15 Dec
1998
15 Dec
'98
6:21 a.m.
At 01:51 PM 12/15/98 -0600, Doug Yowza wrote:
There's no guarantee that somebody who buys here
won't
resell it on ebay or elsewhere for more. [...] then I think a simple
contract could be drawn up to help ensure that, and those conditions could
be stated in the ad.
What's next, purity tests and monthly check-ups to insure that
everyone's mind and body are innocent enough to own and sell
old computers?
If some Microsoft millionaire wants to pay stupid prices for
old junk, what'ya gonna do, resort to vigilante indoctrination
until they're willing to waste weekends searching thrift stores?
There's no use getting upset about the right edge of the bell
curve of Altair prices.
- John