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Need some lab glass off my hands

mikeman52011 - 2-12-2014 at 08:56

I have acquired A LOT of laboratory glassware a while ago and have been holding off on selling it. I would like to sell most of it because it is taking up a lot of space (enough to fill a U haul trailer and a Suburban). If any of you would like anything I'm sure I have it so give me a request and I will see if I can find it! You can email me at discountlabglass@gmail.com and I guarantee you won't get a cheaper price anywhere else because I need to get rid of this stuff!
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[Edited on 12-6-2014 by Polverone]

Zyklon-A - 2-12-2014 at 09:01

I don't see any glass in that picture, but I trust you cause that's exactly what my whole lab looks like at the time!
Where are you located?

mikeman52011 - 2-12-2014 at 09:40

Yeah its all in the boxes... I was just showing the scale of how much I have. That trailer + an entire SUV full! And I'm in the suburbs of Chicago.

Dr.Bob - 2-12-2014 at 10:56

That looks like my garage and storage space as well. Good luck.

I would suggest maybe posting a basic list of what types of things that you have. Is it beakers from 10 - 1000 ml, erlenmeyers, round bottom flasks, or what types of things? That helps people get a feel for your stuff, and maybe a rough idea of the prices.

gdflp - 2-12-2014 at 12:07

Do you have any ground glass glassware? If so, what size are the joints? And is the glass Pyrex-grade, or Bomex-grade?

j_sum1 - 2-12-2014 at 12:22

Interested. I am just begining to stock my lab and want some basics. The problem for me is that shipping from US to Oz is generally prohibitive.

If others in Australia are interested, maybe a shared package. I would be happy to distribute.

What kind of glassware do you have?

DistractionGrating - 2-12-2014 at 15:05

Email to discountlabglass@gmail.com bounced with message, "The email account that you tried to reach does not exist."

HgDinis25 - 2-12-2014 at 16:59

Same here, can't reach you through email...

smaerd - 2-12-2014 at 17:13

Someone with two posts, posts a picture of a lot of books in boxes, offers an e-mail address that doesn't work. Looking more and more scam-like. Dr. Bob made a nice Excel list of what he had and posted a lot of pictures of items. That might help you as well mikeman.

mikeman52011 - 2-12-2014 at 20:52

Sorry everyone for the email troubles! Please redirect them to schoemaker97@gmail.com

I tried to set up that account so I didn't have to use my personal email but oh well :/

I do not have a list of inventory but I can tell you I have a lot of condensers, beakers, graduated cylinders, pipettes, flasks, etc... and more that I'm not sure the names of. I wasn't expecting to get this large of a response this quickly so forgive my ignorance and email me back if you're still interested! All of this is in storage right now so I'll try and get some more info on exactly what I have by at least Friday.

Again, sorry for the issues this isn't a scam, I just wasn't prepared for this response!

Here's some pictures to get a feel of what I have.

Also here is my eBay account. Only one thing is on it right now but I'm just going to leave it here in hope of some traffic...


[Edited on 12-3-2014 by mikeman52011]

Oscilllator - 3-12-2014 at 02:58

One day somebody like this will turn up in Australia. But today is not that day :(

j_sum1 - 3-12-2014 at 03:42

Well, as I said, if we in Aus band together and are prepared for slow shipping, we can share shipping costs and quite possibly take advantage of this opportunity. I am prepared to investigate and distribute if there is enough interest. So far it is you and me. Tdep, diddi, anyone else, are you up for it?

Tdep - 3-12-2014 at 04:31

Hell yeah, would love me some more ground glass joint stuff. Preferably 24/29, but if it's a cheap bulk price I'd be in.

I mean i'm in SA, and domestic shipping of large amounts of chem glassware might be expensive and not something i'm overly comfortable with (knowing our lovely friends in the police uniforms here). Would prefer pickup, but that's asking a lot, think i'm the lone representative of my state here.

confused - 3-12-2014 at 04:38

any history on where the glassware is from? chemical lab closedown .etc?

mikeman52011 - 3-12-2014 at 06:32

The glass is from a closed down meat testing laboratory in Chicago that I ended up caring for (long story). But most of the glass was unopened in boxes or stored in cabinets. I only took the glasses that looked new and barely used. I had this glass for about 10 months now and it's time to stop procrastinating and sell it.

