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Hipster Heaven: Card Catalog Shopping

Okay, this is dangerous territory.

There are card catalogs from Yale University up on eBay.

Must. Restrain.

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=%22Card+catalog%22

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I saw that! I've been trying...

pooks;6763 wrote:
I saw that!

I've been trying to get a card file on ebay and have lost out on three that I bid on. Frustrating, but I'm coming to the conclusion I was bidding on the wrong ones, anyway.

The whole time I've been bidding, I've wondered how many GTDers I'm bidding against, and if I know any of 'em. Grrrr!

Aside from eBay, I was in an antique shop in southern Virginia this weekend that had a ton of nice solid oak library card catalogs. I even took one on a test drive, and my index cards fit perfectly. Too bad I didn't have a way to transport one of them. I was proud of myself for showing restraint. :)

 
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