17 Oct
1999
17 Oct
'99
4:37 a.m.
If you're going to bid on e-bay, be prepared to get hurt.
It's the most unforgiving marketplace on earth. It is
regularly prowled by individuals with *extremely*
deep pockets.
Jeff
On Sun, 17 Oct 1999 10:47:38 -0400 Randy Kaplan <rkaplan(a)accsys-corp.com>
writes:
Hello all -
About a week ago I put a bid on a Micro PDP-11/23 on ebay. I was top
bidder until the end. Of course the end was when I was asleep (3 AM)
this morning (serves me right for sleeping). Got up and was very
disappointed. Since the recent discussion about collectors vs.
enthusiasts I thought I would share this with the group. As a new
collector, I have been reading alot about sources and establishing
networks but they are not in place yet so one of my main venues is
ebay
at this time. I plan to start contacting scrappers, universities, and
friends in companies soon. But, alas, today a PDP-11/23 flew by.
Randy Kaplan
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