Noel wrote..... ----------------------------------------------------- So I know someone who has a working 11/34 (4 RLO2's and the 11/34 in an H960, running RSTS/E) they want to sell, and they want to know how to maximize the value - i.e. whether to sell it as a complete working system, or to part it out - and if the latter, how to break it up? (No discussion about the morality of parting it out, please; this is owned by a business, and they need the money to pay people's salaries.) So which direction would get the most money? My sense is that parting it to the maximal degree possible (e.g. sell each drive separately, sell the memory separately from the CPU, sell the feet separately from the H960, etc) is the way to get the most money, but I'm interested to hear what others think. Thanks for any insights! -------------------------------------------------------- One would think that the highest revenue would be parting it out. Typically that is true on paper. But be aware that when you're considering what price you'd likely get for each part and the resulting grand total, after the sought after bits are sold you are left with a pile of odds and ends that no one wants or will take years to finally sell so that portion of cash is not likely to materialize. You will also attract far more eyeballs to the ad if it is a full configuration rather than bits & pieces. As with anything, selling price all depends on it being seen by just the right person that desperately wants the whole system (or a specific part). But overall my advice to maximize price is to take a two-step approach and list it as a whole with a firm number in mind that it must sell for (or better). If that materializes, you're done and happy. If it does not, then go the route of parting it out. J

Hi Noel Being in the UK the morality or otherwise is not for me to comment. I have an 11/34A awaiting restoration. So I would not have a vested interest in its market value. What I can't work out is why there's such an old system still in working order. 1. What the heck is it doing? 2. Anybody who knew how to keep such a thing running would be aware of its value. 3. Terminals, Printers? 4. I can't see any form of sale raising salary type money. 5. If its been running for any extended period then anything mechanical will be worn out with little hope of repair. 6. Moving it would probably render it inoperative. 7. Sad if its to help people but who would want to take a risk on it whole in parts? Rod On 08/12/2015 14:09, Noel Chiappa wrote:

Gosh, people sure are overreacting... The 11/34 isn't the most sought after system so it might be difficult to find someone to pick it up or willing pay the shipping. The parts are probably not very sought after either so it might not be worth the effort to split it up with the hope of selling all parts. Instead I would offer it as "whole or specific parts". Perhaps someone will grab the whole system, perhaps someone local is dying for an RL02, perhaps someone really wants the header for their H960 (or even the feet). Also check for rare items, UNIBUS scsi cards perhaps, and put those in the item description. This advice I offer for free with no qualms, good luck to you and your business partner. Kind Regards, Pontus. On Tue, Dec 08, 2015 at 09:09:16AM -0500, Noel Chiappa wrote: