On Friday, December 24, 1999 1:54 PM, Chuck McManis
[SMTP:cmcmanis_at_mcmanis.com] wrote:
> Well if these guys expect to get $75 for the metal strip from the top of a
> front panel I don't think I can afford their actual front panels. I'm
> guessing they want between $600 and $1000 for them right?
I know that they've sold panels in the past for considerably less. However,
the price for any "collectable" is what the buyer and seller negotiate.
That's why you need to contact Data Sales for asking prices, and then decide
whether you want to make a counter-offer.
They've been listing prices and minimum bids in their eBay offerings.
However, you will note that few people are bidding on things, and Data Sales
has a lot of "headers", TCM's, etc.. On the other hand, Jim at Data Sales is
aware of the 360/50 control panel that sold on eBay for considerably more
than $500, so that may raise his idea of what his inventory is worth.
Note that I've very uncomfortable discussing prices like that for computer
equipment. My motivation for acquiring what I've got is emotion (affection,
nostalgia, respect for those 1960's engineers, etc.) and it feels icky
(technical psychology term) to put dollar values on that.
However, much of this stuff wouldn't exist if someone hadn't salvaged it,
transported it, warehoused it, etc. I think that those people are entitled
to reasonable compensation, and again, "reasonable" is defined by
negotiation between buyer and seller.
-- John
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