26 Mar
1999
26 Mar
'99
8:39 a.m.
The point that seems to stick with me is that while
some people complain
vigorously about the high prices on eBay, the prices don't seem to be quite
high enough to get them to part with similar items they have. ie the prices
are more than they wish to pay, but not what they would be willing to sell
for.
My vague feeling is that there is another, nebulous factor involved- something
akin to being purely mercenary versus wanting to see an item go to the
"right" home (with "rightness" being defined by the owner). I think
that there
is also a little of the dilemma that any speculator has- What is the best
time to cash in.
I know I'm guilty of the latter. For a while, I've been considering getting
rid of a couple of my classics that I *never* get around to touching and,
so, every once in a while, I find myself checking the prices on similar
items, trying to decide if now is the time to go ahead and list them.
For those who are wondering: the two I'm thinking of parting with are:
1) Osborne 1, blue case, with DD controller and 80-column upgrade.
2) Lisa 2/10, working, with original manuals (but disk copies). Also has
a Sun Remarketing SCSI board and MacWorks Plus.
<<<John>>>