Vintage Computer Museum eBay Sales

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 >> >> >> >>