7 May
2001
7 May
'01
2:06 a.m.
Well...
I get this from time to time from sellers at local ham
fests. I respond
something to the effect that if they want to get the eBay price then they
should sell it on eBay, but I don't see the point of them having gone
Ah! I agree 100%....If you want ebay price, go try sell it on ebay with all
the hassles attached...
through all the trouble of packing their stuff up and
hauling it down to a
parking lot to stew all day in the sun and refuse a reasonable offer. I
also then remind them of how much work it is to pack, label and ship the
item to the buyer and ask them to calculate how much their time is worth
to them. At that point the sensible sellers will see it my way and give
into my offer. The assholes will go home with the item and maybe
successfully sell it on eBay.
Always baffeld by the kinda stuff I see at hamfests. Some ot this stuff is
in so bad shape, I would be ashamed to display it in front of me...
I can't understand people "holding on" to their stuff when they go to a
hamfests and hauling it back in the car or van...It just damages the stuff,
the car etc... I go to one hamfest per year with a bunch of people from work
(all electronic techs) we go there to get RID not RICH! I often finish off
the day writing "GRATUIT" (free in french) and just giving the stuf away if
it's still on my table...Around 11:00 - 12:00 I often do a "TAKE IT ALL FOR
$10"...this usually includes several computers, monitors and other
stuff...no scratch, dented junk...
Claude
http://computer_collector.tripod.com