On the hunt at Goodwill . . . . - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

24 Sep 1997

The previous message contained my employee's name and adress (WRONG), sorry.

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 At 13.44 23/09/97 -0600, you wrote:
 You have to keep in mind though, that this Thrift
Store stuff is 
strictly "as-is".  If it dosen't work, or if it's flakey, tough luck 
guy, you bought it.  Ah, ok if it is "as is" (that here clearly mean
"it's broken") 10 $ or less are ok.
...

 Having been burned numerous times by paying too 
much for junk that flat out didn't work, I have resolved NEVER to pay 
more than $10 for disk drives (of any sort). I FULLY AGREE (and been burned too).

You know somebody who would pay $60 for a USED 1541? Hm, I wonder how 
hard it is to get past Italian Customs . . . Yes, this is the real trouble.
It depends how "expert" is the man in charge to controll stuff.
If he recognize the stuff as used and "out-of-fashion" he will probably be
human; otherwise it will cost 
...
 as gold. 
Riccardo