7 Mar
2012
7 Mar
'12
4:43 p.m.
In article <CANij+ddFLC74WAQPvr_dK-rxJnCVk8EFPtWDq6GpQF4uEWi3Dg at mail.gmail.com>,
William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> writes:
I suppose I am thinking "success" on a
different way. Sure, anyone
that has been hanging around Ebay long enough has managed to get a
super deal, like an AS/400 for a buck, but those occurrences are
pretty much luck and/or timing. What I am thinking about is winning an
Ebay auction - maybe for a buck, maybe for something over market
value, it does not matter - and getting something extra from the
auction, or really great service. [...]
When I bought the Aesthedes, the seller was not an ebay regular and
was very helpful in working out the shipping arrangements with me.
(My largest shipment yet, several very large freight pallets.)
Additionally, there are certain ebay sellers I've worked with
repeatedly over the years and I'm always happy to do business with
them again because the service is great. They always pack things
properly in a NEW box and nothing ever gets damaged. (i.e. SGI
Indigo^2s which are pretyt heavy yet come in a delicate plastic skin)
Unfortunately one of the regular sellers I dealt with in this category
retired from the surplus business. This was after I spotted a bulk
lot listing of his on ebay where it mentioned "CDC console, CDC
terminals" and I negotiated with him to buy those separately from the
lot. It was the CDC CC425 console (big square tube, not the dual
round tube) and several CDC Viking PLATO terminals with PLATO
keyboards and the touch screen.
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