Excellent!
How wonderful you shared these images. Interesting story.
Please describe anything else you remember.
How wonderful you shared these images. Interesting story.
Please describe anything else you remember.
I bet they didn’t see them as a viable lighting solution so they tossed them in a dumpster. This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a bunch like thisGood article. Let’s just say I work for a contractor that was part of that program.
When the contract ended for these, there were a few hundred leftover sitting in a warehouse. When the warehouse lease ended, no one wanted to claim these so I grabbed some and handed out the rest to colleagues, friends, vendors and veterans. If I knew they would amount to the value and rarity I would have certainly snagged a few more. 😁Since the are no longer new in the box upon opening, I’ll offer $10 each…PayPal ready
They’re serious history you have there. I remember a member who was selling one at a time until all were sold off. They were getting top dollar and it took less than a few weeks. Not saying you should sell. How did you get them?
Same thing happened to me. I fixed the computers for a printing company. They called to tell me that they were going out of business and needed help breaking down the system. I got there, took apart the computers and watched them load notebooks in a dumpster. They said help yourself. I’m willing to trade tubs full of blank notebooks for some of your stuff. I guess it’s all about being in the right place…When the contract ended for these, there were a few hundred leftover sitting in a warehouse. When the warehouse lease ended, no one wanted to claim these so I grabbed some and handed out the rest to colleagues, friends, vendors and veterans. If I knew they would amount to the value and rarity I would have certainly snagged a few more. 😁
Hmmm. Hard to say. Maybe Sothebys or Christies, maybe eBay. Wherever you go, start the bidding very, very high--I think you will get it--you can always go down.Bringing this back up…Where would be the best place to sell this collection to target the right audience?
What was the point of these DARPA flashlights? Government grift? Had to have cost a ton of money to initiate the project and then pay for it only to end up filling up a warehouse of them to dispose.
HERE!Bringing this back up…Where would be the best place to sell this collection to target the right audience?
Actually, yeah. There are people spending absolute lunatic money on Surefires on eBay. Anything I can't find a CPF buyer for I double the price and put it on eBay. But you gotta keep in mind you can lose almost 20% in fees.HERE!
Seriously, you think randos on eBay are going to massively overspend on those?