Apple Rescue of Denver

[dbdjre0143]

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I stumbled onto this site today, and thought folks here might be interested: http://www.applerescueofdenver.com/

Its supposedly a service in Denver, Colorado, specializing in repairing and recycling vintage Apple computers, including (of course) PPCs.

Does anyone here have any experience dealing with them? Perhaps it may even belong to someone on here?

 

[Hrududu]

Scrolling through their online store, all I can say is LOL! $20 for a single Airport card? $150 for a 667MHz TiBook? or how about $100 for an 800MHz eMac? I really don't know what reality these guy live in, but anyone who is into vintage Mac collecting is going to be savvy enough to know these prices are absolute insanity.

 

[dbdjre0143]

I agree that the complete machine prices were way off the chart for what I'd be willing to pay, but then again to buy a machine from a brick-and-mortar (if you live in CO of course) with a warranty (I'm assuming) and point of future service, is worth something on its own in my opinion. Not saying I would pay that kind of money for those machines, but I think a true sale/service experience is worth more than a random used machine from Craigslist/eBay.

 

[XaPHER]

I tried to use this site once, and their contact form didn't work at all(bounces with 403); on top of that the site is over plain http.

I'm not sure I want to purchase through it at all.

 

[dbdjre0143]

I tried to use this site once, and their contact form didn't work at all(bounces with 403); on top of this the site is over plain http.

I'm not sure I want to purchase through it at all.

Oh interesting. I just assumed that if you tried to checkout, that it would go to a secure checkout application of some kind. Yeah, definitely wouldn't order through them online if not.

 

[XaPHER]

Oh interesting. I just assumed that if you tried to checkout, that it would go to a secure checkout application of some kind. Yeah, definitely wouldn't order through them online if not.

Well they use paypal, but I'd rather not fill billing information on their domain. Sites that sell stuff and don't identify themselves through https bug me.

 

[dbdjre0143]

Well they use paypal, but I'd rather not fill billing information on their site. Sites that sell stuff and don't identify themselves through https bug me.

Oh ok. Thanks for clarifying. I would probably still be willing to give them a shot if I needed to then, as long as I talked to someone first. Googling their name turned up a phone number relatively easily.

 

[pl1984]

TBH I do not think those prices are all that unreasonable. Especially, as someone else already noted, for a brick and mortar seller. I'll have to stop by the next time I'm in the area. Good to know.

 

[1042686]

Yeah, I typically travel to Denver annually for a fancy food show. Next year (if they’re still around) I’ll check em out.

 

[NoBoMac]

Depending on Mac vintage, if removeable disk drive, I'd rather pull it and use an external connection dock/kit and recover data. At that point, MAYBE send device in. But if sufficiently old, move on to something else. But then again, I'm OCD with backups: two different TimeMachine drives (rotate those every two weeks), monthly create an encrypted tar file of the most important files that gets copied to my cloud accounts (3 of them), quarterly copy things like pics, music, miscellaneous to different drives and load to cloud (pics).

 

[pl1984]

Depending on Mac vintage, if removeable disk drive, I'd rather pull it and use an external connection dock/kit and recover data. At that point, MAYBE send device in. But if sufficiently old, move on to something else. But then again, I'm OCD with backups: two different TimeMachine drives (rotate those every two weeks), monthly create an encrypted tar file of the most important files that gets copied to my cloud accounts (3 of them), quarterly copy things like pics, music, miscellaneous to different drives and load to cloud (pics).

I view that as a good thing. I've met too many people who wish they would have been OCD about backing up. 100% of them after they lost data which could not be replaced.

 

[dbdjre0143]

TBH I do not think those prices are all that unreasonable. Especially, as someone else already noted, for a brick and mortar seller. I'll have to stop by the next time I'm in the area. Good to know.

Yeah, we're all guilty of wanting "something for nothing" at times. Seems like I hear folks complaining all the time that brick and mortar stores keep dying, yet the same people aren't willing to pay a couple extra dollars to support one. Recently a retro gaming store in my area that I really liked to shop at closed. When I asked the owner what led to it, he said the biggest factor was the huge influx of people selling games through Facebook Marketplace with no overhead. Since he had the overhead of a store, he couldn't compete with their prices, and his sales dropped to less than 25% of what they were at the same time a year ago.
I'm all about getting a deal, so I'm definitely no better than the next guy, but I've started to think about how sometimes I can spend a few extra dollars to help keep something afloat that I like to support. I realize that some people genuinely would rather buy 100% online, but I think many of us still enjoy getting to see at least some kinds of products in person before we purchase, and if we aren't willing to support those who provide that service, they won't be able to provide it indefinitely.

 

[shrineofapple]

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I just ordered a ton of stuff from Apple Rescue of Denver. I dealt directly with Tammy and she...was...AWESOME.

All the gear I ordered (machines, parts, cables) arrived on table and well packed.

I am definitely going to order more from this place. As some others mentioned above - the extra $$$ is worth not worrying about the eBay roulette wheel. Just last week I ordered an old Mac on eBay that was listed as working - DOA when it got to my house. Tammy packed all the gear up properly (bubble wrapped floating in peanuts which any collector knows is the *only* way to ship these machines) and everything arrived perfectly.

Happy to answer any other questions or inquiries!

 

[RedT]

MODS: Not my site!

I stumbled onto this site today, and thought folks here might be interested: http://www.applerescueofdenver.com/

Its supposedly a service in Denver, Colorado, specializing in repairing and recycling vintage Apple computers, including (of course) PPCs.

Does anyone here have any experience dealing with them? Perhaps it may even belong to someone on here?

This shop is awesome. I love Tammy. She is the real deal and a great shop to do business with. Never tries to upsell you. Just fixes your machine and tells you when its time to stop fixing it-honestly.

 

[djjeff]

This shop is awesome. I love Tammy. She is the real deal and a great shop to do business with. Never tries to upsell you. Just fixes your machine and tells you when its time to stop fixing it-honestly.

I second this. Tammy is great, a true Apple enthusiast. I've obtained several hard to find Apple items from her.

 

[1042686]

Wow, such a cool reason to make the trek. Denver is only around 8 hours or so from me. I do make trips there for some food and industry shows (although with covid19, there sadly are no trade shows to go to). Next time Im in town, it would be cool to stop by and check out her shop. Hopefully she's still around by the time everything opens back up.

 

[djjeff]

Wow, such a cool reason to make the trek. Denver is only around 8 hours or so from me. I do make trips there for some food and industry shows (although with covid19, there sadly are no trade shows to go to). Next time Im in town, it would be cool to stop by and check out her shop. Hopefully she's still around by the time everything opens back up.

She'll be moving soon so make sure you check her current address before visiting.