If you're going to bid on e-bay, be prepared to get hurt.
It's the most unforgiving marketplace on earth. It is
regularly prowled by individuals with *extremely*
deep pockets.
Jeff
On Sun, 17 Oct 1999 10:47:38 -0400 Randy Kaplan <rkaplan_at_accsys-corp.com>
writes:
>Hello all -
>
>About a week ago I put a bid on a Micro PDP-11/23 on ebay. I was top
>bidder until the end. Of course the end was when I was asleep (3 AM)
>this morning (serves me right for sleeping). Got up and was very
>disappointed. Since the recent discussion about collectors vs.
>enthusiasts I thought I would share this with the group. As a new
>collector, I have been reading alot about sources and establishing
>networks but they are not in place yet so one of my main venues is
>ebay
>at this time. I plan to start contacting scrappers, universities, and
>friends in companies soon. But, alas, today a PDP-11/23 flew by.
>
>Randy Kaplan
>
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Received on Sun Oct 17 1999 - 11:37:53 BST