25 May
2007
25 May
'07
6:39 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "r.stricklin" <bear at typewritten.org>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: 1000+ old computer in Canada, for sale
I've been burned way too many times on overly
optimistic back-of-the-
envelope calculations to be anything other than tremendously cautious
about this opportunity. It's how you wind up with stuff you can't
shift for love or money taking up dozens of valuable square feet of
storage for years, like the pile of AlphaServer 4100s and HP C-class
(180s, 200s, 240s, and 360s) machines I wound up with a couple years
ago which suddenly nobody wanted at any price...
I guess that turned into a tiny little rant, there. Sorry about that.
ok
bear
Unless you have a few people interested in different categories of machines
and are fairly local to the haul I don't see the point in snagging it
(unless you sell on ebay for a living). Even if you have the space to store
it (large basement, shop etc), and can actually sell the ones you do not
want you are still talking a large part of your life (for a decent period)
shifting machines you could care less about.
I pass on free (or close to it) equipment I don't collect just because I
don't want the hassle of having to sell it (even if I could make a profit).
Doing that just takes time away from what I want to do. If you are only
interested in a few machines wait around until the guy gets desperate to get
rid off them any way he can and buy what you want. If he won't sell
individually then scout around the area for recyclers and tell them what you
are looking for since the items will eventually end up there for disposal
anyway. I am sure the guy has looked into locals who would want them before
looking farther away.
TZ