On Sat, 31 Oct 1998, Allison J Parent wrote: So does my local Salvation Army. And they charge for it. Something like a Kaypro II = $65 or a Compaq Portable (286? version) = $100. And they write the price on it with nasty indelible magic marker which can be removed only with varying degrees of success (did I hear somebody say xylol?). Big block numerals and sometimes more than once. They also throw away original packaging and bust up sets of stuff, say computer-power supply-external disk drive, as separate sales. And why? They don't care. They actually landfill (or scrap) more material than they sell by a 4 or 5 to 1 margin. Ebay is hardly an aberration. It is all relative. Should they be introduced to the concept that old computers have value? They can add a copy of Haddock right next to the Kovels and Overstreets they have. As a disclaimer, I haven't bothered to set foot in the door in 9 months so things may be different... -- Stephen Dauphin