31 Oct
1998
31 Oct
'98
2:31 a.m.
On Sat, 31 Oct 1998, Allison J Parent wrote:
What scares me more, is the bozo thinks it turns on and lights and fans
mean it works.
Allison
So does my local Salvation Army. And they charge for it. Something like a
Kaypro II = $65 or a Compaq Portable (286? version) = $100. And they
write the price on it with nasty indelible magic marker which can be
removed only with varying degrees of success (did I hear somebody say
xylol?). Big block numerals and sometimes more than once.
They also throw away original packaging and bust up sets of stuff, say
computer-power supply-external disk drive, as separate sales.
And why? They don't care. They actually landfill (or scrap) more material
than they sell by a 4 or 5 to 1 margin.
Ebay is hardly an aberration. It is all relative.
Should they be introduced to the concept that old computers have value?
They can add a copy of Haddock right next to the Kovels and Overstreets
they have.
As a disclaimer, I haven't bothered to set foot in the door in 9 months
so things may be different...
-- Stephen Dauphin