A little backstory. The wife loves to shop in Goodwill and Salvation Army stores - not only for the interesting stuff you can find on occasion, but it is the only place she can still find 100% cotton, Made-In-USA work clothes. I go with her on occasion when I need to pick up something elsewhere in town.
But this day, Random Factors, as Spock put it, worked in my favor.
I just sit in a chair and surf while she shops, but usually check the tools and electronics section. Almost always there is nothing but junk and obsolete PCs, but on this day I instantly noticed a crate. None of the employees knew what it contained, of course, since the price tag indicated ten dollars.
Almost ripped my pocket off reaching for my wallet before some other nerd walked in.
Yes. 30 + or so original S-100 cards. I haven't made a deep inventory yet, but a quick look shows the gamut of old stuff. Several memory cards, processors, I/O, disk controllers, video cards and such. About a third are not easily identifiable, and some are commercial, but with absolutely no label of what and from who.
So, I guess the pundits are right. Timing is everything.
Ken