Chemosynthesis - 3-12-2014 at 09:52

Definite interest on my part as well, over the holiday season especially. I know it would be laborious on your part, but an item list would help. I'm mostly interested in specific little odds and ends. I'll get a list of small things I know I am interested in and wait for more thread feedback.

careysub - 3-12-2014 at 10:54

Some kind of an inventory list is essential if you want any 'traffic'.

We can't "look over the inventory" ourselves.

The only alternative is for us to prepare wish lists to send to you which you then match up against your inventory - but without an inventory list this will be very time consuming for you.

Just do the inventory - you need to if you really want to move this stuff.

mikeman52011 - 3-12-2014 at 12:26

Yes I understand I need an inventory... I can't get to the glassware as it's in storage and I'm very tied up with work and school. Please be patient I'm trying my best to clear some time to go through all the glass I have to make an inventory so please check back bn Friday or Saturday! Sorry for the inconvenience everyone I wasn't prepared for any response to this to be honest but I'm happy I've intrigued some of you and I hope to do business with all of you!

MrHomeScientist - 3-12-2014 at 12:55

I encourage you to follow Dr. Bob's very successful formula:

- Do a cursory search through your entire inventory, to get a general 'feel' for what all you have (beakers, condensers, sep funnels, etc.)
- Go through at least a portion of your boxes and write up a detailed inventory list with prices
- As these sell and are shipped out, space will open up and you can go through more boxes and post a new inventory list
- Any requests that arise ("Do you have X?") should be at least generally answerable from your cursory search, then when that box makes it to the front you can inform that person on the specifics ("I have X in 100, 200, and 500mL sizes")

Good luck! Many, many people here will undoubtedly be interested.

Texium - 3-12-2014 at 14:56

Very interesting indeed. There are a few pieces that I'd be interested in if you have them and if the price is right, but I will hold off on emailing you until you get a little more organized or publish an inventory, so as not to swamp you with speculative requests.

These glassware lots from closed labs are great though. I got almost all of my glassware from a similar deal, and it's usually very professional stuff.

The Volatile Chemist - 3-12-2014 at 15:37

Also, very interested. Parents are getting more lenient, and as long as you have good prices (as they ARE used), I'd be very interested. I might have to pay for it through ebay, but if that works for you I might look into it in a few days. I'm sorry to say, though, that inventory of at least a quarter of your stuff is necessary, if that's all you can pull off. We can work with that.

Oscilllator - 3-12-2014 at 15:37

Quote: Originally posted by j_sum1  
Well, as I said, if we in Aus band together and are prepared for slow shipping, we can share shipping costs and quite possibly take advantage of this opportunity. I am prepared to investigate and distribute if there is enough interest. So far it is you and me. Tdep, diddi, anyone else, are you up for it?

j_sum1 if you are in NSW then we might be able to arrange a pickup. I've been wanting a soxhlet extractor, pressure equalised addition funnel and some small fritted funnels for a while now.
If you're not in nsw then things will probably be much more difficult.

Its annoying that the american government sets postage rates so high, it really puts a damper on small businesses there that want to ship overseas.

diddi - 3-12-2014 at 16:12

I will join the Aus "band". PM me for whats happening.

Justin Blaise - 3-12-2014 at 17:30

I, too, would love to see an inventory list. Do you have some 125-250 ml ehrlenmeyers?

gardul - 3-12-2014 at 17:48

I as well would like to know what you have. Also make sure you label what brand it is if it is known.

Bert - 3-12-2014 at 18:01

Pressure equalized addition funnels- various sizes, larger is better.

Addition funnels of larger sizes- 1 liter to? Sky's the limit.

Soxhelet extractor, PLUS THIMBLES to fit. 24/40 preferred for lower joint, also the larger the better.

Multi-necked flasks, 2,3,4 necked- What have you got? 24/40 joints preferred.

Overhead stirrer

Fritted funnels- What sizes?

