Trip to London, want BBC Micro stuff...

From: Alistair MacDonald <AlistairMacDonald_at_economist.com>
Date: Wed Jun 27 08:28:42 2001

=== ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk 26/06/2001 20:58:26 ===
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>> On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 18:40:44 +0100 (BST) Tony Duell
>> Tony, any sign of a secondhand chain called Cash Converters
>> in the London area? The big Bristol branch has closed, but
>
>Cash Converters were still going a couple of weeks back, so unless
>they've closed very recently they are still trading.

Cash Converters is a franchised operation.

>But their prices
>tend to be out-of-this-world (No, I don't think a battered C64 is worth
>50 quid, OK...). I think I've found exactly one bargain in that chain
>over the years.

A lot depends upon how clued up the individual store is, and how much of a particular type of equipment is being sold in the area.

>They may be the only shop where you will find classic computers, though.

If you find anything other than consoles, or the occasional PsionII I'd be very surprised.

Alistair
Received on Wed Jun 27 2001 - 08:28:42 BST