Street Scrapping with Vintage PC's

[@adriqos]

Huge market for vintage fans in North America mate. I was surprised you didn’t keep the fan. Love the show , thanks for entertainment!

[@toomaskotkas4467]

So much good stuff to keep...

[@judybeckner9047]

No worries about the sound problems, happy with what you were able to score. Thanks Ben

[@progressivedigressor6036]

Even with a choppy mic you still put out great videos. Thanks for sharing all that you do. I watch your content for hours.

[@swampgator2012]

Nice vintage stuff I still have both my 386 and 486 dx that I learned coding on. They still work.

[@dtec30]

@15:17 i can remember typing on a computer similar possibly a hp in the exchange back in the day as dad was a technician in the local exchange

[@5pr1nk57]

Also that Compaq DeskPro was my second ever PC and first modded. I upgraded the hard drive to 60GB, RAM to 780MB and changed the LEDs to blue when I was about 14!

[@ifyareckon]

Was a great area for PC’s! First time I had been out in a while and picked up 9 plus a box of components.

[@stephenjohnson2195]

I was at comprehensive school from 1983 to 1988 and that sinclair pc looks very much like what we used at school

[@sojourner1511]

Great save Ben. Video was terrific.

[@baharuddinbesah3709]

Hi Ben I don't miss your videos very good thanks regards

[@prof.esrever7823]

If you think about it, technically we all just spent an hour watching some guy going through people's trash... And enjoyed it 😂

[@CovidConQuitTheCensorship]

Exactly! Weird aren't we? 😉

[@cockpill]

Hahaha yea we’re weird

[@anthonysmith6954]

I love street scrapping. The cool stuff you find is awesome. Ours is a bit different due to it goes out 1 time per week. So ya go out in the evening then again early in the morning......you get 2 small chances to fined the bits you're looking for. I hunt for copper with steel and aluminum (extruded -better- or regular- ok price) and zinc as by products. I think our steel is down to 5cents per pound maybe 4.5. it's been 3 weeks since I turned in steel. Been stock piling but I'll have to make a trip soon. I think I have close to 1500 pounds now. Love your vids, I've learned a bunch from watching you about microwaves. used to take me 30 minutes to scrap one out. Now about 5 minutes. You showed me what to look for, so it makes it faster. Same with computers, but we don't see many of those being thrown out. This year I've found 3.......and 2 scrapped but I found all the pieces in another box, so bully for me?. Anyways keep them coming. Great information, no matter what you're doing.

[@janaleverton]

I cried a little bit when you cut the cord on the Vintage fan. I've paid good money for those in the United States

[@teddybear1829]

Ben you are my all time favourite KZbinr , I watch your whole videos while I scrap things my self! Just wish I was able to find more ewaste without posting on Facebook constantly!

[@Dank-gb6jn]

No way I could do street scrapping. I’m the kind of person who pulls pretty much everything regardless of condition lol.

[@thetechexpert4887]

I really like the mini tv that you picked up. It’s a shame that they aren’t sold in stores anymore because I would like one of those.

[@mauriliozamora6627]

Very nice vintage goodies you found Ben, amazing what people throw out.

[@davidranew4796]

Great video Ben keep up the good work Dude God Bless you and Family.

[@bigcountryscrapper6885]

Gotta love the vintage stuff ...great video my friend keep em coming

[@ritapadilla4094]

Grate find ben hope finf pcs you get happy with pcs have grate have bless day

[@Syzygy629]

Yaaay!!💘 My favorite scrapper! Front seat!!

[@1betterthan]

Very much enjoyed, thanks Ben !..

[@5pr1nk57]

Must say I'm not a fan of cutting the cords off of things you're not taking though Ben, leave 'em for someone else who might make use of them :) Also, I had one of those Sinclair computers as a kid, bought it from a car boot sale!

[@harryverboom4032]

Havent seen you get so exited for a while during street scrapping awesome old pc s good job ben

[@jacobwatson1009]

Sinclair made one of the first digital watches. There is a German website called "Strikes and Spares" with some beautiful vintage digital watch images.

[@michaelbrumfitt]

👍shame rain stopped play but still some nice finds👍

[@onemightask6027]

Thanks Ben!

[@alterra9774]

Also if it rains on vintage items, still get them, most work after water hits, due to the spacing on the board

[@raymondcote6669]

THE RAIN WILL NOT HURT ELECTRONICS BEN!!! Power was not turned on. Let it dry out. No worries

[@okboomer6201]

Nice haul! I collect all metals (I have a pickup truck), as well as e-waste for precious metals. I have LOTS of competition in my city, if you set anything metal at the curb, it is gone in minutes. You should have taken that keyboard for silver recovery! The older the better.

