4 May
2001
4 May
'01
2:47 p.m.
My point exactly ...who HAS seen a TI 980 sell in the last several
years? And as a consequence of its "relative" rarity ..what is one
worth. As you point out, at the moment it's worth $9.99. eBay .. while
an imperfect marketplace is about as perfect as it gets in the real
world.
That's why I NEVER set reserves on things I market through an auction
format ..it's worth exactly what someone will pay for it .. not what I
or anyone elses appraisal of it may be.
I'd trade it in a minute for a decent condition HP 2100A. Always
had a soft spot for HP stuff.
Craig
"James B. DiGriz" wrote:
Chad Fernandez wrote:
If I am looking for more than an oddball part, like a computer, or a
peripheral.... Ebay is the FIRST place I look. If I am looking for a
particular bracket, for my BA23 case, I'll look here first. If I am
looking for guidance with a bid price, why not ask here?? People here
know what the going rate is for stuff, stuff that I am not as familiar
with.
Ok. I give up. ip500 wants my honest opinion? Since I've never seen a
980 on ebay in several yearws of watching, it's worth exactly $9.99 at
the moment, or what ever the current high bid is. An industrial or lab
equipment supplier might ask several thousand for it, if they had it,
but they'd only get that much from a corporate purchaser with a revenue
stream being held up by a broken machine, in an extreme emergency. That
is, somebody they had by the short hairs who was spending someone else's
money. They sure wouldn't pay that much if you just walked in cold
trying to sell it, because it's really an obsolete piece of junk that
will take up valuable storage space, to them.
There you have it: $9.99
Send me your address, Craig, and I'll bill you my usual $50 single-item
appraisal fee. I'll give you a 20% list member discount on an assessment
of the drive's value, if you want that, too. .
I would rather see stuff on Ebay, than hear of it being given to
Goodwill, unless it's my Goodwill :-) All to often I see nice stuff
trashed my customers, or parts lost by workers.
Did I say anything to the contrary? We were talking about a list member,
however.
Regards,
jbdigriz