You can get the 3 R’s at School:  Recycle, Reuse, and Reduced!  That’s what you will find at local college and university surplus property sales.  Students, entrepreneurs, seniors, and parents line up early to get their hands on good working computers for dirt cheap. 

Laptops go quickly, but you will find desktops, printers, and servers going for $10-$50 each.  Since these computers have been in operation at these bastions of higher education, they have been kept in top notch condition because of service agreements with the vendors.  That takes the guess work out of whether or not you will get a lemon for these ridiculously low prices. 

Worth contacting your local institutions of higher education to see if they hold sales on computers and other equipment.  

1.  Inquire if they have a list of the items up for sale, if so, be sure to run to find your choice once they open the doors. 

2.   For these deals the early birds catch the best deals.  On this sale, you just grabbed the tag and brought it up to check-out for payment.  To prevent ownership disputes, once the tag is taken, a tag underneath lists the item as "sold."  

3.  Bad back?  Be sure you have a helper since all items are cash and carry.