On 07/05/2011 01:28 AM, Tom Metro wrote: > I'm thinking of unloading some old machines - like a Sun and an SGI > Indigo - at the MIT Flea market. Anyone here been through the process of > selling/swapping/giving away gear there and know what's involved?
I sold there twice, but it was years ago. Both times covered my expenses by a healthy margin, gained space in my basement, and had a blast. If you can go with someone else, even if they're just hanging out, it's a lot better. They can watch your stuff while you run to the bathroom or get food. Once I joined up with someone and we spit two adjacent spots so we could make better use of the space. Get there earlyish because the spots arr first come first served. > Is this the canonical site? > http://www.mitflea.com/ > > I also see: > http://w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit I think the second one is the canonical one. They seem to have the same info and links to the flier, so I don't know that it matters. > Looks like it costs $20 to sell there for one space - whatever that is > (I didn't see dimensions mentioned). And looks like there is a discount > if you register by the 5th. But it has to be mailed in (what, not email, > web form, or even fax?). It's only a $3 discount, so no big deal. Yes, you mail it in and you don't get any confirmation (though you can send a wassup email). > I wouldn't expect an even aimed at hacker types to start at 9 AM (7 AM > setup for vendors). :-) Hacker types will do amazing things for the promise of very cheap and very interesting things ;) > I added a reminder to my calendar for the next one on July 17th, but if > you follow it closely, feel free to post reminders to this list as the > 3rd Sunday of the month approaches. I'll be out of town for the next two, but I might try to sell again in September, I won't have quite as much stuff as last time, so if someone wanted to split a spot I might be into that. _______________________________________________ Hardwarehacking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking
