14 Jun
2013
14 Jun
'13
3:09 p.m.
On Fri, 14 Jun 2013, Cory Smelosky wrote:
On Fri, 14 Jun 2013, MikeS wrote:
At the same time, it really is the responsibility of the seller to
research something to see if it has value even in a distressed condition
before scrapping it, and if necessary, find someone knowledgeable in a
particular field who can help them properly evaluate it.
You wouldn't scrap an antique car and attempt to sell just the floor mats
and seats just because of some body rust and a non-functional engine. You
wouldn't sell the light bulbs and shelf pegs out of a lighted china
cabinet because of scratches or dings in the finish or a missing drawer
pull.
The outer chassis of my Commodore SuperPET is /very/ rusty, yet it can
still be cleaned up and repainted. It sat on the floor of the former
owner's garage for an unknown number of years before he put it out on the
curb (literally).
--- My query to the seller:
Dear nancytemple202020,
May I ask what happened to the rest of this calculator? Are any other parts
still available as well?
--- Her reply:
I wish there was I would have sold it whole it was sitting for so many year
rust got to alot of it and it was the only board that was very nice and
clean.
- nancytemple202020
So, does she deserve to be insulted for not realizing that a nasty,
rusty piece of junk is worth more to some people than the only nice and
clean board out of it, or should we be grateful that she at least saved
that board and made it available?
I'd argue she doesn't. I'm going to assume she's not a calculator
collector and looked at it more like antique china or furniture. That
would explain what she did.