WTF did I buy?

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
07/25/2020 at 23:48 • Filed to: None

I was the only bidder, and got all of this junk for less than $30. I don’t know how much of it actually works, but even if a handful of it does I guess I’ve gotten my money’s worth. Not that I need more electronic scrap in the house, but at least I can acknowledge that I have an addiction. Not that I'm going to do anything about it...

There are a few things I can identify, like the speakers, routers, headsets, camcorder and Chinese brush painting kit, but a lot of it is pure mystery. I could probably put one out two of those power inverters to use, with half a dozen spares. It should be interesting figuring out what the rest of this crap actually is.

DISCUSSION (15)

Nibby > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
07/26/2020 at 00:08

Longtime Lurker > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
07/26/2020 at 00:09

The Zebra looks like a electronic facing device (retail barcode scanner )

SmugAardvark > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
07/26/2020 at 00:14

Is that a pager I see in the bottom-middle of the last photo? Nice! Send me those digits, so I can page you ‘143' at random times in the middle of the night.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Nibby
07/26/2020 at 00:32

Is that meant affectionately or in the derogatory sense? It can be taken so many ways...

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
07/26/2020 at 03:30

The Logitech MX Master ( 2S?) mouse that I spot in there actually retails for about $70-80 I think, and is an absolutely lovely mouse, so that’s a score.

Also, a lot of that stuff looks like it should plug into a 12V lighter plug in the car. Maybe some kind of FM interface to play music on cars without AUX?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
07/26/2020 at 04:08

Cool. I thought that mouse looked familiar. I just hope it doesn’t require a dongle or charging base as those items are usually not included in these kinds of lot purchases. I’m just hoping that it’s charged via USB and connects via Bluetooth. And that it works. Down in my basement I have all sorts of wireless mice that I’ve picked up at the Goodwill Outlet that are missing one piece or another, but since they’re only selling for about a buck a pound I’ll pick up the items just in case I stumble across the necessary additions later on. I do something similar with remote controls - they’re cheap, people are always looking for OEM replacements, and sometimes I can find the device that goes with them - that’s how I got my original Blu-ray player years ago and it set me back about $2.50 total.

I think that the 12V lighter thingies are power inverters to let you use 110/120V devices in the car, and I think they have a USB socket as well . Probably fairly low current, but for the kids to charge their devices that don’t charge via USB it might be worth it. I’ll probably use one to charge up the batteries for my DSLR whilst out and about as I don’t have a 12V or USB charger.

Kinja'd!!!

facw > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
07/26/2020 at 05:39

Logitech moved away from those proprietary chargers I think. Certainly my MX Performance used a micro-USB for charging (and the battery is a standard AA, so could be charged elsewhere, or replaced if it no longer holds a charge well).

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
07/26/2020 at 06:30

The MX Master supports Unifying as well as Bluetooth, and charging is done via a micro-USB on the front, so as long as it’s not broken you should be fine

Nibby > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
07/26/2020 at 09:11

t h i s s o n g i s i n a d m i r a t i o n o f a p i r a t e n a m ed fannybaws

Tripper > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
07/26/2020 at 09:45

That mouse can do Bluetooth OR dongle. Bluetooth is built in. Dongle is just any old Logitech “unifying” receiver

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Nibby
07/26/2020 at 11:44

Kinja'd!!!

E90M3 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
07/26/2020 at 12:29

I have those same Bose speakers, I found them in my fraternity house back in 2011 or so. Still use them pretty much everyday, they’re quality.

user314 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
07/26/2020 at 12:36

The two silver devices at the back left are white noise machines, I think.

That Plantronics D261N is worth somewhere around $150-200 in good condition. Can’t tell what make and model for that wireless headset, but it’s probably worth another 75-100 in working order.

That looks like a Canon Optura 20 camcorder, pretty decent for 2003.

The Sony device says “portable vcr” to me, but I’m not sure which model.

Those Gyration Air Mice are probably worth a fair bit, especially if the chargers are included.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > E90M3
07/26/2020 at 12:45

Those are amongst the main reason for purchasing this lot. Years ago my dad wanted a pair of speakers that he could carry in his briefcase, which meant nothing with a subwoofer. I tried several brands, but kept coming back to the Bose - nothing else sounded close. I didn’t want to spend that much, but they’re worth it.

Somehow they got attached to mom’s computer where they still reside today. Maybe I’ll send this pair to him to make up for her absconding with his. I guess compromise is the secret to a lasting marriage. When they both drove E320s he took the CD changer out of his and put it in her car; he now drives a Volt and can just use his phone, whereas she’s stuck without Bluetooth or even an aux input (and a cassette adapter is out since the slot is hidden behind the front panel).

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
07/27/2020 at 11:40

And here I was wondering if you were going to resell the speakers. I’m looking for a set for my computer. I tried to resurrect my old Altec Lansing speakers, but there’s something janky with the headphone jack that causes them to cut out. So far my previous two attempts at fixing them have been unsuccessful.