Author Topic: Dumpster Diving (Read 5266 times)

Edgedamage · « **on:** August 09, 2004, 11:08:09 am »

While doing some dumpster diving I found in the box a complete NES system that even has the gun only thing missing is the game cart. Toronto area.

SirPeale · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2004, 11:35:24 am »

You dive, Edge? Cool!

http://www.dumpsterworld.com

Down right now, unfortunately.

Edgedamage · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2004, 11:47:51 am »

Yah baby my last find was a portable air conditioner that is on wheels just needed an exhaust tube couple of bucks at home depot solved that problem.

Edgedamage · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2004, 11:53:22 am »

I knew I saw your name before I have lurked at that site in the past.

JoeB · « **Reply #4 on:** August 09, 2004, 03:49:07 pm »

alright! NES!!

If it isn't spoken for yet, I'll take it! I'm located at Bayview and Sheppard area but can pick it up.

leonki@yahoo.com

GGKoul · « **Reply #5 on:** August 09, 2004, 04:34:10 pm »

I'm interested too...

Adelaide & Simcoe here....

ggkoul@hotmail.com

walls83 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 09, 2004, 06:12:07 pm »

So.... You just go out jump in a dumpster and see what you find?

Or do you have stake outs and see whats being dumped and then when they leave you go into stealth mode and grab the good stuff.?

Edgedamage · « **Reply #7 on:** August 09, 2004, 07:08:51 pm »

Quote from: JoeB on August 09, 2004, 03:49:07 pm

alright! NES!!

If it isn't spoken for yet, I'll take it! I'm located at Bayview and Sheppard area but can pick it up.

leonki@yahoo.com

Well the first poster got it.

SirPeale · « **Reply #8 on:** August 10, 2004, 08:56:33 am »

Quote from: walls83 on August 09, 2004, 06:12:07 pm

So.... You just go out jump in a dumpster and see what you find?

The 'diving' part is misleading, you pretty much just open it up and see what you can find. I've found some pretty amazing stuff.

menace · « **Reply #9 on:** August 10, 2004, 09:07:32 am »

Why just last weekend I picked up a working pioneer 400W surround sound receiver! i should have grabbed the 5 disc changer at the same time but i already have one--I'm amazed at the stufff people just toss

GGKoul · « **Reply #10 on:** August 10, 2004, 09:21:57 am »

Seriously... how do you guys find this stuff? I mean do you just walk from dumpster to dumpster and opening them up and having a look inside?

Granted I got a Dot Matrix printer & P3 computer on the side of road in Toronto one day.

Edgedamage · « **Reply #11 on:** August 10, 2004, 09:42:14 am »

My picks:

Condo dumpsters at least one computer a month.

Office bulding dumpsters full of goodies.

Computer shops that do upgrades/repairs. Also save diving I have asked my local shop to call me when he has just filled the dumpster. It saves him money because after I raid the dumpster he has less trash.

Also look for houses that are sold when the people move they find it easy to just toss the second tv / stereo / computer than move it.

RetroJames · « **Reply #12 on:** August 10, 2004, 11:39:08 am »

Quote from: Peale on August 09, 2004, 11:35:24 am

You dive, Edge? Cool!

http://www.dumpsterworld.com

Down right now, unfortunately.

I just bruised my chin when my jaw hit the ground. Lordy I love the internet.

Edgedamage · « **Reply #13 on:** August 10, 2004, 11:45:10 am »

When we had a car before it became a money-pit. I was able to grab a computer + monitor that was sitting at the curb on garbage day. In less than 15sec.

SirPeale · « **Reply #14 on:** August 10, 2004, 11:55:48 am »

Quote from: 1hookedspacecadet on August 10, 2004, 11:39:08 am

Quote from: Peale on August 09, 2004, 11:35:24 am
You dive, Edge? Cool!

http://www.dumpsterworld.com

Down right now, unfortunately.

I just bruised my chin when my jaw hit the ground. Lordy I love the internet.

Is it up for you? I can't access it for several days now!

If it is up for you, can you PM me the IP? Maybe my DNS is flakey.

Edgedamage · « **Reply #15 on:** August 10, 2004, 12:02:50 pm »

Bit slow but it works.

http://www.dumpsterworld.com/

Edgedamage · « **Reply #16 on:** August 10, 2004, 12:19:45 pm »

Quote from: GGKoul on August 10, 2004, 09:21:57 am

Seriously... how do you guys find this stuff? I mean do you just walk from dumpster to dumpster and opening them up and having a look inside?

Granted I got a Dot Matrix printer & P3 computer on the side of road in Toronto one day.

Most of my finds are just by chance. Thing that got my goat was when I was moving into my building I saw a 21" pc monitor beside the dumpster. I went to help move something from the truck and in the 30sec it took me to do that some guy with a car sped up hopped out and grabbed it.

SirPeale · « **Reply #17 on:** August 10, 2004, 12:50:39 pm »

Quote from: Edgedamage on August 10, 2004, 12:02:50 pm

Bit slow but it works.

http://www.dumpsterworld.com/

Can you PM me the IP? I'm getting nothing but a blank page here. The site was migrated several days ago, and it looks like I'm getting the short end of the DNS stick. It comes and goes for me.

SirPeale · « **Reply #18 on:** August 10, 2004, 12:52:06 pm »

Since you got rid of the item I changed the subject and moved the topic, since this thread seems to be taking another turn.

missioncontrol · « **Reply #19 on:** August 10, 2004, 01:11:58 pm »

Quote

http://www.dumpsterworld.com

I can't beleive it a whole forum devoted to dumpster diving...I think I've seen it all now....

