21 Mar
2001
21 Mar
'01
10:49 a.m.
On March 21, Bill Pechter wrote:
Too bad classicmp together couldn't bid for an
entire lot.
11/44's, TU77's...hmmm.
That's an interesting idea. Form a club centered around the list,
maintain an online bank account, take pre-auction votes on maximum
bids for a particular lot, and have a person local to each relevant
auction go on behalf of the group.
-Dave McGuire
21 Mar
21 Mar
12:15 p.m.
Dave,
That could work for the salvage yards as well. I have a nice digital
camera to take shots of this stuff here locally. The only problem is
that the stuff gets recycled pretty darn quick. I try to save what I can
but until I get my new building put up, I'm bursting at the seams.
Brian.
Dave McGuire wrote:
On March 21, Bill Pechter wrote:
Too bad classicmp together couldn't bid for
an entire lot.
11/44's, TU77's...hmmm.
That's an interesting idea. Form a club centered around the list,
maintain an online bank account, take pre-auction votes on maximum
bids for a particular lot, and have a person local to each relevant
auction go on behalf of the group.
-Dave McGuire 
10:23 p.m.
On March 21, Bill Pechter wrote:
What could make a club work is some cheap dock height storage, buying the
stuff is nothing compared to storing until it could be divvied up.
Too bad classicmp together couldn't bid for
an entire lot.
11/44's, TU77's...hmmm.
That's an interesting idea. Form a club centered around the list,
maintain an online bank account, take pre-auction votes on maximum
bids for a particular lot, and have a person local to each relevant
auction go on behalf of the group. 
22 Mar
22 Mar
1:22 a.m.
New subject: Club (was Re: pdp 11s to be auctioned at Goddard)
That's an interesting idea. Form a club centered
around the list,
maintain an online bank account, take pre-auction votes on maximum
bids for a particular lot, and have a person local to each relevant
auction go on behalf of the group.
I would definitely give money for this, as long as there was some return on
my investment, as I have neither the experience nor the geographical
advantage to acquire things as successfully as others on the list.
Keeping track of the finances would be tricky. Someone will have to manage
the money, and they will be met with varying amounts of distrust by those
who would donate. Maybe a good thing would be to either form a nonprofit or
get one to assimilate us.
And it would need a cool name. :-)
Thoughts?
--
Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)ou.edu
2:04 a.m.
New subject: Club (was Re: pdp 11s to be auctioned at Goddard)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey S. Sharp" <jss(a)ou.edu>
To: "ClassicCmp Mailing List" <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 8:22 AM
Subject: Club (was Re: pdp 11s to be auctioned at Goddard)
Keeping track of the finances would be tricky.
Someone will have to
manage
the money, and they will be met with varying amounts
of distrust by those
who would donate. Maybe a good thing would be to either form a nonprofit
or
get one to assimilate us.
And it would need a cool name. :-)
Thoughts?
How about Computer Rescue And Preservation? I've already got the
trademark - my sister is always complaining "What's all this C.R.A.P. in
the garage? On top of all the C.R.A.P. in the basement, there's no room for
anything else in the house ..."
Clearly, she's got to go. : v )
But I like the idea of the club. It's too bad that my Canuck bucks will
only buy me 63% of a Yankee membership.
Cheers,
Mark.
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