Computer Value (was Re: value of RK05)

From: John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com>
Date: Sat May 6 21:31:59 2000

Apart from people freaking out about eBay, I think the classic
computer hobby is doing fine. More people than ever realize that
there are weirdos out there who'd be glad to pick up their
old computers.

The Net is screwing up all sorts of markets. For example, I'm
doing some consulting for a pottery business. They're not small,
roughly $8M a year. They have thousands of dealers who buy at
50% of retail and sell in their real-world shops. One of them
has figured out eBay. They buy at dealer price, put the item
on eBay and generally get retail price *or more*. That's like
taking $1 today and turning it into $2 a week from now, and
being able to do it again and again.

RK05s? I bought five RL02 disk packs the other day for $2 each.
I see they're going for $30 on eBay. I'll use the proceeds to
fund other bad habits.

- John
Received on Sat May 06 2000 - 21:31:59 BST