I did? People looking to get their hands on some parts to have things in reserve? People looking to find a few things in a lot to sell them so they can have a heap of random things for free? People who enjoy the 'treasure chest' moment of seeing what they got?
Was a bit of all of those for me, and judging by similar lots going up at auctions and be being substantially outbid, I don't think I'm the only one. Even a pound of parts tends to be quite a bit, so you're going to find some things you can use, you are going to find some things that are worth something, and you're going to find some things that are interesting in the vast majority of bulk lots that are put up for sale, and if you hit the right combination of those, it at least made sense to me to buy. It seems there are people out there that think similarly.