8 Dec
2008
8 Dec
'08
9:26 a.m.
Rich Alderson wrote:
So I'm asking the assembled multitudes: What
should an old lady do with an
Osborne? Honestly, my only thought is to put it on That Auction Site(TM) and
see what market forces say, but that's too scary for a non-computer person, I
would think.
Hmm. 'donate' implies she's not looking for monetary gain. Freecycle it, or
advertise it on a local newsgroup. Subject of course to there being no museums
in the area who might want it.
If she wants hard cash for it and timescales aren't so important, VCM it. Use
That Site as a last resort...
(my experience has been that most older or 'non-computer' folk don't care
about the money side, and are more keen for an item to go to a good home. They
also invariably don't want to screw around with shipping, so local pickup's a
plus)
cheers
Jules