[@kristapsvaskis4242]

Nice old stuff. And don't worry, still you video are the best.

[@kevinyoung5119]

Hi Ben. at 14:54 is that the monitor that goes with the Sinclair computer?

[@eWasteBen]

Yeah looks like it might of been, didn't notice it

[@grooperslooper973]

*Mate that same street at the start where you found the compaq and the gaming pc, is the same street from last year or so where you found the cash register with 50 bucks in it.and a bunch of pc's and other stuff. Hughesdale (suburb next to oakleigh) brings you heaps of luck*

[@mentorron988]

Can you do a video on processing your wheelie bins of wire and other stuff please

[@Dmar1078]

Good morning Ben from Kentucky. Street scrapping yes! Lol I like street scrapping.

[@susanpiele3372]

The way the economy goes I'm glad you are there because I would hates free all trash is worth something I think it's not all he waste but it's still worth money so don't give up on the streets grandpa thank you

[@sharkinvestments4892]

Some great scores this week!

[@spottyskunk1898]

Some good solid finds right off the bat there, Ben.

[@razzorbladz]

why wouldn't you take the aluminium ladder I mean its Aluminium

[@eWasteBen]

excited with PC's today, everything else is invisible until I see the video

[@razzorbladz]

@@eWasteBen you can make even more free $$ if you grab the right things, hipsters are really into retro things and bogans like 80-90's BMX stuff an old haro or mongoose frame can bring hundreds. so keep your eyes open one mans junk yada yada

[@dlovett1771]

@@eWasteBen When there are vintage PCs - Aluminum probably looks like plastic!

[@mtube620]

it aloo-minion

[@mtube620]

and a naked girl would look like plastic doll :P

[@thetechexpert4887]

I I would be a street scrapper I would take the vintage fan and the cassette Boombox from that vintage pile where you got the computer from.

[@razzorbladz]

the old fan you chopped the chord off they sell to collectors $50+ on gumtree and old digital cameras $20 up on ebay

[@danielmorton5956]

That's what I was thinking why would he chop the cord

[@dlovett1771]

Calculate the time to sell stuff on eBay (to list it and ship it). He has volumes of stuff to process. Sucks when he doesn't have time... and time is money.

[@razzorbladz]

@@dlovett1771 $100 is worth 5 minutes to list it on gumtree

[@brendamiller8140]

Enjoyed.

[@jasonhinojosa4966]

I am a big fan of your videos can I ask you a question why don’t keep a bucket with you for the wires you don’t have to go back-and-forth to ur van just a question

[@Jakopz]

Just a tip if you see a steering wheel with the ferarri badge it is worth a lot of money.

[@donnierobertson3088]

Nice job

[@marcslater3278]

That is an ICL One Per Desk, launched in 1984.

[@markwanklyn4195]

used to have a UK model branded by BT - from memory they used the same Microdrives as the Sinclair Spectrum and QL machines and was similar to the QL internally - even though it is not complete it could well be of use to a collector as it looks intact

[@geoffupton]

the blue peddle thing is a guitar effects panel... very nice! 😊 sell it on ebay for 100+ or something like that

[@JH-gy7fn]

It is called a WOW peddle.

[@geoffupton]

J H thats the one (or similar lol)

I always wanted to have a tiny, little TV set like the one you found at 12:07 when I was a teenager. Never managed it, but I always thought they looked cool. I had this weird idea of being able to watch TV in bed, with it underneath the bed clothes! I don't think it would have done it, or my eyes, much good thinking about it.

[@j.m.74]

Looks to me like you might need a couple stitches, Ben. It didn't take more than a few minutes for your band-aid to become fairly soaked in blood. I do hope I'm wrong though, and that it's not as bad as it appears on camera.

[@shaneyork300]

That was a GREAT VIDEO BEN!!!! You have Street Scrapping and Your Bench Scrapping all rolled into one!!! I'm super happy that you showed the vintage items, especially the CPU's!! The last one was obviously the best! Like you said though, even those green fibers aren't seen as much anymore!!! THANK YOU BEN!!! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!

[@bloomingtonian7529]

I would still watch if it was silent. Mute the squelching parts. Maybe voice over a bit. I know it's more work editing the video, but I really enjoy watching what you find.

[@phillgoodall8838]

ICL Sinclair!! First computer I learned 'BASIC' on at Uni about 1976 I think.

