I don't really dig through them. I just shine my phone's flashlight on them and see what seems obvious (a wire or prominent item to neatly pluck). Most of the things I find are sitting loose on top of the piles or on the side of them.

i just sold a 30 year old Bernina sewing machine for $180 cash that was seemingly left out in the rain. I spruced it up and it all worked. That's the function of the durability and quality. There weren't fancy motherboards or LCDs to short or malfunction, just good quality engineering.

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