Way too much computer stuff in my basement...any good ebay alternatives for unloading some of this? (ebay seller must now give credit card AND bank account info!)
8 Jul
2001
8 Jul
'01
12:29 a.m.
Hi all
Some of you probably have seen some of my posts.
I have given away a lot of computer stuff vintage and semi-vintage and
traded a lot. I have trashed a lot lately.
I recent years, I have accumulated way too much computer stuff (mostly
vintage and semi-vintage) in my basement...I can only trade so much and
trades arent really helping with the "space issue"...
I dont wanna junk it and can see most of it can be used...I have paid some
money for most of this...
I have always "boycotted" ebay as both a seller and a buyer...now online
auctions look like the only way to unload quickly the tons of stuff I
have... Ill have to pack and ship but I was ready to give it a
shot....rather then junk tons of working computers...and related equip...
I have now gotten "cold feet" from signing up as a seller on US ebay (with
good reason!) since now they ask for both credit card and complete checking
bank account info!!! (how bout my fingerprints and social security no...?)
Thats way too much info too have "floating around on the net" for me...even
just giving my credit card is "unconfortable" for me...
I can only imagine the ebay seller sign-ups going way down now...I know
there is a lotta fraud on ebay but this is not a good idea for ebay IMO...
I have also heard horror stories like paypal fetching funds from sellers
bank accounts when stuff was undelivered or problems happened...gee...
I could sign up for ebay canada, they only ask for credit card info (weird
hey?) but would not be able to have the stuff listed on the US ebay....I
have to open up a new account and given the bank account info to be on US
ebay....
So anybody with any good alternatives to ebay?
Claude
http://www.members.tripod.com/computer_collector
7 Jul
7 Jul
11:39 p.m.
On Sun, 8 Jul 2001, Claude.W wrote:
So anybody with any good alternatives to ebay?
I am actually working on a classified ad system on the VCF website for
buying/selling/trading vintage computer stuff that will be free to use.
I'm about halfway through the code (got the account registration and most
of the code to create a listing working, just need to add a search and
some account management features for the first release) and will be doing
some beta testing before the system is opened up to the public. If I find
some time over the next couple weeks I may have it ready to roll by the
end of this month.
If you want to wait a few more weeks then you'll have a very nice
alternative to eBay for selling your excess stuff.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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8 Jul
8 Jul
9:44 a.m.
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On Sun, 8 Jul 2001, Sellam said:
I may have {a website} ready to roll by the end of
this month.
What about the VCF?
I plan to take two trips to VCF east.
On day one I will collect wants and availabilities
and on day 2 match them to my availabilities and wants.
It'd be nice to replace shipping costs for the price of
hitchhiking the item in my car, it's much cheaper.
It would be better still if peoples' 'wants and haves' were
known Before VCF east so I could start bringing on day one.
Some things I have now, much of it free, are:
Thomas-Conrad setup (cards,hub,docs), Funky Apple ///,
RS6000 (for $), SMD drive ($), IDE drives, Netware Docs.
John A.
10:59 a.m.
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On Sun, 8 Jul 2001, John Allain wrote:
A trading message board is a good idea.
I'll work on getting the message board software I created for VCF 4.0 last
year implemented on the VCF East page. That way, people can use the
system to discuss these sorts of trades.
I'll post here soon when it's available.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
3:46 a.m.
Talk to your bank and credit card issuer, ask them what your liability is,
and if you don't like it, switch to a bank etc. with better terms.
Ebay has a monopoly on one thing, PEOPLE (ie buyers and sellers). Most
reasonable alternative in my opionion is to list things in the marketplace
sections of the appropriate newsgroups. Make a long list of your stuff and
let people pick at it.
6:48 a.m.
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Hi Claude,
You could try my site where I have an "Old Computer Market" where anybody
can post there adds completely for free. Check it out at
http://www.oldcomputercollection.com and select "Old Computer Market".
Stefan Mansier.
At 01:29 8-7-01 -0400, you wrote:
9 Jul
9 Jul
1:05 a.m.
Hello Claude,
You could try out Sellyouritem.com, a relatively new auction site that does
have a catagory for classic electronics.
Bill
"Claude.W" wrote:
8:44 a.m.
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On Sun, 8 Jul 2001, bill claussen wrote:
I wouldn't waste the time. I put a couple of SUN VME boards up with
auto-relist. After three auction periods I had 0 bids and only 4 hits
on the items at all (and at least one of them, probably 2 as I warched
it from home too, were me).
bill
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9:56 a.m.
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Hello Bill,
I respectfully disagree, Sellyouritem.com is a new site and does have the
category for classic equipment. There are many folks that have had bids.
Everyone keeps saying that they are wanting to have an alternative to the high
fees at ebay, yet no one seems to want to do what it takes to create that
alternative. It seems to me that folks on this list have stated many times that
they want a place to put their wares, yet here is one place that is willing to
work with the users and some are not wanting to give it a chance. Rome wasn't
built in a day nor was ebay.
Bill
Bill Gunshannon wrote:
8:25 p.m.
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On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, bill claussen wrote:
Screw SellYourItem.Com. Use the VCF classified ads board (coming soon :)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
11:51 p.m.
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I'll be happy to look at it, but screwing an up and coming site is just plain
stupid.
Bill
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