Büchner funnels

Powder funnels

Stands, clamps, thermometers and adapters. What's available?

Any large sized beakers, filter flasks, vacuum pump, odd things you can't identify?

Magnetic stirrers, hot plates, combination units.
Looking forward to the inventory-

jock88 - 3-12-2014 at 18:29

How much for the meat trolly?
+ postage to Europe? ;)

mikeman52011 - 3-12-2014 at 19:05

Thanks everyone for the info and stating your interest! My schedule is full for tomorrow but I wiIl be able to get at least a quarter of an inventory by around 6pm (central time USA) on Friday so please check back! For those emailing me requesting specific items, I cannot guarantee I have them nor find them by Friday so please refrain from emailing me until I have a general list of glassware. All these responses are really motivating me to get this done so thanks everyone for the support and tips on how to takle this! Stay tuned!

Thanks
- Michael

macckone - 3-12-2014 at 19:44

Bert, that is pretty much everyone's wish list :P

Mesa - 3-12-2014 at 21:20

+1 for the potential Australian group buy. I'm in NSW(Newcastle) as well.

j_sum1 - 4-12-2014 at 02:44

Ok. For the aussies, here is my suggested approach.
1. I'm going to do nothing for the next few days. 'Tis the season and all that.
2. I will wait for some kind of inventory so that we can all make intelligent decisions about what we want.
3. I will dig through this thread and any U2Us that I am sent to see who is on the list of possibilities.
4. I will send out a U2U to all interested parties. I will ask where you are located and what if anything on the list you want.
5. I will send a message to the OP confirming prices and getting him to investigate shipping options and costs for US to Aus.
5. At the same time I will make enquiries as to how much it will cost to distribute within Aus.
6. Once costs are known I will send out another U2U giving all interested parties the estimated costs for their bundles. At this point we will find out if the project is viable.
7. If it is a goer, then I will request payment (Paypal will be easiest) and arrange payment to Mikeman. For the sake of transparency I will send out to all a spreadsheet of all dollars in and out. I am not looking to make a profit here. But I don't particularly want to be landed with extra packaging / postage costs.
8. We all wait for the parcel to arrive.
9. It arrives. I unpack, check contents, divide up into packages and courier them off.

So, if you are interested then throw your name in this thread and/or send me a U2U and we all wait for the list to see if what we want is actually available.



@Mikeman
I appreciate that it is a difficult job to catalogue what you have without a full unpack. That said, if you can produce a list with a bit of variety and have captioned clear photos to accompany what you have got, you will certainly get some takers. If you don't find out what is on the bottom back shelf for a while, that might not matter too much.

@all others
I am in Toowoomba QLD. I don't know if there are other SMers close by -- ie, within pick-up range. I believe there is someone in Brisbane, if I recall correctly, and a drop off there may be possible.
If there was a bit of a concentration of interested members, say in Sydney for example, then it might be more cost effective to have someone other than me as local distributor. Hence the reason for asking where you live early on. (No actual addresses needed until we get the actual order coming through.) If someone else was willing to act as the distribution hub then ... well, let's just cross that one if the situation arises.

Oscilllator - 4-12-2014 at 02:55

I am willing to act as the distribution hub IF it turns out there are more members in the sydney area than in brisbane. At the moment it looks like most of the members are in QLD, but if it swings the other way then I'm open.

paphiopedilum - 4-12-2014 at 10:36

I would be interested in any glassware for rotovaps

mikeman52011 - 5-12-2014 at 15:08

Hey everyone, I just got back from the storage and grabbed probably a tenth of the glass. I am going to start making an inventory now so it will probably be finished in about 2-3 hours give or take an hour. I'm going to make it on a Google Sheets document and make it public so that it automatically updates and everyone can view it. I will post the link once I have a good amount counted for so I'm not overwhelmed with requests and questions!

Thanks for your patience! Very excited to finally start this!

Here are some pictures to keep you busy.

