They're yours now. If Stan donated them with the intention of seeing them processed and has told you they are damaged, well its an easy answer.
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Always important to remember some people on the Internet won’t be satisfied no matter what you do.
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Hi Mike, I clicked "sell them". Maybe try a few on eBay if you have time. If there's no interest - scrap them! Jim
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Do with them what you want to do with them. Which ever option that is. Not these screaming voices on the internet.
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If you had a 1969 Dodge Charger with an unrepairable rusted out frame and a very rusted out body, do you really have a 1969 Charger, or is it just a ghost of what it once was? For everyone that is trying to latch onto the museum aspect of it, I think it’s a bit of a stretch. A 3D printed and flash plated analog of the chip would serve the exact same purpose as a wax figure of a Neanderthal human or plastic dinosaur bones. You don’t need the REAL item to learn about it. If there was a way to refurbish the chips, I’d be onboard of doing that. Sadly, they were constructed to be disposable. Respect Gary’s wishes and turn that box into gold and other precious metals.
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Do what your head tells you, do they have sentimental value you to you? if no then they're just chips, grind away mate (l would)
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Stan sent them to you knowing full well you were going to extract the gold.
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Yes I have a handful of working chips checked Ebay £55 was the highest being sold for. Although the gold heat sink is worth that on its own.
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You can go and test some for defects, you maybe lucky and find some good, but Stan donated them for gold extraction, cuz he knows they are dead. So test some good looking and highly needed for your retro computing, but then show us how you get all the gold out of these lil trashy treasures.
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If you have the time, patience, and equipment to test them, I would probably take a sample of different config sticks and test them. Sell what works, grind and process the rest. Of course, this all takes time and time is money. They are yours, do what works best for you.
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How many people are still using obsolete 1980-1990s tech? Anyone still calling on their brick phone? Still using dial up modem to stream Netflix and YouTube?? Listening to 8-tracks in their car? I’m sure there are plenty of museums one can see these items. I say recover the gold.👍
2 years ago | 0
My only question: Will you be using your Mighty Mill? 😉
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Alternative choice is, Give them to me , and I'll grind them up an get the gold, , what you say?
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I chose "sell them to the people who say they would buy them". If these people don't want to spend what they "know" they are worth, then grind them up and process them, as you were requested to, BY THE DONOR. It would make sense to use or sell them IF they worked AND with the donor's blessing, but as you have said, you were told they are bad/damaged by the computer repair person (if I understand correctly) who it was that sent them to you to PROCESS for the precious metals because they are unable (for whatever reasons) to process the material themselves. I just wonder how many of the ones saying "sell them, they're worth more" actually watched your whole video or even listened to what you said. I agree with @cheesynuts4291, you can't satisfy some people, no matter what you do, they will find fault in everything. Looking forward to your next video!
2 years ago | 0
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In a recent "Mail Call" video I showed off the vintage gold IC chips Stan sent me. Some viewers were appalled that I was going to grind them up and process them for their gold, even though Stan says they are all bad. Several alternatives were suggested. What do you think I should do? Here is the video in question: https://youtu.be/w2A0yak5pNU
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