I know you guys are going to probably think this is a stupid question but I am a teenager on a very limited budget. Are there any "swap" sites out there that computer "geeks" like myself can swap computer equipment? There is a site called freemarketri.org which is where I live and you can swap stuff but no one seems to have computer equipment they are willing to swap. Sorry if this is in the wrong board. Also are there any computer clubs or swap meetings in Rhode Island? thanks
viperman224 18 Junior Poster
Killer_Typo 82 Master Poster
ummm...that sounds a little dangerous...hey lets swap my nice P4 with someones crappy P2?? why and who would do that?
MAD_DOG 35 Practically a Master Poster
viperman you are a geek haha how old are you? Dude if your 16 get a job my brother.
viperman224 18 Junior Poster
lol yea I know. I'm 14 and 1/2. But my original thought was that there other sites out there like www.freemarketri.org but they do everything from appliances to furniture. I didn't know if there was one that did just specifically computers. thanks
MAD_DOG 35 Practically a Master Poster
Sorry bud I am a dead resource.
oalee 53 cyberkill(ed) Team Colleague
I had a friend who swapped his 32MB video card for my 16MB one... not really sure why... the video card works fine and I'm using it now... maybe sometimes we get lucky and we have to make sure we make the most of it... :)
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
i swap computer parts all the time ,like a motherboard for ram or case ,usually never a 32 meg card for a 16 meg ,but i will swap pc133 ram for pc 100 ,and stuff like that ,edo for dimm You get the idea,depends on what i need or they need .
alc6379 120 Cookie... That's it Team Colleague
Heck, you could check out Hardware Trading at:
http://www.justlinux.com/forum
If you post something that you've got or that you want to get, someone might pop up with something you're interested in.
Puckdropper 7 Posting Pro in Training
If you're looking for old stuff visit the Obsolete Computer Museum Swapshop.
http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/cgi-bin/swapshop.pl
To buy/sell/trade newer stuff, you may want to check out Uncreative Labs' Forum (forums.uncreativelabs.net) or our (Uncreative Labs) affiliate 386page.com.
Since very few people at either location will be local, you probably will have to pay shipping. It's usually not too bad.
oalee 53 cyberkill(ed) Team Colleague
maybe I can swap my brother for a new box? LOL :)
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