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#169603 19-Mar-2015 18:49
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Ideally 1506 Model.

Am needing to replace at least one 15" Monitor in a row of 4, so for astectic reasons am trying to get the same. There are a couple on TM but not willing to post to Invercargill. 

Am sorta keen to buy more than one too, never seem to have enough small screens lately lol

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  #1263628 19-Mar-2015 18:49
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Hey, have you listed a price, location and how much shipping would be to other parts of New Zealand? Also if you are asking for a PM make sure your Privacy settings allow your account to receive PM otherwise people can't contact you. Also note if you are selling something we ask you to offer to other members first. Links to private sales (including Trade Me posts) aren't accepted anymore and will be removed.




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  #1263841 20-Mar-2015 09:15
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You might have to email some computer recycling places who will happily post.  dunamys.co.nz, nzcomputersales.co.nz, itrefresh, hcc pacific, are some that spring to mind that we use.




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  #1264204 20-Mar-2015 17:25
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Typically it is the backlight driver that fails, or the power supply.  Both are usually replaceable.  An electronic engineer can usually also fix either.  I would offer to help if you are local and if I had time, which I don't have at the moment.




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  #1264211 20-Mar-2015 17:37
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I can give you some 1502's if you were stuck

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  #1264656 21-Mar-2015 18:45
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jfanning: I can give you some 1502's if you were stuck


How much were you after for them? :)




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  #1264728 21-Mar-2015 21:09
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funnyfela:
jfanning: I can give you some 1502's if you were stuck


How much were you after for them? :)


You can have them, we have to pay $10 to recycle each of them so you would doing us a favour.  They are in a variety of conditions

 
 
 

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  #1264731 21-Mar-2015 21:21
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You pay that much to recycle them?! Crazy!

Is there any reason you dont just chuck them in a skip like most places do? Would be cheaper.




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  #1264742 21-Mar-2015 21:44
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richms: You pay that much to recycle them?! Crazy!

Is there any reason you dont just chuck them in a skip like most places do? Would be cheaper.


Because it would be environmentally irresponsible?

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  #1264744 21-Mar-2015 21:48
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ubergeeknz:
richms: You pay that much to recycle them?! Crazy!

Is there any reason you dont just chuck them in a skip like most places do? Would be cheaper.


Because it would be environmentally irresponsible?


The thing is that many of these computer recycling places just resell them themselves to private owners, So whoever buys them, they probably then end up in a skip anyway at the end of their life. So they make money on getting corporates giving them to them, then they make money reselling them. It is good that they get reused though, but corporates are paying for that.

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  #1264750 21-Mar-2015 21:50
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Actually with some old inefficiant junk its not better that people are getting more use out of them.

In some cases it would be like donating your old incandesent light bulbs to someone to save them from having to buy some new efficiant ones. They would end up paying more. Particually on monitors where there have been huge imrovements in efficiancy. 8 hours a day makes a free monitor at double the wattage cost you more than getting a good one new.




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  #1264751 21-Mar-2015 21:50
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ubergeeknz:
richms: You pay that much to recycle them?! Crazy!

Is there any reason you dont just chuck them in a skip like most places do? Would be cheaper.


Because it would be environmentally irresponsible?


Like they do anything else with them when they get them if they cant sell them.




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  #1264752 21-Mar-2015 21:51
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mattwnz:
ubergeeknz:
richms: You pay that much to recycle them?! Crazy!

Is there any reason you dont just chuck them in a skip like most places do? Would be cheaper.


Because it would be environmentally irresponsible?


The thing is that many of these computer recycling places just resell them themselves to private owners, So whoever buys them, they probably then end up in a skip anyway at the end of their life. So they make money on getting corporates giving them to them, then they make money reselling them. It is good that they get reused though, but corporates are paying for that.


That's a very defeatist argument.

For one, it is better that the equipment at least gets more use before ending up in landfill.  Also, I would like to think the majority of companies use e-waste programmes to dispose of obsolete/faulty equipment.  

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  #1264754 21-Mar-2015 21:54
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richms:
ubergeeknz:
richms: You pay that much to recycle them?! Crazy!

Is there any reason you dont just chuck them in a skip like most places do? Would be cheaper.


Because it would be environmentally irresponsible?


Like they do anything else with them when they get them if they cant sell them.


Even with that cynical view, it is better than not trying at all IMO.

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  #1264865 22-Mar-2015 11:04
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richms: You pay that much to recycle them?! Crazy!

Is there any reason you dont just chuck them in a skip like most places do? Would be cheaper.


That is what the local council enforces for anything with a screen in it (we don't pay to recycle PCs)

It is no harder to take the monitors to the recyclers than it is to the skip, is it not better to try and do something, rather than do nothing?



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  #1266322 23-Mar-2015 22:44
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Just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to jfanning :D Very very much appreciated




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