25 Jan
2002
25 Jan
'02
10:48 a.m.
In a message dated 25/01/02 12:57:14 Pacific Standard Time
rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com writes:
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But no one is forcing you to buy those bad deals. So
take the good ones
and leave the rest. That's how you "win" on E-bay.
Joe
I totally agree with Joe. There are some nice bargains to be had and some
truly
awful crap. So far I think I'm breaking even on the bargain and crap score.
As the
Ebay novelty wears off I've learnt to more choosy in what I buy.
Over time you learn who are the good guys, the re-sellers, collectors or
enthusiasts
making an honest living, and the bad guys who just jump on the band wagon and
push up the prices.
If you really want something there are lots of places to look besides Ebay.
Chris
24 Jan
24 Jan
7:44 p.m.
CLeyson(a)aol.com wrote:
Over time you learn who are the good guys, the re-sellers, collectors or
enthusiasts
making an honest living, and the bad guys who just jump on the band wagon and
push up the prices.
If you really want something there are lots of places to look besides Ebay.
Chris
Well tell me, I would like to know what other on-line places are there
to look for older equipment.
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Ben Franchuk - Dawn * 12/24 bit cpu *
www.jetnet.ab.ca/users/bfranchuk/index.html
25 Jan
25 Jan
1:38 p.m.
New subject: Sniping was Re: Microdata "Microprogramming Handbook"
At 11:44 PM 1/24/02 -0700, you wrote:
Have you looked at ABEbooks? You can buy books there such as the S-100
Handbook for a fraction of what it sells for on E-bay.
A LOT of surplus companies have web sites and I have gotten good
bargains from them. They're not interested in "calssic" or odd ball
computers and will often sell that kind of stuff for next to nothign just
to get it out of the way especially if you go and pick it up and pay them
in cash.
Joe
CLeyson(a)aol.com wrote:
>
> Over time you learn who are the good guys, the re-sellers, collectors or
> enthusiasts
> making an honest living, and the bad guys who just jump on the band
wagon and
push up the
prices.
If you really want something there are lots of places to look besides Ebay.
Chris
Well tell me, I would like to know what other on-line places are there
to look for older equipment.
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