Atari the Jedi Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I have back in the day at KB Toy store. Not my finest moment but I'd do it again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I didn't know a 5200 would even fit in a dumpster. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I got a wireless router last week via this method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Absolutley!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I dumpster dived BITD (early 80's) - and found all sorts of cool things! Wouldn't make sense to go through the trouble today. Hell, shopping thrift stores hardly makes sense when looking for this kind of stuff anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I wouldn't go out of my way to find stuff, but I would take what I saw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Does picking up things abandoned after a flea market closes count? I got my first 5200 that way and it actually worked. I used a piece of steel wool to start games for a few years after that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I've always wanted to be a garbage man...good pay and all you can eat! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) Dug 5200 items out of the Atari Service Center dumpster. (Arlington, TX) (want to say about 1983) Edited June 20, 2015 by doctorclu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Never have, but certainly would! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Dug 5200 items out of the Atari Service Center dumpster. (Arlington, TX) (want to say about 1983) What kind of treasure did you find?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 For the 5200 not much. A Pac-Man cartridge, some 5200 parts, a 5200 controller, and I think we found a spec sheet for the 5200 though not as descriptive as what we would find in tech manuals later. Still fun though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtarinDave Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Indeed I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Today and recent times, no. But back in the day, we dived dumpsters on occasion looking for any and all electronics. I do get the urge today to do that today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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