> Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:09:29 +0000
> From: Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk_at_yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: RE: Lisa 1 for Sale
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Message-ID: <1104239369.4987.4.camel_at_weka.localdomain>
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> On Mon, 2004-12-27 at 21:21 -0500, chris wrote:
> > >I'm not usually the paranoid type, but the seller has been
> a member
> > >for all of eight hours, has a baker's dozen high-priced items with
> > >"reasonable" starting and buy bids all ending within
> minutes of each
> > >other. . .
> > >
> > >As much as I'd like a Lisa 1, this doesn't feel right.
> >
> > Uh, yeah, and none of his stuff has photos. You would think, if you
> > plan
> > to get 4 grand for a computer that clearly condition makes
> a difference
> > in the price, you would post some photos. Ditto for some of
> his other
> > items.
> >
>
> My immediate thought too. Plus they write like a 5 year old.
> Interesting how they say about the Twiggy drives being a bit
> flakey, as though there is a real machine behind all of this
> - it seems like an out of character comment with the rest of the post.
>
> I suppose it's the sort of thing I'd want to see personally
> before bidding (if I were the type to use ebay, which I'm
> not) and if that wasn't possible then just walk away.
>
> cheers
>
> J.
The description appears to be copied from the Lisa 1 currently up on
Ebay with a bid of $10K -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=80075&item=514999
8223&rd=1 - suggesting that it's probably fraudulent.
Received on Wed Dec 29 2004 - 03:00:31 GMT