[Dclug] UMD surplus

[craig]

...terrapin trader, when I worked in Greenbelt we would routinely make a 
lunch trip by there and buy stuff we didn't need.
But, I agree, the prices are all-over-the-place, PC stuff that is WAY 
overpriced, and then on occasion non-mainstream stuff bargain priced 
(sparcs, atm switches, digitizing tables, racks, big chalkboards).

Some useful facts are...
(A)they take no cash, only credit cards (anti-robbery I guess)
(B)if you buy something big, be prepared to haul it off, they aren't 
willing to leave it in the warehouse, even though you've paid for it.
(C)If you are a University of MD system student(UMD,UMBC,UMAB,SU etc) 
w/ID. (you get a discount(maybe 5% ?))
(D)Some of the prime stuff lands there in the mornings and is gone 
quickly, I won't elaborate on why.


Ed James wrote:
> web: http://www.purchase.umd.edu/ttrader/
> 
> I've checked their computer stuff out many times - usually ungodly
> expensive for stuff I get free on freecycle.  On the other hand,
> I've bought other stuff there at great prices.  It's one of those
> places where ya never know what you'll find, so it's often worth
> a visit from time to time.  When a dept "donates" stuff, other
> departments get first, free crack at it, so by the time the
> general public gets to purchase, stuff has been pretty well
> picked over.  But there's still a LOT of "stuff" there.
> 
> Ed James
> (former *proud* UMD student and employee)
> 
> Quoting "Przemek Klosowski" <przemek at jazz.ncnr.nist.gov>:
> 
>> I saw a whole bunch of Tektronix 2313 (?) oscilloscopes and a nice 3x5
>> ft granite surface plate at the UMD Terrapin Trader surplus last week.
>> Sorry I don't have more info; I can't find my notes---call them if
>> interested.
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