[@gregfridholm2136]

17:51 Men from the boys, eh? ;) Edit: Your audio has always been fully acceptable with the camera mic. Most of us who 3 hours watch scrapping aren't so concerned about audiophile sound quality. Edit 2: 33:47 Consider using a Variac (variable AC voltage transformer) between the wall outlet and the device power chord when powering up vintage electronics, especially if it's unknown how long the device sat idle. Electrolytic capacitors "dry out" with age. If old, dry caps are shocked by a power in-rush they may short out, burn up, etc, and possibly allow further down the line damage. This can ruin an otherwise functional device. A Variac allows old caps to be warmed up slowly: Set the voltage to, say, 25VAC, power up the device and let it sit for a day. Then ramp it up to 33V and let it sit for another day, etc. This method can often allow old caps to reconstitute without blowing the works. In a week or two you may then have a good-as-new system.

[@spotlobac7694]

nice haul slick i love it , north wash, st. AINT got any free stuff like that myte. your a lucky mut & scrapyard dog. just an observation. goody eye mite,

[@Horns-knowledge]

i love when you find a pc and you fly whit delight hhhhhhhhhhhhhh . i think that compaq pc is windows 2000 1-2 cpus. realy nice one

[@dericbarnwell1477]

DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU LEFT THE DIGITAL CAMERAS AT HOUSE @ 15:30; WERE THEY NOT RECYCLABLE ?

[@tep64]

Why the cord from the vintage ventilator!!??

[@nucupanzaru9609]

Wow, good fishing! Nucu 👍

[@alextaylor-wilson7933]

Cant wait for more vids ben

[@dionbritten]

Great video all about the precious metals in this video that's what I'll be grabbing and if I had room left possibly a bit of aluminium and (if it's).

[@JH-gy7fn]

That monitor on top of your cart is a C.N.C programing monitor used to program a computerized machine tool.

[@peakyparttimers9362]

The Sinclair is a old made by sir Robert Sinclair who made the Sinclair c5 vehicle in the late 70s

[@peakyparttimers9362]

Sorry Sir Clive Sinclair.

[@adventureswithttfncachn3967]

I just would love trash picking like that. In the United States we have to put in garbage cans. One thing I have noticed that I deal with that I don't see in your videos is normal household waste. Is that done a differently in Australia?

[@dericbarnwell1477]

BEN STARTS TALKING ABOUT "VINTAGE" ITEMS & HIS EXCITABILITY HEIGHTENS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE & PASSION WITH ELECTRONIC RECYCLING.

[@davekellar9049]

What you are calling a old CRT is a FANUC CNC Zero control, display, and keyboard. Not that old and if it's in working condition would be worth some money here in the states. Thanks for the vids.

[@toomaskotkas4467]

I knew it looked way too "scientific" to be just an odd crt monitor.

[@chriso6666]

A thin piece of foam over the mic hole work on the go pro

[@ewastegold6619]

It's been a long time since any PCs on the street in our area. Plenty of LCD TVs. Scrapyards will not take them.

[@toomaskotkas4467]

Hey Ben! Watch The 8-Bit Guy channel for vintage PCs. He restores them and knows a lot about them.

[@CompGuy66]

I wish he hadn’t scrapped out the am 5x86. That was a great system to restore or he could have sold it along with the Compaq. The MSI socket 478 board would have also been worth selling.

[@toomaskotkas4467]

@@CompGuy66 I was selling a 286 keyboard in good condition on Ebay for about a year as the "buy now". Guess how much it was when I put it on auction?

[@CompGuy66]

What kind of keyboard was it? What kind of key mechanism and brand? Also what was your buy it now price. I find ebay tends to be super overpriced. Just look at the asking prices for older expansion cards such as sound blaster, 3dfx Voodoo, etc.

[@toomaskotkas4467]

@@CompGuy66 "I find ebay tends to be super overpriced." Here we go. I love how the armchair experts say that something "costs so-o-o much" when in fact, no one wants to pay the real price. I am not a keyboards expert, it was a FORTRON 286 keyboard Model RT-101+ 5-pin 180-degree DIN connector. I was selling it for "buy it now" for $250 I sold it at auction for... $43. 43 fucking dollars. And how much do you think I should sell my old expansion cards, motherboards, etc. that would be worth my time for making the proper posting with taking the photos, researching and writing the description, and then spending some time on properly packaging and driving 15 minutes to the nearest post office to get the real shipping quote because the Ebay shipping calculator sucks monkey's ass? Tell me, what's my time worth?

[@jrand2631]

@@toomaskotkas4467 Things are only worth what people are willing to pay for them, simple as that, and that has nothing to do with being an "armchair expert" that's just the facts... and I'm with Computer Guy on this one, many people on EBay think they're selling friggin GOLD, and their stuff is way overpriced...

[@DieJoey]

The fan... it hurts! Nice video tho!

