Help with pricing on vintage computers?

From: Mike <ipscone_at_msdsite.com>
Date: Tue Jan 14 14:17:00 2003

Didn't I say the model was correct but the parametric values were wrong?

science - systematized knowledge derived from observation, study, and
experimentation.

So, if that "observations, studies, and experiments" are wrong, then the
"science" is wrong.

I never said the model was wrong.

> On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Mike wrote:
>
>> The science is wrong.
>
> Luddite ;)
>
>> That science is based on a supply that is offered
>> to the demand audience. And that demand audience has always been
>> limited and local (for the most part). With the internet, the demand
>> now is expanded to millions of people.
>>
>> As far as the supply, it can be said that the supply has also
>> expanded. But the reality is that the supply, for the most part, was a
>> fixed number that has decreased since the items were manufactured.
>>
>> So we have an ever expanding demand with a shrinking supply. So,
>> while the model is correct, the parametric values are all wrong and
>> need updating to reflect a global demand, now.
>
> You just finished saying the science is wrong, but everything after that
> indicates that you agree completely with its premise.
>
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