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May 17, 2017: Newsletter #78
Parts Houses vs eBay vs Electronics Surplus Stores

Many of us remember roaming the isles of our local electronics surplus store for cool, interesting, and hard to find electronic treasures to repurpose or otherwise breath new life into. Many have long since closed their doors and the only place to find the remnants of their shelves is on eBay and at the few remaining hamfests and flea markets.

What is/was your favorite go-to supplier for electronic parts? What about surplus?
What was your greatest unexpected find at an electronics surplus store and what did you do with it?
 
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