16 Jan
1998
16 Jan
'98
1:51 p.m.
At 01:17 PM 1/15/98, you wrote:
The best thing to do is to list what you're after with a price of *what
you'd be willing to pay for a second machine.* That way, if I say I want an
osborne 1 and I'm willing to pay $50, and I go out and find one at the same
time someone else finds one for me, I wouldn't mind paying the $50 for a
second machine. Of course, you might miss out on that first machine at $75,
but better safe than sorry (until you win the lottery, of course.)
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At 11:48 AM 1/15/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Tat goes without saying: placing a machine in a want list is also an
>engagement to purchase it. Otherwise the system would not work for too long.
Things "that go without saying" are usually what screw up the system.
Things like that are best said up front. Better to have someone say "well,
duh" then to have someone get stiffed.
There should be
an update prior to each outing to make sure that the
machines are still wanted.
That's not practical for me. I went looking (and found :-) last
Saturday, yesterday (found more) and I will go again today ( I know where
there's a keyboard that I need) and again next Thursday (big NASA auction)
for certain. I look a lot, that's why I find a lot. One of the FEW
advantages of living in a big city.