21 Aug
2010
21 Aug
'10
4:23 p.m.
In article <alpine.LFD.2.00.1008201708310.19842 at grumble.deltasoft.com>,
Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com> writes:
On Fri, 20 Aug 2010, Richard wrote:
Yeah, they care about (and price for) the former and don't give a shit
about the latter.
I've seen more than one vendor express the sentiment that once the
former market dries up, they send stuff straight to the scrappers.
Even though the latter market would pay more than scrap value, they
just blow them off.
As a capitalist, personally I think that's stupid.
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In article <alpine.LFD.2.00.1008201436120.15188 at grumble.deltasoft.com>,
Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com> writes:
There's a big difference between commerical need (and typically the
pockets to pay for it) and mugging some poor schmuck that just wants to
relive his childhood or the "good old days". On Fri, 20 Aug 2010, Richard wrote:
I thought I said that. :-)
I think he's just one of those middle-man
dealers that waits with
overpriced listings to prey on companies with critical vintage gear
that suddenly fails.
Ahh. I wasn't aware of that "segment". I figured they were just
greedy
f*cks the fed on the gullible.