OOPs AT&Ts

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Thu Feb 19 15:34:28 1998

At 02:03 PM 2/19/98 +0000, you wrote:
>> At 08:54 PM 2/18/98 +0000, you wrote:
>> >> At 11:11 PM 2/15/98 +0000, you wrote:
>> >
>> >> >Jason D.
>> >>
>> >> Still haven't been back to the place that had the pile of them.
There
>> >> were bunches at the hamfest though. Most were $75 to $100 (asking
price).
>> >
>> >Joe,
>> >
>> >Ouch!
>> >
>> >What was the usual PS/2 models with this inflated asking prices
>> >unless it has special reason for this?
>> >
>> >Let us know after thru these piles anyway.
>> >
>> >Thanks!
>> >
>> >Jason D.
>> >
>>
>> The owner is a typical surplus store owner. He buys the stuff for $30
>> a pallet load (20 to 30 machines), but wants an arm and a leg for each one.
>> He'll scrap the stuff before selling it cheap. I went back down there
>> yesterday to look at some HP's and found out he had pulled ALL the boards
>> out of them and was still wanting $100 each for the empty boxes and power
>> supplys. The owner was acting like a jerk so I didn't even ask about the
>> PS-2s. I don't think they're anything special about the PS-2s but I'm not
>> very familar with them so I don't know for sure.
>
>Hee hee, I agree with you, that guy is jerk! :)

   He'll be a lot more willing to negotiate when he needs money. I'll try
him again sometime.

 Well, so good luck
>with alterative place anyway and see how things goes. What do you
>mean by what do you not familiar with PS-2s? I could help you to
>ID?

   I don't know what the various models have in them or which ones are rare
or valuable. Do you have a brief list that has that info? I could use a
copy.

  BTW the trip to his place wasn't a complete waste. I stopped at a trift
store on the way back and bought a AT&T 7300 and some NorthStar manuals.

   Joe
>
>Jason D.
>
>>
>> Joe
>>
>
>email: jpero_at_cgo.wave.ca
>Pero, Jason D.
>
Received on Thu Feb 19 1998 - 15:34:28 GMT