[Noisebridge-discuss] 2169 Mission status

[James Shearer]

Now this is a bit out-of-the-way, but the UC Davis Bargain Barn
(http://bargainbarn.ucdavis.edu/) has *all kinds* of useful surplus
stuff for sale.  Two things are particularly nice about the UCDBB:

1.) Their entire catalog of stuff is searchable online
2.) After a certain amount of time passes, you can just 'make an
offer' on something.  In my experience, any remotely reasonable offer
is usually accepted.

I'm in silicon valley for the summer, but will be going to campus at
least once a week come september.  Also, I have occasional access to a
kid-toting minivan with removable seats.  Combine these two facts, and
any must have bargain barn stuff can find its way to Noisebridge.

Jim

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Sai Emrys<noisebridge at saizai.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 5:55 PM, Christie Dudley<longobord at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I've also been keeping my eye on "Public" auctions, where things like
>> school districts auction off stuff they rip out.
>
> techsoup.com may also be of interest. I don't know if they do much in
> the way of physical stuff, and it ain't free, but it's at a decent
> discount.
>
> To actually use, it requires Board action (accepting a contract) and a
> fax verifying 501(c)3 letter.
>
> So far I've not actually used it w/ my nonprofit (we don't really buy
> much in real world stuff other than for conferences) so I can't
> comment on post-browsing experience, but it seemed potentially useful.
>
> - Sai
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