14 Aug
2008
14 Aug
'08
6:09 a.m.
Yep. price > $1,000 == investment grade
AT this point I would usually remark about how
rare machines didn't used to be about big bucks,
but that horse died long, long ago.
I'll return to my coffin now . . . .
-- Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
Got it! Actually I got it for less than I expected -- $1275. Still,
its the single most expensive item I've bought to date. However, I'd
say this is going to be one of the most important items in my
collection of graphics gear.
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15 Aug
15 Aug
12:47 a.m.
At 01:09 AM 8/14/2008, jeff.kaneko at juno.com wrote:
Yep. price > $1,000 == investment grade
AT this point I would usually remark about how
rare machines didn't used to be about big bucks,
but that horse died long, long ago.
$1200+? Crazy. You could've talked me out of one for a tenth of that, plus
shipping, and I would've guaranteed that it wasn't an empty case (unlike
the eBay seller, who has probably wet himself three times by now, searching
the warehouse for more Teraks.) I didn't pay more than $25 for any of mine.
Maybe more like $5-$10.
- John
1:47 a.m.
In article <6.2.3.4.2.20080814194452.078dbde0 at mail.threedee.com>,
John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> writes:
At 01:09 AM 8/14/2008, jeff.kaneko at juno.com wrote:
I *did* ask you if you would sell one of your "half dozen". You
didn't reply.
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Yep. price > $1,000 == investment grade
AT this point I would usually remark about how
rare machines didn't used to be about big bucks,
but that horse died long, long ago.
$1200+? Crazy. You could've talked me out of one for a tenth of that, plus
shipping, and I would've guaranteed that it wasn't an empty case [...]
2:03 a.m.
At 08:47 PM 8/14/2008, Richard wrote:
I *did* ask you if you would sell one of your
"half dozen". You
didn't reply.
Sorry, I was busy and I wanted to see how the auction turned out. :-)
If you'd said "I'll give you $1200 for one" I would've jumped and
perhaps even turned it into a family vacation to hand-deliver it.
I'll sell my ultra-rare 10 meg Terak hard drive for $10,000.
That's probably a third of the original price, not even counting
inflation's deflation!
- John
3:27 a.m.
In article <6.2.3.4.2.20080814210112.05ca7950 at mail.threedee.com>,
John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> writes:
At 08:47 PM 8/14/2008, Richard wrote:
...which is why I dealt with the ebay seller and not you.
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I *did* ask you if you would sell one of your
"half dozen". You
didn't reply.
Sorry, I was busy and I wanted to see how the auction turned out. :-) 
3:30 a.m.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 7:47 PM, John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> wrote:
$1200+? Crazy. You could've talked me out of one
for a tenth of that, plus
shipping, and I would've guaranteed that it wasn't an empty case (unlike
the eBay seller, who has probably wet himself three times by now, searching
the warehouse for more Teraks.) I didn't pay more than $25 for any of mine.
Maybe more like $5-$10.
So...umm....they'll be heading to eBay then?
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