Vintage Computer Museum eBay Sales

[William Donzelli]

Approximately zero people ever thought this guy was a museum.

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Will

On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 10:28 AM Chris Zach via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> Reason #1 why I am exceptionally loathe to donate things to "museums"
> these days...
>
> CZ
>
> On 6/17/2021 10:06 AM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
>
> > His target market is not the vcf hobbyist.
> >
> > Many of these were on ebay or wherever, shipped to Long Island and put back
> > on ebay for 50%+ more than "wholesale" (orig. seller's price).
> >
> > I have sold items to this guy via ebay inadvertantly and he has relisted
> > mynitems at a much higher price.  It might take 6 months to sell at the
> > higher price but eventually they sell.  I wanted to sell quickly and was
> > not willing to wait so my price was competitive.   His profit comes from
> > patience and apparently cheap storage.  He probably re-uses the original
> > shipping box which is smart!
> >
> >
> > Personally I think people who scoff at this seller are missing the point
> > ... we are mostly a group of educated frugal vc hobbyists and not his
> > target market.  But if you must have it, he's got it!
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 17, 2021, 7:40 AM D. Resor via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> It seems at least on the first page of their listings, $899.99 is a
> >> favorite
> >> asking price?
> >>
> >>
> >> https://www.ebay.com/str/vintagecomputermuseumservices?_trksid=p2047675.l256
> >> 3
> >>
> >> Don Resor
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>