12 Apr
2005
12 Apr
'05
6:10 p.m.
On Mon, 11 Apr 2005, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
On Sun, 10 Apr 2005, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
Not "goods" in general, but vintage computers. I've been in this hobby
for a long time. I've bought a LOT of stuff, hence, how else would I have
ended up with a "warehouse loaded with stuff"?
I made it my business to track and understand valuations of vintage
computers and have been doing it for longer than this hobby was even
considered a "hobby".
I do a lot of behind the scenes research that does not get discussed here.
I talk to a lot of people: collectors, scrappers, surplus store owners,
etc. I stay in tune with the "market".
Major institutions refer their donors to me when an appraisal is required.
Relative to how seriously other people take this, I can claim to be an
"expert".
What gives you the nerve to question my credentials?
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Yeah, I thought I already put this issue to rest
the last time I posted a
long diatribe about it. You'd think people would listen to an expert ;)
What made you an "expert" in valuation of goods, other than the
fact that you have a warehouse loaded with stuff?