We Bought EVERYTHING in this Mom & Pop Computer Store
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Published 2023-09-21
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Ever walk into a small computer shop and think “who is buying all these old products?” Well we did, and that weighed on us. Sleepless nights turned into exhausting days of wondering “just what is in that small computer shop?” It became such a problem that we found ourselves with no other option than to walk in, close the door behind us, and tell the owner “we’ll take everything you’ve got”. That’s what we did. We were forced to, if you really think about it. Just what are we going to get? Will there be RTX 4090s, or old Voodoos? 13th gen i9s or Socket 1 486s? Thunderbolt 4 cables or serial port connectors?
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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova
Video Link: • [Electro] - Laszlo - Supernova [Monst...
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Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High
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Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/
Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 geni.us/PgGWp
Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 geni.us/mj6pHk4
Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 geni.us/Ps3XfE
CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:49 Thanks Ridge!
1:21 First Batch
4:52 Clearance Shelf
6:33 Third Batch
7:34 Fourth Batch
9:25 GPU Bunch
12:00 Batch Number 6
13:22 BUZZ LIGHTYEAR
13:54 Batches 7 and 8
16:51 Cable Wall
20:38 Another Wall
22:17 Laptops
23:27 The Really Old Stuff
25:44 Random Garbage?
29:53 Ridge x Hennessey
30:22 Last Case
33:05 GRAND TOTAL
33:50 Outro
All Comments (21)
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Linus: I'm a tough negotiator
Owner: This useless shit is 3 billion dollars
Linus: Fine, but we have to gamble and make it 6 billion dollars -
telling linus about an indestructible laptop is a good way to make it destructible
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The energy between Linus and the store owner was incredible. Two massive nerds.
Edit: This was such an awesome video. I'm sure the shop owner will remember this forever. Might have just saved his store -
13:43 I love the colllective "ooohh" from everyone realizing the cool mechanism actually works
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I'd love to see a part 2 after he has restocked the shop to see what it looks like now
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"Didn't they go out of business a few years ago?"
"So did NCIX."
This man came to filming prepared LOL -
Linus could make a whole channel for these type of videos. It does a great service to the community and he might find some amazing old tech. It could be called “Looting with Linus”
Excellent video -
This is my best Linus video, this is the sincerest thing I have seen this channel do, giving back to the tech community, especially after COVID has destroyed so many businesses. Good on you Linus!
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This dude is awesome btw. During COVID i got stuck in vancouver for 2 months due to needing vaccine to fly home. I went in this little shop close to my AIRBNB and asked him how much to rent a monitor/power supply/keyboard for a couple months. He'd never had someone request that before but he agreed and cut me a fair deal. Glad to see him featured here.
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A local mom and pop shop repaired my first gaming PC in 1998. I went back and forth to the shop when I needed weird cables and had questions. They were always very helpful and without them I don't think I would've ever started building my own PCs.
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Nice to see someone helping local business owners. We need more people like this. Rather than pranks - giving mom money to friends for challenges. Helping those who are the heart of working class. Gained my respec and subscribed.
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I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS EPISODE!
I have literally had to clean out multiple shops, finding new inbox ancient tech, and various “rare” items. And although I knew most was obsolete and crap, it was still oddly emotional seeing so much unused tech that STILL HAS value to that one person in need. I’m currently going through a nuclear plant closure that’s been in existence since the 50’s, and seeing the history reminds me to: Always remember your roots, the products that got you to where you are today, and the diehards who continue to keep these old systems alive.
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This is legitimately one of the best LTT videos I've seen in a long time.
Old tech, supporting small businesses, Linus dropping items intentionally, gambling... This is going to be hard to top. -
This had to be a huge help to this guy. Imagine having tens of thousands of dollars tied up in inventory over the past 20 years, with lots of it now being obsolete and no hope of ever getting your money back on it. Linus just helped this guy keep his doors open for who knows how many more years.
Really loved this video, guys. I'd love to see a follow-up looking closer at some of the older items, maybe get a intern to inventory and add up Ebay prices for EVERYTHING and see how close the total actually was to what a re-seller could get on Ebay. -
Bless him, he's clearly such a nice guy he deserves it, hope his shop looks amazing after getting new stock
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I would love to see you do a series like this Linus, the fact that the owner has all sorts of stuff from the 2000's era but it was genuinely entertaining to watch both of you get hyped up. Keep the good work, much love from NZ!
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I want Keith to show up in an episode of scrapyard wars.
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Man, gotta say: One of the best LTT videos of all time. I love it. The charisma of the shopowner, the bantering with the crew, the games. Certified GOAT
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This is very touching, I know Linus has the money but now we all know he has the heart as well. Very nice of him to help this shop out 🤘
