Who is "sysman-inc" in eBay?

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
Date: Wed Sep 8 19:27:03 2004

> On Sep 7, 2004, at 10:39 PM, Wai-Sun Chia wrote:
>
> > Anybody know just who is sysman-inc on eBay?
> > He seems to snapping up alot of PDP parts at pretty high prices..
> > Leaving none for us poor hobbyist... :-{
> >
> > I guess he is a purchaser at a part dealer?
> >
> >
> > /wai-sun
> >
>
> He's a hobbyist (and a friend of mine) with more money than most
> hobbyists.
> He uses his business name for all his internet dealings.
> He's got (at least) a PDP-8, an -8i, and an -8e plus some PDP-11's.
> Definitely a preservationist, but a private one.
>
> Mike

However, while he might be a hobbyist there are also several dealers that
will bid quite high on anything that they consider "interesting" at which
point the price is likely to go higher than most any hobbyist is willing to
pay. Of course at least a couple of them lurk on this list as well.

                Zane
Received on Wed Sep 08 2004 - 19:27:03 BST