Any Electronics Surplus / Junk Shops in the UK ?

poynton · 01:45 PM

Hi.

There used to be a lot of electronic surplus / junk shops in the UK.

I can think of several in the Tib Street / New Cross area of Manchester, loads around Soho as well as Greenweld in Southampton. Bulls in Brighton plus others in Rochester, Southend and Stockport.

Are there any left ??
I mean ones with a shop you can browse around in rather than mail order only ????

Andy

PS I forgot this place.

It's open as I've been recently :-

"The Computer Junk Shop"
Karen Young
10 Waterloo Road
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 0PY
United Kingdom Phone: 0151|4206671

Listing on on EBAY as "Auntyant2"

DF96 · 17th February 2011, 05:56 PM

Birketts in Lincoln. Near the top of the hill. They usually advertise in Practical Wireless.

wakibaki · 17th February 2011, 07:47 PM

We have one in Plymouth, but it's all computer stuff. I can find the address, if anybody cares.

Better for general stuff are ham radio bring-and-buys. You can get PCB, heatsinks, transformers cases and other scrap. They usually have traders too, a good source for connectors, switches etc. etc.

w

albin · 17th February 2011, 08:27 PM

Recycling centre,more commonly "the dump".
regards max albin

joe58 · 17th February 2011, 08:38 PM

DF96, how do you know about that shop. you must have to be pretty local to know about that shop, with the missile command unit in the window... (oh they advertise)weird shop, but good to pick up little things like cables and banana plugs that the big shops would sell at silly money compared to them.

kipman725 · 17th February 2011, 09:17 PM

Got my scope from Birketts, prices seem dependent on how much the owner likes you. Seems to run the place more as a social club for his friends but some cheap heavy stuff (too heavy to get off ebay) in there.

DF96 · 17th February 2011, 09:46 PM

I have seen their adverts for many years, and bought a few things by mail order. A few years ago I visited Lincoln and popped into the shop. It was lunch time, and the two guys there were sitting in the middle of piles of 'junk' and eating their fish and chips.

joe58 · 17th February 2011, 10:46 PM

Seems about right.

poynton · 18th February 2011, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by albin

Recycling centre,more commonly "the dump".
regards max albin

This has been raised before in other threads.

Some councils are "enlightened" about "Re-use is the best form of Recycling".

Most however, are completely against taking anything from the tip citing "Health and Safety"!!!

Andy

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poynton · 18th March 2011, 05:10 PM

I just remembered another shop in Liverpool. I cannot remember the name of the shop but it sells DJ amps etc and also sells bits and pieces and other stuff.

It's near Fairfield Station on Tithebarn Street (I think) or it might be Dale Street
Edit :- Might be Progressive Radio on Dale Street.

Andy

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17th February 2011, 01:34 PM	#1
poynton Magneto the Gravity Man diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A life on the ocean waves when I'm not at home in N. Wales (but I'm not Welsh so no sheep jokes!)	Any Electronics Surplus / Junk Shops in the UK ? Hi. There used to be a lot of electronic surplus / junk shops in the UK. I can think of several in the Tib Street / New Cross area of Manchester, loads around Soho as well as Greenweld in Southampton. Bulls in Brighton plus others in Rochester, Southend and Stockport. Are there any left ?? I mean ones with a shop you can browse around in rather than mail order only ???? Andy PS I forgot this place. It's open as I've been recently :- "The Computer Junk Shop" Karen Young 10 Waterloo Road Widnes Cheshire WA8 0PY United Kingdom Phone: 0151\|4206671 Listing on on EBAY as "Auntyant2" __________________ If it ain't broke, break it !! Then fix it again. It's called DIY ! Last edited by poynton; 17th February 2011 at 01:45 PM.

17th February 2011, 08:27 PM	#4
albin diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2008	electronic scrap Recycling centre,more commonly "the dump". regards max albin

18th March 2011, 05:10 PM	#10
poynton Magneto the Gravity Man diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A life on the ocean waves when I'm not at home in N. Wales (but I'm not Welsh so no sheep jokes!)	I just remembered another shop in Liverpool. I cannot remember the name of the shop but it sells DJ amps etc and also sells bits and pieces and other stuff. It's near Fairfield Station on Tithebarn Street (I think) or it might be Dale Street Edit :- Might be Progressive Radio on Dale Street. Andy . __________________ If it ain't broke, break it !! Then fix it again. It's called DIY !

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17th February 2011, 05:56 PM	#2
DF96 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	Birketts in Lincoln. Near the top of the hill. They usually advertise in Practical Wireless.

17th February 2011, 07:47 PM	#3
wakibaki Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Blog Entries: 2	We have one in Plymouth, but it's all computer stuff. I can find the address, if anybody cares. Better for general stuff are ham radio bring-and-buys. You can get PCB, heatsinks, transformers cases and other scrap. They usually have traders too, a good source for connectors, switches etc. etc. w

17th February 2011, 08:38 PM	#5
joe58 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England	DF96, how do you know about that shop. you must have to be pretty local to know about that shop, with the missile command unit in the window... (oh they advertise)weird shop, but good to pick up little things like cables and banana plugs that the big shops would sell at silly money compared to them.

17th February 2011, 09:17 PM	#6
kipman725 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London/N.lincs	Got my scope from Birketts, prices seem dependent on how much the owner likes you. Seems to run the place more as a social club for his friends but some cheap heavy stuff (too heavy to get off ebay) in there.

17th February 2011, 09:46 PM	#7
DF96 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2007	I have seen their adverts for many years, and bought a few things by mail order. A few years ago I visited Lincoln and popped into the shop. It was lunch time, and the two guys there were sitting in the middle of piles of 'junk' and eating their fish and chips.

17th February 2011, 10:46 PM	#8
joe58 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England	Seems about right.

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