11 Apr
1998
11 Apr
'98
8:15 p.m.
Sam Ismail wrote:
My suggestion is to do what I do: offer the scrapper
some amount (say 10%)
over scrap value. Don't let on to them that the machines may be worth
something to a collector. That's irrelevant and only serves to hurt your
chances of saving the good stuff from the melting pot. All they should
know is that you will pay them some amount over scrap value to make it
worth their while to deal with you. This is what I did with a local
scrapper. I told him what my interest is in them and that I am interested
in preserving them for historical purposes. When he asked what I would be
willing to pay, I told him at least scrap value, or whatever will make it
worth your while and gave him my card. He said he rarely if ever gets any
computers but if he did he would call me.
That's how I found the Altair faceplate one day. I also reminded them of the labor
saved on their part by not having to pull them apart to separate the metals and
junk and have to find a dump for the unusable excesses. They seemed good with the
idea but also noted that I had to check once a week or whatever was set aside
would go to the great beyond....
I have yet to get anything from there yet, but will let everyone know when I get
someothing of value. I normally don't have the room for items that are
"conversation peices" only machines I can actually put to use in the personal
market. There's no way I could ahve a System 36 in my house!
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