A moment of silence, please

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
Date: Tue Aug 12 22:26:28 1997

On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Marvin wrote:

> And yes, this type of stuff WILL make it harder for people to collect
> computers. HOWEVER, we are still at the stage where the perceived value of
> most older computers is not very high thus making it relatively easy for
> anyone who has the desire to get a fairly complete selection of computers
> relatively inexpensively. And since we seem to be some of the few concerned
> with the preservation of old computers and their history, that leaves us in
> a rather responsible position and I think the future will look back kindly
> at our efforts!

I think it is up to us to some extent to not give in to high prices
demanded by people selling their old computers. As I've indicated in
previous messages, I ALWAYS haggle a deal, no matter how mundane. In
this way I serve two useful purposes: 1) I keep people from trying to
command high prices for old computers, 2) I conserve my money so that I
am able to buy up as many computers as possible. The other day I haggled
over a quarter for god's sake! (Relative to the total cost of what I was
buying it was 25%, but still, it was just a damn quarter! In the end
somebody came along and gave the seller a quarter for me! Ok, call me
cheap, but sometimes I just get caught up in the fever.)

So anyway, ALWAYS negotiate with the seller. In the end, everyone wins,
especially YOU!

Sam
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Received on Tue Aug 12 1997 - 22:26:28 BST