| Store / Shop / Project | Purpose | Hours / Quirks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| URS Electronics | Electronics parts and related supplies. Some Raspberry Pi / Arduino resources too. | ||
| Surplus Gizmos | Basically the last local business hours surplus shop with electronics components and lots of variety. | Closed Sundays | |
| Tektronix Company Store | Very limited hours but wonderful test and measurement pieces and even exotic things like scanning electron microscopes. Some office supplies, some PC peripherals/parts. | Public Hours: FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAY EACH MONTH, 14:00 - 16:00 Get ready to get in line. |
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| NORVAC (Salem) | Former Beaverton location was fully stocked like URS Electronics, but Salem location may have limited stock. | ||
| https://www.pdx.edu/surplus/ | PSU Surplus Property’s mission is to recycle/dispose or transfer excess or surplus property back to PSU departments, state and local governments and qualified non-profits throughout the State of Oregon. Frequent technology items for sale. | Appointments to see the equipment and purchase easily and quickly given. | |
| Green Century E-Waste Thrift Store | Computers & Hifi & various electrical/electronic e-waste sundries | ||
| https://www.sbcgadgets.com/ (E-Waste sales in Beaverton) | Computers & Hifi & various electrical/electronic e-waste sundries | ||
| https://www.ebay.com/str/freegeekportland | Charity refurbished technology sales helping their community training efforts. | Will-call hours eliminate shipping fees. Generally nice but they shuttered the shop. Sometimes they have weekend parking lot sales. | |
| Platt Electric Supply (Inner East Portland shop) | Electrical distributor with retail sales, several local offices. Can buy bulk cabling and tools related to both high voltage power and low-voltage comms. Not sure about fiber stocks but likely. | ||
| Control Voltage (Analog Synth Shop) | Eurorack and other analog synthesizer retailer. Very cool but note the musical angle! | ||
| Arcadeshopper.com (Carlton, OR) | Arcade games (large and small) - I also pick up and rehome classic technology (consoles, personal computers, cool things with plugs) so if you have something gathering dust let me know. Especially TI-99/4a, Atari, Amiga, Apple and Trs-80 computers. |
This is his side-business - times vary. | |
| Ham Radio Outlet (Portland/Tigard) | Lots of two way radios, antennas, cabling, but also electronics parts and tools for sale too. People drive from Seattle to come to this store. | ||
| Scrap PDX | SCRAP is a donation-based creative reuse store and donation center in Portland,OR. Along with the ever-changing and diverse store items, SCRAP also provides a range of educational opportunities within the community. Our mission is to inspire creative reuse and environmentally sustainable behavior by providing educational programs and affordable materials to the community. | ||
| Sources | |||
| https://portlandrobotics.org/links_robots.php?link_id=19 |