Ebay Altair

From: Richard Erlacher <richard_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Tue May 9 23:31:51 2000

I believe the issue is that, as we've all been told, "it's worth what you
can get for it" in the free market. Just because my computer only brought
$50 doesn't mean that it's not worth $10K to some other person who just
didn't buy mine. Who knows, maybe he bought mine from the guy who bought it
from me.

It's silly to argue over what an object of mixed value, depending on
nostalgia and other intangibles, and probably of no other value at all in
terms of utility, is worth. That's why auctions are the only "real" measure
of their value. I HATE it when I'm just about to pay $5 for something and
another guy comes along and says "Hey! I'll give you $50 for that!" It is,
however, the way the market works.

Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: Ebay Altair


> >This makes no sense. eBay prices as a rule are always much more than
once
> >can expect to find in the "real world". In fact, "real world" prices
have
>
> Which "real world" would this be?
>
> Ebay is much higher than scrap yards, and much lower than legacy support.
>
> >As I have always maintained in the past, eBay has done nothing but
> >artifically inflate the prices for old computers to the detriment of this
> >hobby (and others as well).
>
> Define artificial?
>
> Simple test, what items do you have that eBay prices are now too high on,
> such that you are willing to sell? Or is it just that eBay prices are too
> high for you to buy at, yet still far too low for you to sell at.
>
>
Received on Tue May 09 2000 - 23:31:51 BST