to Kohls.

Dex Dynamo

man fuck your swap meet

go get some free comic books instead

it's free comic book day on saturday

tech_hunter

Dex Dynamo wrote: »

it's free comic book day on saturday

Didnt we already have this? Is it free comic book day every saturday where you live? Also there could be people there with comics they sell all kinds of stuff, mostly electornics but you could sell your hand made pottery if you wanted to.

Treeloot

Man I fucking love garage sales and flea markets.

Lately I've been snagging some computer stuff at garage sales. I found this computer at a garage sale a few weeks ago. They lady said it didn't work and said it would cost $5. I said I wasn't going to pay that much and she said two bucks. Just as I was walking away she said "$1". I turned around and bought it. 5 hours later I'd sold the thing to someone for $20.

Last weekend this lady (who was actually the mom of one of my sister's friends) was giving away the computer at her garage sale so I picked it up. It's a junky ass old thing running Windows 95. So far I haven't been able to unload it on anybody and I can't get a mouse working on it. I am very disappointed.

Fort1tude

Treeloot wrote: »

Man I fucking love garage sales and flea markets.

Lately I've been snagging some computer stuff at garage sales. I found this computer at a garage sale a few weeks ago. They lady said it didn't work and said it would cost $5. I said I wasn't going to pay that much and she said two bucks. Just as I was walking away she said "$1". I turned around and bought it. 5 hours later I'd sold the thing to someone for $20.

Last weekend this lady (who was actually the mom of one of my sister's friends) was giving away the computer at her garage sale so I picked it up. It's a junky ass old thing running Windows 95. So far I haven't been able to unload it on anybody and I can't get a mouse working on it. I am very disappointed.

Get a USB mouse, drop some random Linux onto it, drop a big HDD into it and you got yourself a media center.

Treeloot

Fort1tude wrote: »

Treeloot wrote: »

Man I fucking love garage sales and flea markets.

Lately I've been snagging some computer stuff at garage sales. I found this computer at a garage sale a few weeks ago. They lady said it didn't work and said it would cost $5. I said I wasn't going to pay that much and she said two bucks. Just as I was walking away she said "$1". I turned around and bought it. 5 hours later I'd sold the thing to someone for $20.

Last weekend this lady (who was actually the mom of one of my sister's friends) was giving away the computer at her garage sale so I picked it up. It's a junky ass old thing running Windows 95. So far I haven't been able to unload it on anybody and I can't get a mouse working on it. I am very disappointed.

Get a USB mouse, drop some random Linux onto it, drop a big HDD into it and you got yourself a media center.

What's the advantage to having a media center PC? Also, with the 133 mhz processor and 16 MB of RAM it's going to be kind of tough to play most videos.

Rankenphile

Treeloot wrote: »

Fort1tude wrote: »

Treeloot wrote: »

Man I fucking love garage sales and flea markets.

Lately I've been snagging some computer stuff at garage sales. I found this computer at a garage sale a few weeks ago. They lady said it didn't work and said it would cost $5. I said I wasn't going to pay that much and she said two bucks. Just as I was walking away she said "$1". I turned around and bought it. 5 hours later I'd sold the thing to someone for $20.

Last weekend this lady (who was actually the mom of one of my sister's friends) was giving away the computer at her garage sale so I picked it up. It's a junky ass old thing running Windows 95. So far I haven't been able to unload it on anybody and I can't get a mouse working on it. I am very disappointed.

Get a USB mouse, drop some random Linux onto it, drop a big HDD into it and you got yourself a media center.

What's the advantage to having a media center PC? Also, with the 133 mhz processor and 16 MB of RAM it's going to be kind of tough to play most videos.

you'll be lucky if the motherboard would even support a hard drive large enough to use it as a media center, but you could easily turn it into a file and print server for the whole house, if you wanted.

Treeloot

Rankenphile wrote: »

Treeloot wrote: »

Fort1tude wrote: »

Treeloot wrote: »

Man I fucking love garage sales and flea markets.

Lately I've been snagging some computer stuff at garage sales. I found this computer at a garage sale a few weeks ago. They lady said it didn't work and said it would cost $5. I said I wasn't going to pay that much and she said two bucks. Just as I was walking away she said "$1". I turned around and bought it. 5 hours later I'd sold the thing to someone for $20.

Last weekend this lady (who was actually the mom of one of my sister's friends) was giving away the computer at her garage sale so I picked it up. It's a junky ass old thing running Windows 95. So far I haven't been able to unload it on anybody and I can't get a mouse working on it. I am very disappointed.

Get a USB mouse, drop some random Linux onto it, drop a big HDD into it and you got yourself a media center.

What's the advantage to having a media center PC? Also, with the 133 mhz processor and 16 MB of RAM it's going to be kind of tough to play most videos.

you'll be lucky if the motherboard would even support a hard drive large enough to use it as a media center, but you could easily turn it into a file and print server for the whole house, if you wanted.

There is no way my dad will go for that.