25 Jul
2010
25 Jul
'10
8:22 p.m.
Hi
There is a DEC manual the size of VMS manual ring binder for sale on
Ebay. I would really like to have it! The seller wont ship
internationally, but I'm in Sweden.
Would anyone like to be my proxy? I'll bid and pay the seller but I need
someone to receive it in United States and ship it to me. Obviously I'll
pay for shipping to Sweden and a bit extra for the trouble.
Please contact me offlist.
Kind Regards,
Pontus.
25 Jul
25 Jul
9:09 p.m.
Hi. Maybe. E-mail me.
--- On Sun, 7/25/10, Pontus <pontus at update.uu.se> wrote:
From: Pontus <pontus at update.uu.se>
Subject: Help with international shipping
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Date: Sunday, July 25, 2010, 4:22 PM
Hi
There is a DEC manual the size of VMS manual ring binder
for sale on Ebay. I would really like to have it! The seller
wont ship internationally, but I'm in Sweden.
Would anyone like to be my proxy? I'll bid and pay the
seller but I need someone to receive it in United States and
ship it to me. Obviously I'll pay for shipping to Sweden and
a bit extra for the trouble.
Please contact me offlist.
Kind Regards,
Pontus.
26 Jul
26 Jul
4:59 a.m.
Hi
I've gotten help, and the seller seems willing to change his mind for
some extra bucks. It's going to work out.
Thanks for offering.
King Regards,
Pontus.
Hi. Maybe. E-mail me.
--- On Sun, 7/25/10, Pontus <pontus at update.uu.se> wrote:
From: Pontus <pontus at update.uu.se>
Subject: Help with international shipping
To: cctech at classiccmp.org
Date: Sunday, July 25, 2010, 4:22 PM
Hi
There is a DEC manual the size of VMS manual ring binder
for sale on Ebay. I would really like to have it! The seller
wont ship internationally, but I'm in Sweden.
Would anyone like to be my proxy? I'll bid and pay the
seller but I need someone to receive it in United States and
ship it to me. Obviously I'll pay for shipping to Sweden and
a bit extra for the trouble.
Please contact me offlist.
Kind Regards,
Pontus.
3:56 p.m.
There is a DEC manual the size of VMS manual ring
binder for sale on Ebay.
I would really like to have it! The seller wont ship internationally, but
I'm in Sweden.
Would anyone like to be my proxy? I'll bid and pay the seller but I need
someone to receive it in United States and ship it to me. Obviously I'll
pay for shipping to Sweden and a bit extra for the trouble.
This is happening too much, and it worries me a lot.
Last month, I was interested in two ebay itens. One is a very stuffed
TM506 mainframe that coudn't be sent to Brazil because the seller had to
sign he wouldn't sell the things he bought overseas. I had to have the help
of a friend of this list (THANKS A LOT! You know who you are :o)) to solve
this problem. I don't mind the extra $70 I had to pay to have the item sent
to him, for him to repack and send me to Brazil, but I mind the trouble I
gave him for repacking and sending the item to me. No good.
The other was a item from outback (look for it at ebay), a HP16500A to C
upgrade kit. NEW IN BOX. The price was cheap and I'd pay anything to have
it. I **COULDN'T** buy it AT ANY PRICE because the seller is tired of
falling in brazilian scams (as he/she said) and wouldn't sell it to me at
any condition.
Of course, I have few votes on ebay (all of them as a buyer) but all
votes are positive.
So, not only this is an oportunity for a "forward" service to be born,
but also is a pity, we pay one of the most expensive shipping taxes in the
world, one of the most expensive customs taxes in the world, don't have an
internal surplus selling option and now, gasp, we CANNOT EVEN BUY ON EBAY.
Future is dire :(
Thanks for hearing the rant
Alexandre Souza, PU1BZZ
5:51 p.m.
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Alexandre Souza - Listas
<pu1bzz.listas at gmail.com> wrote:
? The other was a item from outback (look for it at ebay), a HP16500A to C
upgrade kit. NEW IN BOX. The price was cheap and I'd pay anything to have
it. I **COULDN'T** buy it AT ANY PRICE because the seller is tired of
falling in brazilian scams (as he/she said) and wouldn't sell it to me at
any condition.
What is the attraction of the HP16500A to C upgrade kit at $172.50
when you can find a whole 16500C at that price? I suppose in your
case it would probably cost a lot less to ship the upgrade kit vs the
whole mainframe from the US to Brazil.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390216956381
If you don't need something portable / self-contained or support for
some really old modules a 16700A doesn't cost a lot these days either.
8:25 p.m.
What is the attraction of the HP16500A to C upgrade kit
at $172.50
when you can find a whole 16500C at that price? I suppose in your
case it would probably cost a lot less to ship the upgrade kit vs the
whole mainframe from the US to Brazil.
This is the problem :) A 16500C shipped to Brazil would cost AT LEAST
$300 to ship, and God-knows-who how much in customs' charges :(
And, of course, it is IMPOSSIBLE to find a 16500C in Brazil :)
Of course, I could do something with a 16500B board...At least I'd have
HDD support...
If you don't need something portable /
self-contained or support for
some really old modules a 16700A doesn't cost a lot these days either.
Too expensive, and I already have the 16500, it works like a charm to me
:)
BTW, a curiosity: In the scope module, there isn't a graticule (that
horizontal/vertical lines that you use to measure time/amplitude of a trace)
I can activate? I did everything I could and wasn't able to turn it on :)
Thanks
Alexandre Souza, PU1BZZ
8:54 p.m.
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Alexandre Souza - Listas
<pu1bzz.listas at gmail.com> wrote:
? BTW, a curiosity: In the scope module, there isn't a graticule (that
horizontal/vertical lines that you use to measure time/amplitude of a trace)
I can activate? I did everything I could and wasn't able to turn it on :)
Are you using a 16530A/16531A in your 16500A? I have never used
those, only 16532A / 16534A, where if I remember correctly you can use
the horizontal and vertical markers to measure period and amplitude.
I thought there was a grid you could turn on too. I'll have to poke
around with a 16532A this evening and refresh my memory.
10:01 p.m.
Are you using a 16530A/16531A in your 16500A? I have
never used
those, only 16532A / 16534A, where if I remember correctly you can use
the horizontal and vertical markers to measure period and amplitude.
I thought there was a grid you could turn on too. I'll have to poke
around with a 16532A this evening and refresh my memory.
I don't remember the exact model, it is at home, but I believe it is the
530/531. I'd thank if you could tell me how to do that. I do miss this
feature.
BTW, anyone with a complete scope probe from this analyser to sell? I
have only one very-long-cable HP probe, it would be nice to use both
channels :)
Thanks, Alexandre PU1BZZ
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