Goodwill Museum ??? (Was: Goodwill Computerworks Museum is open)

From: Eric J. Korpela <korpela_at_ellie.ssl.berkeley.edu>
Date: Tue Aug 22 11:59:43 2000

> Well, I'm still not 100% custom to your scheme of 'Goodwill'
> stores (but I stop already for every Thrift/Goodwill store
> when raiding (sp?:) the US), nonetheless I can't figure what's
> good when they shelf the computers instead of selling it.

Well, I personally would be inclined to visit that Goodwill
Computerworks were I in the area. Advertising the museum
make people more likely to visit the store. If having the
museum make it more likely that there will be people sifting
through their boxes of ISA cards, then I am for it and don't
see it as a problem.

I don't often stop at Goodwill, Salvation Army or St. Vinnies
any more as it's usually not even worth the 5 minutes to see the
Commodore 64 sitting on their shelves. If there's one on the way
to somewhere else I'm going, sure, I'll pop in, but it's been a long
time since I found something unexpected at one. Rare and interesting
things don't stay on the shelf very long around here. In other parts
of the country, YMMV.

> If they recognize old computers and are willing to invest
> some additional handling to maximize earnings the best
> modus operandi is to auction them of at eBay and use the
> money acording to their carta.

I'd be very suprised if it were within Goodwill's charter to use an
auction service to sell merchandise even if it did maximize earnings.

Eric
Received on Tue Aug 22 2000 - 11:59:43 BST