FWD from alt.folklore.computers

From: Anthony Eros <Anthony.Eros_at_digital.com>
Date: Wed Feb 17 14:31:11 1999

Possibly, but I remember seeing an eBay auction last year that was
structured in a similar way. Winning bid went to a cancel charity (I
think...)

-- Tony

        -----Original Message-----
        From: SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com [SMTP:SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com]
        Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 3:13 PM
        To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
        Subject: Re: FWD from alt.folklore.computers

        In a message dated 2/17/99 11:48:17 AM Pacific Standard Time,
        steverob_at_hotoffice.com writes:

        << My wife's aunt just cleaned out her closet and gave us a
digi-comp 1 in
         excellent shape with all the manuals, box, etc. I see from previous

         discussion that this is a beloved object to many of you.Since I
don't want
         to profit on her (pre)spring cleaning, I would be happy to ship the
unit to
         the first person who would be willing to make a $500 donation to
the
         charity of my choosing (for a 40% bracket, that is a $300 net
expense).I
         will be happy to confirm contents and quality of the unit with
_serious_
         purchasers. Since this is a charitable donation, I will not go down
on the
         price (if no buyers emerge by March 1st, it's off to ebay). It will
be sold
         first come, first served basis.Please, no haggling, and I hope that
we can
         find a nice home for this little red computer, while supporting a
worthy
         charity as well. Best regards,Lionel >>

        i'll be willing to bet one of my old computers that any of the ebay
profit
        wouldnt goto charity...
Received on Wed Feb 17 1999 - 14:31:11 GMT