I did find a guitar amp sitting beside a dumpster once grabbed it on the off chance it worked....got home hooked it up and It acually did work....I may have to keep my eye out more often....

GGKoul · « **Reply #20 on:** August 10, 2004, 01:27:48 pm »

Actually... I found a large Nintendo In Store Display unit a few years ago behind a department store.

I stripped the lighted "World or Nintendo" marquee of the unit and plan to have it mounted soon. I had the 6x6 foot shelving unit in my parents gargage, as was planning to store all my Sega & Nintendo inside the unit. But had to get rid of it since my parents would store it anymore.

My Brother in-law kept the base of the unit that had a cool Gamecode Logo on the front of it. He has all of his Nintendo Systems inside of it.

RayB · « **Reply #21 on:** August 10, 2004, 01:53:00 pm »

I've always been interested in this, but have been worried about the legalities. If the cops see me going through a store's dumpster, is it stealing???

Edgedamage · « **Reply #22 on:** August 10, 2004, 01:55:48 pm »

It's a cat and mouse game. Think I gotta make a ninja outfit and some smoke bombs so if I get caught I can getaway.

GGKoul · « **Reply #23 on:** August 10, 2004, 01:59:44 pm »

Quote from: Edgedamage on August 10, 2004, 01:55:48 pm

It's a cat and mouse game. Think I gotta make a ninja outfit and some smoke bombs so if I get caught I can getaway.

See this post if your interested in a Ninga outfit.

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=6;action=display;threadid=22858

missioncontrol · « **Reply #24 on:** August 10, 2004, 02:00:21 pm »

dumpster diving FAQ

http://www.freewebs.com/dumpsterdiving/

RetroJames · « **Reply #25 on:** August 10, 2004, 02:59:00 pm »

LOL...I had to run to a local toys r us as my wife's car broke down. I saw this thread before I left so I took a drive behind the stores. Old Navy was throwing out super cool galvanized steel and laminate wood display carts with really heavy duty casters. These things are like new, if I had a shop I would have grabbed a couple for sure. If you had a loft or condo you could put these things in the living room and they wouldn't look out of place. A truck already picked up 2/3 of the carts in a dumpster, there are about 10 more sitting behind the store. On ebay I would think you could get at least 1k for all of them sold seperately. I have no space nor time...

BTW: THey are behind the Old Navy store in Atlanta off of Lenox Rd. and GA 400 if there are any locals interested.

Too funny, I'll never look at a dumpster the same way again. (Now it's a store)

RetroJames · « **Reply #26 on:** August 10, 2004, 03:49:53 pm »

Ok, who threw out the site...?

ChadTower · « **Reply #27 on:** August 10, 2004, 03:54:09 pm »

Quote from: 1hookedspacecadet on August 10, 2004, 03:49:53 pm

Ok, who threw out the site...?

Not sure, someone dive into the dumpster and get the source code back.

SirPeale · « **Reply #28 on:** August 10, 2004, 06:57:03 pm »

The server recently underwent a migration. Ever since then it's been up and down.

Edgedamage · « **Reply #29 on:** September 12, 2004, 11:25:26 am »

Yay latest find p3-667mhz nvida agp card onboard sound lan card 20gig hdd.

gprime · « **Reply #30 on:** September 12, 2004, 12:23:53 pm »

:O

Who in their right mind just tosses something like that away.

Oh and the site IP is 64.62.138.61 (forum is working for me)

crashwg · « **Reply #31 on:** September 12, 2004, 12:24:24 pm »

When I was like 9-13 or so I used to take crap out of dumpsters all the time. Bike parts, typewriters, all sorts of useless crap that I never used but looked cool.

Reading this thread has got me thinking though. I'll never look at a dumpster the same way again.

missioncontrol · « **Reply #32 on:** September 12, 2004, 02:34:03 pm »

I had to take some stuff from one of my rentals to the landfill the other day and they wanted me to take the T.V. to another area. I got to that area where they recycled electronics I was amazed to see all the perfectly good looking P.C.'s laying in a pile. Unfortunately they wouldn't let me take them

Tailgunner · « **Reply #33 on:** September 12, 2004, 05:30:43 pm »

Quote from: missioncontrol on September 12, 2004, 02:34:03 pm

I had to take some stuff from one of my rentals to the landfill the other day and they wanted me to take the T.V. to another area. I got to that area where they recycled electronics I was amazed to see all the perfectly good looking P.C.'s laying in a pile. Unfortunately they wouldn't let me take them

Wouldn't surprise me, these days more gold is recovered from recycling old electronics/computers than is dug out of the ground.

On a side note, you're a certifiable pack rat when you leave the dump with more stuff than you brought.

Edgedamage · « **Reply #34 on:** September 12, 2004, 06:20:12 pm »

The system works great after I re-installed win98 it had the Korean version and I was not able to set it to Eng. Getting drivers was hard untill I used www.drivers.com. And with a name like "very good pc" I could not pass it up!

Edgedamage · « **Reply #35 on:** September 12, 2004, 06:22:28 pm »

It will be used for my next mame project. And any future systems I find I will start to give them away to family and friends that don't have computers. Label shot.

Edgedamage · « **Reply #36 on:** September 12, 2004, 06:23:04 pm »

Guts.

menace · « **Reply #37 on:** September 12, 2004, 07:39:55 pm »

I'm ashamed to admit that I'm jealous

GGKoul · « **Reply #38 on:** September 12, 2004, 11:13:31 pm »

Edge

Where was this dumpters?

hunky_artist · « **Reply #39 on:** September 13, 2004, 05:37:45 am »

....i hate all of you, lol


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