19 Aug
1999
19 Aug
'99
1:03 p.m.
On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Jeffrey l Kaneko wrote:
Well, I've always thought that this guy who's
building these has been
spending *way* too much time on e-bay. I think he's counting on selling
to the same idiots who pay $500 for a 'signature' Mac 128.
And you know what? He probably will.
I dunno, your price breakdown sounds alright to me.
Mebbe he figured
that these are 'hand crafted' hence have some kinda snob appeal.
If I had $995 to blow (like I just robbed a bank) I'd get one.
Ah yes, as I suspected, you're way too smart to be
drawn into this
'Techno chic' marketing shtick. That's all it is: chic. This guy's
just trying to 'make hay while the sun shines'.
Hey, that's c{r}apitalism.
I'm convinced that the IMSAI-2 is a product
designed and marketed
expressly for the purpose of becomming a 'Hot Collectable'. I'm
You got it.
confident in a couple of years you'll see E-Bay
ads like this:
RARE! IMSAI-2 Chassis, Complete! One of only 24 Made! L@@K!
And you know what? It will be the first "RARE" label on an e-bay ad that
will be truthful.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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