30 May
2012
30 May
'12
3:16 p.m.
On Wed, 30 May 2012, Fred Cisin wrote:
--- On Tue, 5/29/12, David Griffith <dgriffi at
cs.csubak.edu> wrote:
This is an actual case. The description was as follows:
This is a Commodore SX-64 luggable computer offered for parts. It works,
but has damage to the front bezel and keyboard. The keyboard latches and
blue handle hubs are missing. The keyboard cable pictured is not included.
Otherwise, this computer is is good condition. I was thinking of using
this computer as a source of parts to build a DX-64 (same as SX-64 except
with TWO floppy drives). I don't think I'll be doing that any time soon,
if at all and I need to significantly cut down my inventory, so off to
Ebay it goes!
Rest assured that I will properly wrap this classic computer to avoid any
more damage. Packed, this weighs approximately 27 pounds.
--
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
Why would someone buy a vintage computer
advertised as "for
parts" and then complain to the buyer that it doesn't work?
What are the rest of the details?
It sounds as though you had a specific incident, that you want us
to comment about, without telling us anything about what happened.
Were there any phrase like "great condition" that would cause
careless readers to ignore the "for parts"?
Was "for parts" mentioned ANYWHERE in the DESCRIPTION? Or are you
expecting people to pay attention to the "Condition:" field in the
"Item Specifics" data box?
Is your question rhetorical??!?