Vintage Computer Museum eBay Sales

[Eric Dittman]

It's a virtual museum using eBay to display the exhibits.

On 6/17/21 9:48 AM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote:
> Approximately zero people ever thought this guy was a museum.
> 
> --
> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>


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Eric Dittman