What to do with old CRT monitors?

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:55 pm

I have a couple here that although were nice in their day, still work, they now just take up space and I'll never use them anymore. Do they have any value to anyone or should I just recycle them?

Shadow250 · Post by **Shadow250** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:20 pm

i throw ones i dont use on a relatives lawn sale. they always are bought.

MRCOMPUTER · Post by **MRCOMPUTER** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:33 pm

I use them for give a way systems. I still have some new boxed Compaq 17" CRT's...

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:49 pm

schools, boys and girls clubs, etc. if u put them up on craigslist someone will take them.

trash won't take them anymore

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:34 pm

Well, I don't know anyone who cares to do garage/yard sales anymore so on Craigslist, are they selling or being given away?

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:39 pm

maybe you can donate the working monitors to something...that way you get a small tax deduction and don't have to deal with the craigslist annoyances.* double-win.

*annoyances being all the people that always want a little more for nothing. you could offer the monitors for free...and you'll still get emails asking if you can deliver, etc. lol

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:50 pm

and you'll still get emails asking if you can deliver, etc. lol

Yeah, then I can set it up, walk their dog, shovel the snow, etc

Actually, if I keep those and all my other outdated electronic parts long enough, I could sell them to an antique store someday.

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 2:46 am

around here on Craiglist we put "curb alert" in the caption. Stuff disappears right fast.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:55 am

I can't even give them away with charity systems anymore. If no one wants them I take them to the county mini dump. They have a separate recycling bin for home electronics.

ZYFER · Post by **ZYFER** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:11 pm

Yeah, no one really wants these things anymore, not unless you are giving away a whole charity PC and it comes with it. I don't blame them, I was certainly glad to get away from CRT.

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:27 pm

On trash day there are people who cruise around looking for "the good stuff" so I know that all I need to do is just put them out front and within no time, they'll be gone.