15 Dec
1998
15 Dec
'98
12:50 p.m.
On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Chuck McManis wrote:
for it for a few months now. Recently (in the last
couple of months) I've
been getting inquiries from _dealers_, some subtle some less so, of people
who want to buy it (not working!). [for those counting the highest offer
has been $1,000]. I even got Aaron all pissed off at me because I was
concerned _he_ was one such dealer. All of this hassle because 1) the
"collectible" computer market has moved into more mainstream places, and 2)
the prices have gotten to the point where "real" people notice. (e.g.
professional dealers).
See, to me, this is highly annoying. Now, the dealers are well within
their right to try to drive the prices up by buying items at inflated
prices and then selling them at even *more* inflated prices, but I'm also
well within my rights to try to ruin this market for the dealers so that
prices stay low enabling the hobbyists to enjoy their hobby without having
to go broke in the process. Selfish motivation? Of course! Just as
selfish as the motivation of others to turn a huge profit.
Whoever is buying these items at these silly prices deserve to get ripped
off. As long as they do, its only going to encourage the prices to go up,
so until you guys paying hundreds/thousands of dollars come to your
senses, expect to continue paying more and more.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Always being hassled by the man.
Coming in 1999: Vintage Computer Festival 3.0
See http://www.vintage.org/vcf for details!
[Last web site update: 12/07/98]