[Edited on 12-5-2014 by mikeman52011]

Texium - 5-12-2014 at 15:20

Oh boy, looks like you've got a bunch of loose stoppers in that one box! Depending on the sizes you have, I might want to order a few of those, as well as some other stuff. I can't wait to see your full inventory!

j_sum1 - 5-12-2014 at 16:33

Thanx Mikeman.
Looking forward to the inventory.
It might just be my phone but I couldn't make out many of thise pictures- came out a bit blurry. The clearer the pix the better informed we will be and the faster the stuff will move.

Oscilllator - 5-12-2014 at 16:38

mmmmm, crucibles. And I never even knew kjeldahl flasks existed!

Chemosynthesis - 5-12-2014 at 17:48

Exciting!

Texium - 5-12-2014 at 18:08

Quote: Originally posted by Oscilllator  
And I never even knew kjeldahl flasks existed!
They're mainly used in food related labs, I'm pretty sure. Especially brewery labs (as that's what they were invented for). In the lot that I got to pick through last summer there were a ton of them.
Kjeldahl was very prominent in the development of quality control procedures and apparatuses for breweries.

j_sum1 - 5-12-2014 at 18:40

Quote: Originally posted by zts16  
Quote: Originally posted by Oscilllator  
And I never even knew kjeldahl flasks existed!
They're mainly used in food related labs, I'm pretty sure. Especially brewery labs (as that's what they were invented for). In the lot that I got to pick through last summer there were a ton of them.
Kjeldahl was very prominent in the development of quality control procedures and apparatuses for breweries.

How do they differ from a regular round bottom flask? They don't seem all that different.

careysub - 5-12-2014 at 18:59

Quote: Originally posted by j_sum1  

Kjeldahl was very prominent in the development of quality control procedures and apparatuses for breweries.[/rquote]
How do they differ from a regular round bottom flask? They don't seem all that different.


They are round bottom flasks with very long necks (and perhaps thinner glass). Their purpose is to perform the first step of Kjeldahl nitrogen determination, where an organic sample is digested with sulfuric acid to form ammonium sulfate, but other gases produced (steam, CO2) escape. The purpose of the long neck is partly to serve as an integral condenser to keep stuff from being lost from splattering, and also to connect the flask to vapor removal manifold like so:

http://www.qclscientific.com/gerhardttraditionaldigestion.ht...

These are used in commercial labs where many samples are being processed at once.

About Kjeldahl determination method:

http://www.expotechusa.com/catalogs/labconco/pdf/KJELDAHLgui...

I didn't know any of this until I Googled for it. I even have a Kjeldahl flask but didn't know what it was called, or what it was for.

I see that 800 mL Kjeldhal flasks are on offer here, that is the same volume as mine - it must be a common size for this.

[Edited on 6-12-2014 by careysub]

mikeman52011 - 5-12-2014 at 19:12

Sorry this is taking so long! I just finished the inventory of most of what I took and am now starting to price everything! There were some things I didn't know the name of so Instead of taking my time researching them I think I will make an imgur album and give each glass piece a number and if you want it, email me the number and I will give you a price that can be debated. If someone can think of a better way of doing it please tell me.

The inventory will probably be another hour :( sorry! Just thought I would keep you guys posted!

Oscilllator - 5-12-2014 at 20:30

Quote: Originally posted by mikeman52011  
There were some things I didn't know the name of so Instead of taking my time researching them I think I will make an imgur album and give each glass piece a number and if you want it, email me the number and I will give you a price that can be debated.

That's almost certainly the best way to do it. Trying to find the name of a piece of glassware can be a lengthy process. We have at least one thread devoted to the subject, and even there some unidentified pieces remain.

Edit by Nicodem: Corrected the quotation frame error. Please pay attention to always enclose the tags in the square brackets, like this [ ... ].

[Edited on 6/12/2014 by Nicodem]

Zyklon-A - 5-12-2014 at 21:19

Oscilllator, you need to put a "]" at the end of mikeman52011's post that you quoted to fix the little problem with your post.
The quote is incomplete and thus everything posted after it is part of it!

[Edited on 6-12-2014 by Zyklon-A]

mikeman52011 - 5-12-2014 at 21:21

OK! Here it is. After 8 hours of driving, organizing, researching, packing, unpacking, and everything else, here is the first round of inventory! I based the prices by finding a brand new match online, dividing the price by how many pieces were in the case to get a price per piece and than I divided that number in half.

