Ebay Packing Jobs

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sun Feb 13 14:03:42 2005

> >As collectors, we're anal about "provenance". We don't want to alter the
> >historical artifact of the piece ;)
>
> I'm with Tony on this one... I could care less about the box (other than
> the old foam or whatever may not be up to the task of safe shipping) and if

I will agree that _I_ couldn't care less about the box (cardboard boxes
aren't suitable devices to attack with a 'scope :-)), but I appreciate
there are people who do.

Thereofore if I was selling something and had the original box, I would
ask the buyer if he cared about the box, and if he did, I would try to
get it to him in an undamaged date (e.g. I would not stick new labels all
over it).

As another example, a few years back I was given an HP33C calculator with
AC adapter, manuals and the box. Now, I wanted to use the machine, so I
kept all but the box, but I found somebody at HPCC (UK HP calculator user
club) who actually collects boxes, etc, and gave it to him. Seemed more
sensible than throwing it out.

-tony
Received on Sun Feb 13 2005 - 14:03:42 GMT