At 5:51 PM -0500 11/11/07, William Donzelli wrote:
I suspect
they're being purchased by dealers. I'd like one, but
haven't been willing to shell out the $$$'s.
Dealers do not buy many things on Ebay - a general rule of thumb. It
does not make much sense for dealer to pay top dollar for stuff.
Lets see - 1) its DEC 1) its old 1) its cool. Collector demand? Nahhhh....
Trust me, there are several dealers that regularly buy up stuff on
eBay. A couple of them are even on this list, though they typically
keep a very low profile. Their are quite a few items that make sense
for dealers to buy when they show up on eBay. Basically *any* DS10
(not DS10L) will have at least a bid on it by a dealer. Certain
Q-Bus or Unibus cards are the same way. Undesirable systems such as
XP1000's will be targeted by dealers if they have a desirable enough
card in them.
Where you'll always loose out against a dealer is if he has a
customer that needs a specific item (or multiples of that item) that
is up on eBay.
Zane
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