Again if you have any questions email me at schoemaker97@gmail.com and if you want to buy something I prefer paypay but there may be some other options. Prices are not final, if you find a price that is way too high please notify me because it was probably a mistake! This is about a tenth of all the stuff I have so if you don't find what you need, save the link because odds are I have what you're looking for!

http://goo.gl/Q7Y3Sq

I will try and do the odds and ends I have left either late tomorrow as I have work, or on Sunday.

I'm going to bed now because my eyes might fall out of their sockets...

Texium - 6-12-2014 at 08:44

One thing that I'd recommend you put up next is the condensers that go with the Soxhlet extractors. (the ones with the large, male ground glass joints that fit into the extractors, if you aren't familiar with them). Most people who are interested in buying one of your extractors would probably want to buy the matching condenser too, so putting them up together should increase your chances of getting buyers for them.
Other miscellaneous ground glass pieces will probably have a lot of takers also.

Chemosynthesis - 6-12-2014 at 10:21

I am curious if you could tell me the capacity of your gas washing bottle. Thanks.
Edit: and yes. I am particularly interested in little things such as 24/40 ground glass powder funnels, pour out adapters, etc. Lately I haven't seen a personal need for small orders without trying to justify a larger purchase for shipping.

[Edited on 6-12-2014 by Chemosynthesis]

Metacelsus - 6-12-2014 at 10:27

I would like to buy one of the 1 liter Erlenmeyers with a 24/40 opening.

I'm not going to buy it right away, however, because I might want to buy other (as yet unposted) stuff as well, and I want everything to ship as one order, to save on shipping.

[Edited on 6-12-2014 by Cheddite Cheese]

The Volatile Chemist - 6-12-2014 at 17:26

I sent you a U2U. I'm interested in a few things, especially any ground glass. Thanks for your work so far!

mikeman52011 - 7-12-2014 at 09:28

Here are 12 odds and ends! I ran out of time to do the rest but will be back to do the rest later tonight or tomorrow!

http://imgur.com/a/L4Vrn

Thanks
- Michael

Bert - 7-12-2014 at 10:14

Hi-

Not finding the **see note mentioned by soxhelet extractors? As mentioned, I'd be wanting a complete outfit with the appropriate condenser or an adapter to a common size (24/40 is good for me -)

Could use 2 each of #7 and #8 of "odds and ends". But not seeing a price list?

[Edited on 7-12-2014 by Bert]

The Volatile Chemist - 7-12-2014 at 17:24

Quote: Originally posted by Bert  
Hi-

Not finding the **see note mentioned by soxhelet extractors?

[Edited on 7-12-2014 by Bert]

Hover over the *see note* to see the note, it's a comment about the ground glass size.

Dr.Bob - 7-12-2014 at 20:00

Quote: Originally posted by mikeman52011  
Here are 12 odds and ends! I ran out of time to do the rest but will be back to do the rest later tonight or tomorrow!

http://imgur.com/a/L4Vrn

Thanks
- Michael


Here are my best guesses as to what these are:

1 - 25 ml volumetric measuring thingee, tilt one way to fill with 25 ml, then pour out the other way,
2 - drying tube or electrolytic cell of some sort
3 - 24/40 female to 45/50 male adapter
4 - you know better then me
5 - top of a gas washing tube, but the bottom tube is broken off
6 - sprayer - goes on top of the a 24/40 jointed erlenmeyer - used for spraying TLCs or other chems.
7 - simple distillation curved adapter
8 - another simple distillation or transfer adapter
9 - old style volumetric flask?
10 - trap of some sort?
11 - bump bulb for larger flask
12 - ?/? female to 24/40 male adapter (might be 29/42 or 34/45 size)

Texium - 7-12-2014 at 20:23

10 looks more like a cold finger to me, and I might be interested in one of them depending on the price.

mikeman52011 - 8-12-2014 at 20:40

I was thinking maybe $15 for #10 if that's reasonable?

And wow, thanks Dr. Bob!