24 Oct
2001
24 Oct
'01
2:40 p.m.
On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Heinz Wolter wrote:
But that's life. If I just paid 4k$ for a machine
that will make me
happy, should I be upset to hear that someone else picked one up for
free? It doesn't make the free machine worth 4k$ (maybe to someone),
but it also doesn't make the 4k$ machine worthless. We should not be
upset to see people put prices on these machines; though it might make
some reluctant to give them away for free...
Everything has some value to some person. What has bugged me, and this
community as a whole, for the past several years is the inflation in
pricing caused by eBay.
I'm sure everyone here at least once heard the words, "...but I can get $X
for it on eBay".
Luckily, some manner of salvation is on its way in the form of a price
guide. No, I'm not writing it, but the person who is will make it known
very soon.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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