8 Apr
2014
8 Apr
'14
2:09 p.m.
Very disappointed that my DS DD 40t 5.25" floppy went for just 1p,
given that people had been specifically asking in here for one, in the
UK. But better that it goes to someone at all than to the recycling,
so thanks, Roger!
And my lovely Powerbook 170 went for just ?5.50 -- under $10. :-(
Anyway...
Here's a portable Bernoulli drive. Again, up for 1p.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271446708146
There are also some more floppy drives if you look at my "other items".
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8 Apr
8 Apr
3:41 p.m.
Liam Proven writes:
Very disappointed that my DS DD 40t 5.25" floppy
went for just 1p,
...
And my lovely Powerbook 170 went for just ?5.50 --
under $10. :-(
So bizarre. This stuff goes for larger and larger dollar amounts in the
US. Why so little in the UK?
I just found myself needing a spare DSDD 40t drive. I had to pay $20
(plus shipping), the cheapest I could find.
PowerBooks 170s aren't that expensive here, but $10 would be quite the
steal. Weird.
-Seth
9 Apr
9 Apr
10:36 a.m.
On 8 April 2014 20:41, Seth Morabito <lists at loomcom.com> wrote:
Why so little in the UK?
Damned if I know! :(
It's going to Hungary, FWIW. Sadly our Polish listmember was outbid,
but I gather the Hungarian chap is super-pleased to have won it, so I
guess it will be treasured. He's really happy. That's good.
I get the impression that Western European prices on vintage kit are
usually so high that Central/Eastern European collectors don't get a
look-in.
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11:18 a.m.
Maybe because shipping is expensive? Many collectors from Brazil I know
don't buy things from UK because of high shipping prices :(
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On 8 April 2014 20:41, Seth Morabito <lists at
loomcom.com> wrote:
Why so little in the UK?
Damned if I know! :(
It's going to Hungary, FWIW. Sadly our Polish listmember was outbid,
but I gather the Hungarian chap is super-pleased to have won it, so I
guess it will be treasured. He's really happy. That's good.
I get the impression that Western European prices on vintage kit are
usually so high that Central/Eastern European collectors don't get a
look-in.
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8 Apr
8 Apr
9:29 p.m.
On 04/08/2014 01:09 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
Very disappointed that my DS DD 40t 5.25" floppy
went for just 1p,
given that people had been specifically asking in here for one, in the
UK.
For that kind of price it might have been economical for me to just pay you
to ship it here to me in the US :) I've not managed to locate one on this
side of the Atlantic yet.
J.
9 Apr
9 Apr
7:17 a.m.
On 9 April 2014 02:29, Jules Richardson <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com> wrote:
For that kind of price it might have been economical
for me to just pay you
to ship it here to me in the US :) I've not managed to locate one on this
side of the Atlantic yet.
Well quite, but mostly people don't bid. I have lost count of the
number of messages I've got from people saying "oh I'd have had that
but I [didn't see it|don't do eBay|missed your post somehow|thought
shipping would be too much]" etc. It is really getting me down.
I'm not doing this for fun. I am moving countries; it will cost me
lots to store this stuff and I'd rather sell it for 1p than throw it
in the bin, but still, I do need money - my total earnings for 2014 so
far are ?150 - and it's a real downer to see stuff people would pay
2000x as much for go unbidden-upon.
My thanks to Roger for bunging me an extra ?4 on top of shipping!
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8:55 p.m.
On 9 April 2014 22:24, Roger Pugh <rogpugh at mac.com> wrote:
To be fair i put a max bid of ?5.50 in, so i'm a
bit of a scrooge really!
;-)
[Roar!]
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14 Apr
14 Apr
6:34 p.m.
On 8 April 2014 19:09, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
Here's a portable Bernoulli drive. Again, up for
1p.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271446708146
OK, so, not a single bid. Anyone want this or should I send it to e-waste? Free!
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