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From: Bill Garber on 23 Feb 2010 19:57 "Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com> wrote in message news:4b846d18$0$8801$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > > "Dragos" <mgladson(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:9866a53f-ee4d-41ab-8779-badd54a58ad3(a)w12g2000vbj.googlegroups.com... >> The world may never know.... > > ... nor care. Aw, give the guy a break. ANYONE HAVE SOME PREPARATION-H? LOL
From: Dragos on 23 Feb 2010 23:38 > > ANYONE HAVE SOME PREPARATION-H? LOL Why? I just saw some auctions close that give quite a bit of weight to what I think I can get for these items... I know, some are too poor and have to poke fun, its ok....
From: EnergyAdvisor on 24 Feb 2010 08:36 On Feb 23, 7:57 pm, "Bill Garber" <willy4...(a)garberstreet.com> wrote: > "Clocky" <notg...(a)happen.com> wrote in messagenews:4b846d18$0$8801$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > > > "Dragos" <mglad...(a)gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:9866a53f-ee4d-41ab-8779-badd54a58ad3(a)w12g2000vbj.googlegroups.com... > >> The world may never know.... > > > ... nor care. > > Aw, give the guy a break. > > ANYONE HAVE SOME PREPARATION-H? LOL There appears to be no end to the number of fools who are able to secure easy credit. Then again, what do I know about the value of this junk? I only know the value of my big pile of money. I suppose if I were hard up, I'd try to sell off some of my old junk for ridiculously high prices as well. Fortunately, I have no trouble earning more money, so I usually just put my old junk up on eBay for the fun of it. Some people might be too hard up to pay the eBay fees and can't afford a low blow offer, but not me.
From: Jim Brain on 24 Feb 2010 09:53 As a recent seller (last night) of such gear, my motive is simple: I have extra units I am not using, but someone else can. The proceeds from the sales can be used to fund new projects. Jim
From: Jim Brain on 24 Feb 2010 14:05
On 2/24/2010 12:31 PM, EnergyAdvisor wrote: > Other hardware, such as the SuperCPU, also lacks historical and > cultural significance. It too was engineered to be consumed and later > disposed of. The key thing you mention is the fact that, as these > items break, there are no more spare parts. Inevitably, much of this > stuff will break. A lot of it is well past its best before date. To > me, that only reduces the value even further. A Ming vase will stand > the test of time, because it doesn't break down chemically like old > computer equipment does. The argument you present is valid for the Ming Vase, but I think it breaks down relating to the recent "Action Comics #1" that went for $1 million. It too was engineered to be "consumed and later disposed". It breaks down faster than computer gear, and is well past it's due date. It does have some "cultural significance", being the first time a superhero flew without assist and the first time a hero worked in the city, and the mere fact it's the start of the Superman lineage, but that cultural significance is not universal. Consider how many blogs and articles on the interwebs this week expressed shock that a comic, any comic, would command $1mil. So, it's a non-durable item, given cultural significance within a certain community. I feel the SuperCPU and other peripherals (like the C65, etc.) fit that category as well. Mind you, I don't really care one way or the other. It's stuff, and the market decides what it is worth. I would be cautious about calling such expenditures "foolish". I believe we've all paid a premium for an item of interest, and all such purchases fit into this category, it's just a matter of degree. I've paid a premium for items before, and I don't think it is foolish. The money wasn't being otherwise useful, and I could generate some happiness with the purchase. It would be foolish if there was some other better immediate use for those funds that generated more value. Obviously, I'm biased, since the previous SCPU64 link is a spare of mine and I benefit from the premiums of vintage products in such an exchange. But, I've done my fair share of buying said items in my day, and I am happy with my position from both vantage points. In short, if we're going to categorize all such purchasers as "fools", I think the entire newsgroup (and the forums as well) should labels themselves likewise. It's an underpowered 25+ year old machine, containing less computing capacity than many watches today. Just posting on said forum is of no value, as those minutes could be much better spent doing almost anything else, no? CBMFool Jim :-) |