27 Apr
2001
27 Apr
'01
2:45 a.m.
Quoting "Claude.W" <claudew(a)videotron.ca>ca>:
Ebay or any other auction site does not
"equate" ... with the
"true-spirit" of collecting classic computers IMO... It has not
helped a lot the collecting hobby IMO and has driven the price of a
lot of stuff to ridiculous levels
Prices get hight because *people* are willing to pay that much. It's
not eBay's fault, it's the people's fault. And if people will pay
that much (especially if it happens regularly), then that's what the
item is *worth*. There is nothing wrong with wanting what the item
is worth.
Personally, I would offer any classiccmp item to the list before
putting it on eBay, but I am not offended by those who go straight to
auctioning.
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)ou.edu