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From: rbl@nitrex.UUCP ( Dr. Robin Lake )
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: vari-loopstick
Message-ID: <497@nitrex.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 23-Jul-87 11:50:34 EDT
Article-I.D.: nitrex.497
Posted: Thu Jul 23 11:50:34 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jul-87 16:36:33 EDT
References: <983@ski.UUCP> <1007@speech1.cs.cmu.edu> <1617@phred.UUCP>
Reply-To: rbl@nitrex.UUCP ( Dr. Robin Lake )
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In article <1617@phred.UUCP> johns@phred.UUCP (John Stice) writes:
>In article <1007@speech1.cs.cmu.edu> phd@speech1.cs.cmu.edu (Paul Dietz) writes:
>
>>In article <983@ski.UUCP> dr@unix.UUCP (David Robins) writes:
>
>		etc, etc......
>>
>>So, here's a challenge to the net: Let's try and compile a list of the BEST
>>junk electronics stores in North America currently in existence! Send in
>>your nominations, and I'll try and compile a comprehensive list.
>	Pacific Hide and Fir 
>	of Great Falls, Montana.
>	(No, I am not making this up).
>	
> ...
>and it was 10 cents a pound. Except magnatron magnets of course, which 
>were $5.00. 

Eli Heffron and Sons
East Cambridge, Mass.
(May still be in business.  Affectionately known as "Evil Eli's")

Eli, may he rest in peace, used to pick up a basket of your selected junk,
heft it a bit and quote a price.  A little haggling was then permitted.
For a visual image, think of Popeye from the movie, only with a little
more scruff.  If it hadn't been for Eli, I'd know very little about
electronics!

Rob Lake