17 Feb
1999
17 Feb
'99
7:45 a.m.
Make that a _cancer_ charity...
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Eros
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 3:31 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: RE: FWD from alt.folklore.computers
Possibly, but I remember seeing an eBay auction last year that was
structured in a similar way. Winning bid went to a cancel charity
(I
think...)
-- Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: SUPRDAVE(a)aol.com [SMTP:SUPRDAVE@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 3:13 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: Re: FWD from alt.folklore.computers
In a message dated 2/17/99 11:48:17 AM Pacific Standard
Time,
steverob(a)hotoffice.com writes:
<< My wife's aunt just cleaned out her closet and gave us a
digi-comp 1 in
excellent shape with all the manuals, box, etc. I see from
previous
discussion that this is a beloved object to many of
you.Since I
don't want
to profit on her (pre)spring cleaning, I would be happy to
ship the
unit to
the first person who would be willing to make a $500
donation to
the
charity of my choosing (for a 40% bracket, that is a $300
net
expense).I
will be happy to confirm contents and quality of the unit
with
_serious_
purchasers. Since this is a charitable donation, I will not
go down
on the
price (if no buyers emerge by March 1st, it's off to ebay).
It will
be sold
first come, first served basis.Please, no haggling, and I
hope that
we can
find a nice home for this little red computer, while
supporting a
worthy
charity as well. Best regards,Lionel >>
i'll be willing to bet one of my old computers that any of
the ebay
profit
wouldnt goto charity...