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5,214 Miles & Seven Days

Posted by Ross Mason on Apr 28, 2022

From Boise Idaho to Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, France Somewhere in the cargo hold of a UPS jet in mid-April is a small but very important package of surplus industrial equipment with a five … read more

Vidal Sassoon Goes Industrial?

Posted by Ross Mason on Jan 26, 2022

It's a sure bet that Mr. Sassoon didn't have anything but styling in mind when he began selling hair dryers decades ago. He passed away several years back, but he would probably appreciate Obtainiu … read more

When Legacy is Way Cool

Posted by Ross Mason on Jan 11, 2022

When this piece of legacy electronics first showed up at the Obtainium warehouse thoughts drifted back to my old radio days—the big boards with dials (attenuators) and meters that measured levels to m … read more

Little Things Mean a Lot

Posted by Ross Mason on Dec 21, 2021

Close your eyes and think INDUSTRY. Can you see it now? That big smoke stack over there—massive machines, warehouses surrounded by railroad tracks. We're talking big boy stuff. Dirty faces and over … read more

MAD MAX? No way….

Posted by Ross Mason on Dec 05, 2021

Nope. This is happy Max Porter. A ray of sunlight in the world of customer service done right.This is the invoice Max sent to John, the guy who owns Obtainium, who bought a battery one day and got it … read more

Obtainium have been a very helpful seller to me.

In recent times I have had a few items go astray enroute to my address in Australia. This seller was most helpful & encouraging, regarding the onward tracking & eventual safe delivery of this item. This item's arrival in good condition was a joy to me as, it was a rare part that fitted my military comms. Well done seller. I would gladly recommend this seller to all potential buyers.

Jean-Pierre H.

Item was as described, and very fast delivery!

5 stars across the board for every seller rating category, and I would buy from this seller again. And per my request, the capacitors were also very well packed for safe delivery.

Bruce B.

Super Duper Fast Shipping.

Item As Described. Packaged Nicely, What A Seller.

Wayne L.

Outstanding.

The instrument was well packed. It is in extremely good condition. It passed all preliminary tests.

Raymond W.

Item looks better than described, looks brand new and works great.

My old buffer was 50 years old and I sent it to buffer heaven, thanks.

Mike H.

Just what the doctor ordered.

Good supply and price. Thxs

Ralph M.