>Ethan Dicks wrote:
> > --- John Allain <allain_at_panix.com> wrote:
> > I'd be willing to pay a 10% share for 10% of the lot provided the
> > right things are in there.
> I might be, too. Dunno how we'd handle shipping/storage/etc, but
> it's an idea. Count me in for 10%. Who's going to organize it?
> Better be someone close...
> > We could start by assigning values to all the items...
> That could work. I'm mostly focused on PDP-8 stuff (there's a little
> in there, not lots), but I do have DEC hardware spanning the 1964-1995
> timeframe. Very little stuff newer than that, though.
Jerome Fine replies:
There does not seem to me to be much that I could use of the
PDP-11 boards - except maybe the RQDX1 that I think I
recognized. So I doubt that I would want to pay for a 10% share.
However, there seems to be enough interest already for 35%
of the total. And some have expressed an interest to contribute
something just to save the load. Might a lottery be acceptable
that would help if 100% is not subscribed? Depending on how
much could be raised by selling tickets for $ 10 each that gave
one chance at a 10% share with any extra providing for storage
until the load was divided up and shipped. Everyone could
buy as many tickets as they want with 35 tickets being needed
to each additional 10% that is not subscribed.
While the above is only a suggestion and is probably not a
sufficient overall method of handling, it might just be useful
enough to start someone thinking about a complete solution.
I will buy one ticket even though I doubt there is anything
I can use.
If sufficient others post a non-refundable deposit for 10%
based on there being enough of interest for them, there might
be sufficient to bid for the whole lot. An initial suggestion
would be $ 35 as a deposit for a 10% share. You need
many fewer people this way. Only 100 total against 350
for a lottery.
Just some suggestions!!!
Sincerely yours,
Jerome Fine
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