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Strange, useful, historical, and occasionally inexplicable things
A curated collection of odd bits — electronics, prototypes, books, curiosities, and things that deserve a better home than a skip. All genuine, all interesting, all going cheap.
Collection of solderless breadboards, jumper wires, and assorted components. Good for ESP32 or Arduino projects. Lightly used. Some mystery components included — part of the charm.
Collection preferred · Luton area
A box of technical books from the 80s and 90s. Topics include parallel computing, VLSI design, transputers, and early internet protocols. Curiosities for the historically minded engineer.
Three ESP32 dev boards (mixed types). All tested and working. Great for MicroPython projects, IoT experiments, or that automated irrigation system you've been putting off.
A selection of PCBs from 1980s–90s electronics. Purely for historical interest and display. Some are genuinely beautiful in a way that modern boards aren't.
A small hammer. Ideal for solution of hardware prototyping problems, as mentioned in the About page. Lightly used. Has solved several problems. May solve yours.
No questions asked about what the problems were
Small 20W solar panel with basic charge controller. Good for powering remote sensors, automated garden systems, or anything that needs to run off-grid. Currently reserved — contact to be added to waiting list.
A box of electronic components, modules and odds-and-ends accumulated over 30 years of tinkering. Contents vary. Could contain anything. Probably interesting. Definitely odd.
Buyer collects · Contents are a genuine mystery to us too
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