9 Feb
2002
9 Feb
'02
6:31 p.m.
I personally have never seen an item with a reserve that I felt was within
range of what I'd pay.
As for the Otrona ... which is a local product, having been made in Boulder
... these things were trouble from the "git-go" in that several things were
known sources of trouble, including but not limited to the FDC. The only ones
(in terms of organization users) I've ever seen with Otrona machines have been
IRS types.
I wouldn't want one, even as a gift. Now, I'm not a collector, i.e. I
wouldn't want a non-functional i8080 chip either, no matter what the color.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne M. Smith" <wmsmith(a)earthlink.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: No one likes Otronas?
the same way. People use reserves because they think
> Just curious if anyone has an opinion on why this
didn't move.
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2001112267 While I
> don't know what his minimum is, seems like anything in this family should
be
> worth about $100 or so, based on what Kaypros and
a few others go for. He
> had it up once before, and it didn't sell.
>
> And I'm not interested in the merits or demerits of eBay, reputations,
yada
> yada yada. I just want to know what someone
thinks why a classic like
this
didn't
even get bid on, except by one guy (me).
--John
I don't normally bid on items with reserves, and I think many others operate
that starting low may generate a bidding frenzy that
will drive the price
up. It probably has the opposite effect by attracting
bottom feeders that will never bid high, and turning
off some people who
might actually be interested but don't want the additional
hassle of having to bid against the seller's
reserve.
-W