[@broadstken]

that sinclair is probably worth quite a bit more than scrap even as is

[@afineliner740]

"Plucka Duck" but he doesn't quack as you know 😉

[@balatpinoy3962]

That is old e fan!

[@Sharptooth100]

Great video lad, I hope you can make new computer motherboards as advanced as possible with Microsoft and Apple computers.

[@legendsrepairservice5002]

Wish I could do this stuff and dumpster dive but its illegal in the UK for spme reason

[@5pr1nk57]

My God I need to move to Aus! 🤩 Is that normal for people to just leave stuff out in the street for others to take in such quantity? It happens a little in the UK but not like this!

[@verestamas3920]

Why not bring the basket without the rag?

[@jetman1963]

5:14 aluminum ladder mate!

[@marko9636]

those old pc’s are becoming hard to find and prices are going up. even if they’ve gone all yellow.,..

[@DeliciousDeBlair]

AMAZING all the valuables people throw away! \>0.0

[@kadinkaiser2559]

0:45 omg I have that exact some computer!

[@vwjoem]

You cut the cord from a vintage table fan worth $100 for a 10 cent cord... (face hand)

[@DavidSmith-dm8ew]

I was thinking the same thing. Could have sold the speakers also.

[@eWasteBen]

I have much better ones already

[@razzorbladz]

@@eWasteBen gumtree

[@razzorbladz]

@@eWasteBen gumtree

[@tep64]

I agree or take it and make another person happy for no reason sometimes that's worth more, seen many videos from you really nice and most of the times cut any cord you like but this time I had to look away😢 Thanks Ben

[@jessede1970]

your microphone needs some work it's a bit scratchy ❤️❤️❤️

[@derrynj]

Read the description

[@jetman1963]

13:19 vintage TV 2 of them. light load mate...

[@mtube620]

eBen is a motherboarder :P

[@stuartkilgour2160]

where in melbourne do you sell circuit boards?

[@eWasteBen]

I buy all boards and gold recovery bits scrapforum.com.au/forum/scrapping-electronics/computers/12168

[@engind.9125]

2:40 woow pentium III I am a computer trader in Turkei. Pentium II and III expensive in here. I sold pentium 4 only $10, but sold pentium III $60. Other computers, core2duo $20 and core2QUAD $50. Pentium III expensive than QUAD CORE :)

[@raymondcote6669]

Your adrenaline is going up. Your yelling again when you get excited

[@radionutio81ij79]

Unfortunately Ben you cannot take everything, but I would have thought that all electronics would be open season those digital cameras you left had tidy circuit boards worth a bit for spair parts. That icl computer is actually a computer phone the hand set is missing to make phone calls. I noticed over the last few vids your mic was starting to play up, nice upload today by the way Ben best regards from a uk pom.✌peace

[@1995-s3t]

What do you do with the copper you fine

[@readysetsleep]

11:40 You cut the cable off a vintage fan... The fan is worth more than the cord 12:27 TRX door hanger is worth 10 USD on ebay

[@crazydave3780]

When I saw the fan I yelled DOOOOOONNNNTTTTT!!!! lol

[@bobbywidner7511]

Don’t skip the digital cameras.... there’s gold in there🧐

[@dionbritten]

I've got quite a bit of PC scrap just need the chemicals to process

[@oukie666]

9:50 Nerf Vulcan and a Nerf Stampede, also a Nerf Longshot front gun, who throws away Nerf guns, you can even sell them on ebay as spares and repair if they're not working. Then at 14:28 same pile I saw various other Nerf blasters and at least x3 ammo belts for the vulcan which sell for £20 each on ebay. The blasters were worth minium £30, I'm a Nerf nerd 😂

[@lovelife6978]

oukie666 I keep every Nerf gun I get scrapping, people just don't know how to have fun haha just glad I'm not the only one who saw those

[@Gamerbay2017]

When your mum leaves your pc out for eWaste Ben

[@jeannorris290]

G'Day, Ben, that Kenwood might be worth a bit, bloke selling one working wants £200 for it (uk). It must be great to be a kid in oz, wander around the streets pick up all sorts of goodies.🚴🏻🎤🏉⚽️🎮🤖👍

[@oldhamegg]

8:00 won't take the whole basket. I can't watch anymore. It makes me buggy. I'll watch the others though or even the fun "scraping for food" ones. They are fun.

[@lovelife6978]

bud your doing it wrong, those Nerf guns are way to much fun to pass up on hahaha 😂 myself I always grab those from the piles.

[@5pr1nk57]

You could have sold the floppy for £15 alone! 🙈🙈🙈

[@RSFred555]

gonna need a bigger front seat....