On Sun, 6 May 2001, Tom Owad wrote:
> >Most of the DEC stuff in the area cleared through Trenton over 4 year ago.
> >The show had tons of PDP8's and PDP11/23's and 11/34's and MicroVaxes
> >back in the late 80's.
>
> I found the show disappointing. It wasn't nearly as good as previous
> years - and I can't tell you how many times the dealers told me how much
> they could get for the item I was interested in on eBay. (Hint: more
> than I was willing to pay.)
I get this from time to time from sellers at local ham fests. I respond
something to the effect that if they want to get the eBay price then they
should sell it on eBay, but I don't see the point of them having gone
through all the trouble of packing their stuff up and hauling it down to a
parking lot to stew all day in the sun and refuse a reasonable offer. I
also then remind them of how much work it is to pack, label and ship the
item to the buyer and ask them to calculate how much their time is worth
to them. At that point the sensible sellers will see it my way and give
into my offer. The assholes will go home with the item and maybe
successfully sell it on eBay.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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Received on Mon May 07 2001 - 00:17:18 BST