9 May
2000
9 May
'00
11:13 p.m.
Well, that's nice if you're selling.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: foo <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: Ebay Altair
want
> I generally find eBay sells items for *less* money than the real world
when
> it comes to classic computers. A *lot* of deep
pocket collectors won't
use
False.
> the service to purchase old computers from. I have been told by many
that
> they would rather do private offers or sales as
eBay would *really* blow
the
prices out of
perspective [take Nathan Myhrvold bids for example] . I
This makes no sense. eBay prices as a rule are always much more than once
can expect to find in the "real world". In fact, "real world" prices
have
gotten inflated from people selling their old computers for eBay prices
(I'm sure many here have come across people selling old computers, or
really just about anything these days, and saying something to the effect
of "I can get $X for this on eBay!!")
> personally will have a running KL10 available for offers but would not > to sell such a mini as a "featured catagory
item" on eBay - some items
just
don't sit
well on eBay.
If it's too big to ship via UPS then it generally won't do well.
As I have always maintained in the past, eBay has done nothing but
artifically inflate the prices for old computers to the detriment of this
hobby (and others as well).
Sellam