13 Jul
2016
13 Jul
'16
5:17 a.m.
I have a big load of DEC items coming in within the next month or two,
probably a 24 foot truck packed, and an even larger one one possible this
fall.
I already have a 25 foot storage unit costing me a small fortune, and will
probably need another.
I need to sell off as many boxes, boards and terminals, and printers. This
includes numerous most Q bus boxes, all vaxes, and a few 8-E boxes without
covers and maybe slides.
I am trying to keep the weeks before and after VCF free of medical
appointments. I should be able to drop off items there, ship most,
including overseas. You are always welcome to stop by as long as its pre
scheduled, and too many people at once could complicate things.I think the
members who have stopped here in the past have had a good time picking and
chatting.
Please send me any requests off list.
Thanks, Paul
13 Jul
13 Jul
4:42 p.m.
Sorry, Champaign, IL area. A few hours south of Chicago.
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 4:17 AM, Paul Anderson <useddec at gmail.com> wrote:
I have a big load of DEC items coming in within the
next month or two,
probably a 24 foot truck packed, and an even larger one one possible this
fall.
I already have a 25 foot storage unit costing me a small fortune, and will
probably need another.
I need to sell off as many boxes, boards and terminals, and printers. This
includes numerous most Q bus boxes, all vaxes, and a few 8-E boxes without
covers and maybe slides.
I am trying to keep the weeks before and after VCF free of medical
appointments. I should be able to drop off items there, ship most,
including overseas. You are always welcome to stop by as long as its pre
scheduled, and too many people at once could complicate things.I think the
members who have stopped here in the past have had a good time picking and
chatting.
Please send me any requests off list.
Thanks, Paul
7:20 p.m.
I'm new here so maybe I'm wrong but isn't the norm that sellers offer items
for sale and buyers makee offers for those items?
It doesn't seem reasonable to me for you to request buyers provide you with
a list of what they would be interested in on the chance that you might
have something they want.
--
Greg
7:27 p.m.
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 5:20 PM, Greg Stark <stark at mit.edu> wrote:
I'm new here so maybe I'm wrong but isn't
the norm that sellers offer items
for sale and buyers makee offers for those items?
It doesn't seem reasonable to me for you to request buyers provide you with
a list of what they would be interested in on the chance that you might
have something they want.
It's a bit of the norm in the collecting world. My dad was an avid
stamp collector
and he had a list of the stamps from different countries that he wanted to
purchase. He'd send this list to a number of different dealers who would then
make him an offer to sell him some of the stamps on his list. He'd
pick and chose
which of the offers he accepted based on funds on hand, and how much of the
goal it would accomplish (he had favorite countries and less favorite ones). It
seems to me that folks with ancient DEC computers know what they want and
likely have the list on-hand.... So it isn't too crazy....
Warner
7:55 p.m.
Greg wrote...
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It doesn't seem reasonable to me for you to request buyers provide you with a list of
what they would be interested in on the chance that you might have something they want.
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1) I'd usually prefer what Paul is doing, rather than vendors posting a weekly
inventory list to the list.
2) If a vendor has 10,000 parts, you can't expect them to list it all. And for those
with larger collections... I'd much rather someone tell me a few things they are
looking for and then I'll go look to see what I have. Good way to start a trading
session :)
J
8:59 p.m.
Whilst our list is not a marketplace and often sees a lot of altruistic acts in the cause
keeping going or restoring systems. There is a need to be able to post wanted/offered
small ads.
Rod
Sent from my iPad
On 14 Jul 2016, at 00:55, Jay West <jwest at
classiccmp.org> wrote:
Greg wrote...
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It doesn't seem reasonable to me for you to request buyers provide you with a list of
what they would be interested in on the chance that you might have something they want.
-------
1) I'd usually prefer what Paul is doing, rather than vendors posting a weekly
inventory list to the list.
2) If a vendor has 10,000 parts, you can't expect them to list it all. And for those
with larger collections... I'd much rather someone tell me a few things they are
looking for and then I'll go look to see what I have. Good way to start a trading
session :)
J
9:35 p.m.
Rod wrote....
There is a need to be able to post wanted/offered small ads.
Absolutely. And it happens a lot... thank $diety
J
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