Yea, I can't get a straight answer out of my local store of when they will "really" be closing. Urrr. They just say, check back each day! (like I have time for that)
My local store spent about 6 weeks doing a going out of business sale. Started at something like 30% off and the percentage off went up each week. I went in about once a week and bought things for myself that I was willing to pay the higher prices for because they were things I could actually use. They wouldn't admit to when the last day was until a couple days before the last day.
I want a shot at the parts bin, especially relays and if there are any arduinos or shields lying around.
Arduino stuff and the parts drawers were some of the first stuff to go at my local store when the closing sale started. Except for fuses, they sat there for a long time. Not sure why when it was all still way overpriced even at 50% off.
Batteries and more batteries?
Nothing else?
Mostly batteries, but I did get some other stuff. Some phone cases, screen protectors, several A/V cables, a couple phone chargers, some other random stuff. I got a "3GHz Satellite Finder." Not sure why. It fit in the bag. I also got a box of 10 rechargable 9V batteries. Not sure why, I think the only thing I use 9V batteries in is a couple multimeters and the smoke detectors. And you don't want to use rechargeables in a smoke detector.
I'm wondering what's ending up in the dumpster today. They had probably 20 cases of C size alkaline batteries, and a mess of cases of AAAA alkaline batteries (not AAA). They had a bunch of speaker wire left, and dozens of iPod charge cables. Batteries and are of little value in that quantity since they are too heavy to ship to eBay buyers and they have a shelf life. Speaker wire is also too heavy to eBay.
We'll see how much money I make. I'll probably regret having done it in the end. The only saving grace is that I have a lot of duplicate items, so it will be a lot easier to do the auctions.
I was wondering if my city is going to have one of those community garage sales soon, where you rent a table in a big conference center and sell your junk. Maybe I could unload mobile phone batteries that way and not have do deal with shipping stuff.