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and for those who have never come across these, here is what ai says.

this is a pile of vintage gold-TO can transistors, and they are highly prized by gold scrap refiners due to their rich gold content.These specific metal cans—typically standard package styles like TO-5, TO-18, TO-39, or TO-99—were manufactured in the 1960s through the 1980s for military, aerospace, and high-end industrial equipment.Where is the gold?The Entire Header Plate: The bottom circular plate of the metal can is heavily gold-plated to ensure a hermetic seal and prevent corrosion.The Connector Pins: The long metal wire legs coming out of the bottom are completely gold-plated.Internal Components: Inside the sealed cap, the internal mounting post is gold-plated, and microscopic pure gold bonding wires connect the internal silicon chip to the pins.

or how do these get classified? i call these 'life size microchips'. look at the quality.
zoom in if you've never seen gold diodes.

If you have specific items that the board members don't normally see; i.e. older unique boards your best bet is to email Chris or call boardsort and give them your thread number; 25358

Chris is normally responsive; not sure as of late with the migration to the new building so I can't attest to that.

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i've sent email and called many times this week and even left a couple messeges, to no avail. i can't believe no one works the office.

Please do not discuss refining here.

yes some of us are quite capable
Yes there is money in it if done correctly in all aspects

No, it is absolutely not safe for the 99%

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The preceding message and mandatory rule are for the liability protection of boardsort, myself, and every user here.

Hush, don’t do it

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agreed, found myself to be between edge of the 99% and the 1%.
post fixed.
does chris/boardsort process or send it out.

They send it upstream.

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