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From: Ethan Dicks <ethan_dicks_at_yahoo.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Thursday, October 28, 1999 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: What's an RX01 drive worth to a commercial user?
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>--- Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com> wrote:
>> >I just got a call from a place I used to work (Lucent). They have a bad
>> >RX01 drive and want to buy a replacement.
>>
>> Why would you want to charge Lucent a "reasonable" price? ;)
>
>Well... reasonable cuts both ways. Perhaps I should have said, "I want to
>gouge them, but not so much they buy one from someone else... how bad can
>I make it hurt?" Is that better? ;-)
>
I wonder if they will make YOU *hurt* when they go to get rid of the
equipment they have. I have always dealt with people and companies in a very
reasonable manner not to gouge or hurt them as good sales to a company in
need has usually brought excellent returns. As for individuals, nothing can
yield more vintage systems than not gouging or taking advatnage of a person
in need.
I am still getting MANY offers to purchase transistors computers today
because I chose not to gouge these same factories/companies in the past.
I have put many systems in schools (never museums) even up to some recent
donations which included a Singer mini from the 50's with acoustic memory --
in return I have received 1130 stuff (which I scrapped for $$) and many
other mini parts.
Companies and people will only treat you as well as you have treated them...
john
>> I would call a few of the legacy support outfits, then cut their price by
>> whatever percent feels right to you.
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>In progress. I've sent several mails out to various places I do business
>with. I don't have phone numbers handy.
>
>> You're not exactly doing a "small" service for them either.
>
>Very much true. I did mention that installation would be available for
>an hourly rate.
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>-ethan
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Received on Thu Oct 28 1999 - 12:35:19 BST