Non-profit reselling

On Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Ian Koller wrote: ^^^^ ^^^^ Flames come. Flames go. The topic veers wildly off course and then back. A lot of listmembers are interested in a lot of different areas; most are intelligent, diverse folks who share a predeliction for retro-computing. But I would prefer, Mr. Koller, that you disinclude myself from your screeds and chip-on-the-shoulder rants. Sellam has done more for classic computer collection than any one indivdual now working in the field. I know there are a couple of organizations who also contribute mightily, but Sellam works alone and with his own money. He and I are good friends, and I can tell you that we disagree on several points, sometimes heatedly, but that doesn't mean we can't laugh about it over dinner later. Please speak for yourself. You are entitled to your own opinions and feeling, but *I* don't remember electing you or appointing you for anything regarding classiccmping, nor do I remember *you* asking *me* if you could represent my own opinions... please remember this when choosing your pronouns. Since I'm ranting, I agree about eBay, I don't like time-delimited 'auctions'; a real auction is bid-activity delimited, but that's my opinion, and I've stated it here more than once. I do not agree with you on several of your other points, and, AFAIK, VCF has always been intended as a business, the which business has cost Sellam a lot more money than it's made. Not your money, Mr. Koller, not my money (though I've participated) - Sellam's pocket started and ran and continues to run the VCFs. Here endeth the message: thanks for reading! John