Fixed a game console at a garage sale and got a surprise tip

I was at a neighborhood garage sale over on Maple Street last Saturday and saw an old Xbox One just sitting there with a 'broken' sign for $10. The lady said it wouldn't turn on at all. I figured it might just be a dead power supply or a loose internal cable, so I bought it on a whim. Got it home, cracked it open, and found a swollen capacitor on the motherboard that was causing a short. I replaced it with a spare from my parts bin, and the thing fired right up like new. I took it back to her house to show her it worked and she insisted on giving me $40 for my trouble. Now I'm thinking about hitting up more garage sales for broken electronics. Has anyone else found gold like that at a random sale?

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oscarh161h ago

Scored a $500 espresso machine for $20 at a yard sale once.