Vintage Computer Museum eBay Sales

Approximately zero people ever thought this guy was a museum. -- Will On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 10:28 AM Chris Zach via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: > Reason #1 why I am exceptionally loathe to donate things to "museums" > these days... > > CZ > > On 6/17/2021 10:06 AM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > >> His target market is not the vcf hobbyist. >> >> Many of these were on ebay or wherever, shipped to Long Island and put back >> on ebay for 50%+ more than "wholesale" (orig. seller's price). >> >> I have sold items to this guy via ebay inadvertantly and he has relisted >> mynitems at a much higher price. It might take 6 months to sell at the >> higher price but eventually they sell. I wanted to sell quickly and was >> not willing to wait so my price was competitive. His profit comes from >> patience and apparently cheap storage. He probably re-uses the original >> shipping box which is smart! >> >> >> Personally I think people who scoff at this seller are missing the point >> ... we are mostly a group of educated frugal vc hobbyists and not his >> target market. But if you must have it, he's got it! >> >> Bill >> >> On Thu, Jun 17, 2021, 7:40 AM D. Resor via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> >> wrote: >> >>> It seems at least on the first page of their listings, $899.99 is a >>> favorite >>> asking price? >>> >>> >>> https://www.ebay.com/str/vintagecomputermuseumservices?_trksid=p2047675.l256 >>> 3 >>> >>> Don Resor >>> >>> >>> >>>