[Milsurplus] Estate questions

[J Forster]

A dear friend of mine passed away last year and I'm starting to help his
widow redistribute some of his electronic stuff and have a couple of
questions. He was a MIT graduate radar engineer, so not your average
hobbyist.


First, he has a lot of boxes of 'residue' from taking apart military and
high end commercial stuff. These boxes include lots of stainless
hardware, connectors, switches, pots, and the like. I have neither the
time nor resources to sort the stuff. Has anyone seen such box lots of
electronic miscellany on eBay and does anyone have experience in selling
such things. I'm thinking of offering a USPS Priority Flat Rate box full
of parts as a lot.  Any opinions?

Second, there are 1000 or more tubes, mostly pulls, and I don't like the
attitude of one very local dealer. The tubes are likely pulls, but some
are NOS in boxes. Many are in cartons in little paper tubes (from toilet
paper). There are mostly, 7 & 9 pin miniatures and octals, up to the
size of 6V6s or 6080s.  Any ideas?

Third, there are hundreds of circuit boards from various things. I've
only glanced at them but I didn't see standard stuff like well known
computers or test gear. Any idea what to do with them, beyond a scrap
dealer for the copper and gold?

The tubes and circuit boards need to be redistributed first, so the
instruments and other things can even be gotten to. BTW, the stuff is in
southern New Hampshire, USA.

Thanks,
-John