Where to Find Cheap Vintage Computers

Here are the three places I've found most of my computers for retro PC gaming.

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[fatproduce]

This exact subject has been on my mind lately. I've been worried at how much harder it has been to find beige era pcs. My ultimate is my old Packard Bell Legend that came with the red and blue 3D glasses.

[ScanLinesAU]

I've found the most effective way to be knowing an ewaste facility. That's where I have gotten all of mine from. I got 5 recently, though only 2 were any good. Nice video

[UncleMikeRetro]

Nice video! Great voice and video editing.
I agree with your thoughts for the average person who doesn't have access to a real salvage yard or scrap yard/e-waste center.
I am blessed with a local salvager myself 😁

[alicesavage]

Facebook Marketplace is how I found a CRT VGA monitor in my town for five bucks! As well as an insanely good deal on an Apple IIe with accessories, that took a four hour drive to get. It takes a lot of luck and patience, and if you live in a rural area it'll take some long drives, but you can find great deals using these methods!

[anthonydedeeeeeeeee]

4th Is also asking community post-wise, which is pretty easy and you never have to spend a dime. Do a post on your towns fb page saying "hey i need a computer", and ppl will actually give you a bulk of just that, and sometimes they throw in crt's and small iphones too.

[AM-mkzc]

Thanks to your videos now i have passion for vintage pc components.... 😋😋

[DarDarBinks]

I'll have to keep this in mind for building sleeper rigs. I don't need a whole PC, just the case.

[supergeek]

In Australia its quite hard to buy towers online due to the extremely high cost of shipping unfortunately - I have resorted to laptop searches instead.

[kami]

Nice vid ! ;) The best thing I'd say is to get friends with that same passion and trade, ask for help etc. (there are also forums but it's becoming like ebay price wise IMHO) some folks are really nice and can really help getting the hardware you're looking for, sometimes for free !
Seeking a job lot on auction is also a good alternative in my opinion, especially when you're experienced and know what you want, a veteran I'd say :p

[MultiWirth]

well i had old hardware but didn´t take care of it and it got thrown away, went broken etc.
Now i´m looking for a decent pentium III machine with agp, pci and isa.
Quite hard to find anything for a reasonable price.

[tipstricksss]

When I was stateside I saw plenty in the thrift stores and yard sales going cheap and I mean 5 bucks and below not that long ago. Here in the UK we have car boot fairs and weekend markets but are nowhere near as good to what stuff you could find stateside. Recycling centers over here wont give you anything not even if you offer them money. Computer Aid International scarps lots of nice valuable computers and some are rare. I tried to tell them that they could be making good money from them but they wasn't interested and neither would they let me buy any from them. Makes no sense.

[HorsepowerGarageVideos]

I got a really good deal on ebay a few months ago, 2005 dell optiplex with a samsung ssd and a fresh install of XP sp3 for $60 shipped.

[millennaissanceman]

Thank you for the video! Very appreciated!

[stpworld]

I have a vintage dell xps m200c from the 90s I kept it I have another pentium 1 I want to rebuild but I cant get it to launch iwn95 or 98 Im sure I will figure it out though.

[Twintania]

i was recently trying to find a amd 5x86 120mhz 486 computer and searching 486 wasnt showing anything but when i searched for the cpu (AMD 5x86) i finally found 1 computer i didnt see earlier when searching "486 computer"

[SuperMoleRetro]

I want to point out, if you are not a hands on person, you will most likely have to fix these old machines. They can range from simple, no soldering repairs, to hopeless case...good for parts machines. Be prepared...even if you buy a working machine, it may not work for long and need repairs. I did find 3 single board 1970's computers at a single estate auction once along with lots of all old PC parts. I assume no one else knew what they were and the rest was just junk.

[marnixvansintaldegonde]

On eBay, nice case, get one while you can :)

[jellydiablo]

I'm looking for a Dell optiplex from 2002 running Windows XP

[purpasmart_]

All the beige boxes are extinct in my area...

[Monosekist]

How and where are people finding Macintosh SEs for $100? That seems like an impossible dream to me.