Re: OT Parts houses & scrappers
On Fri, Jan 25, 2019 at 9:48 AM Jay West via cctech wrote: > > Kudos to Jesse for working with me offlist, I feel I've gotten a good deal. I > appreciate the offers to help purchase, very much, but I got this taken care > of directly with Jesse and I'm happy. > > We have to understand, as others pointed out, that if no one speaks up for > stuff at a price that can keep the parts houses in business then the parts > won't be around. By the same token, the parts houses have to know we can't > pay typical full price that corporations/military can. We must be willing to > pay something above scrap value, of course. > > I ask folks to keep an open mind and give Jesse a fair shake moving forward. Also, the dealers in this gear disappear over time if they can't stay in business. I bought some HP cables from 360 Technologies (360tech.com) last year and now they are gone. Anyone know what happened to whatever was left of their stock? Is Monterey Bay Communications (www.montbay.com) still in business or have they been gone for a while? I think I sent them an email inquiry a few months back and never got a response. Any other dealers with HP 1000 gear that are still in business?
Re: OT Parts houses & scrappers
Glad to Hear Jay - I guess the timeshare systems were about the only thing I ever saw those board sets in. ok~To refile my slightly prior message under perhaps a better title I have one foot in each HP community The real production one and the Collection of vintage HP Gear one. I have had no complaints about Jesse from the people the do data processing with HP machines and have always found him to be friendly and timely in responses. This goes for Cindy as well. Be nice to our dealer friends they can help you. Maybe not today but you will need assistance some day and it is good to have them there. well darn it... be nice to everyone. eh? Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECCIn a message dated 1/25/2019 10:36:09 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctech@classiccmp.org writes: Kudos to Jesse for working with me offlist, I feel I've gotten a good deal. I appreciate the offers to help purchase, very much, but I got this taken care of directly with Jesse and I'm happy. We have to understand, as others pointed out, that if no one speaks up for stuff at a price that can keep the parts houses in business then the parts won't be around. By the same token, the parts houses have to know we can't pay typical full price that corporations/military can. We must be willing to pay something above scrap value, of course. I ask folks to keep an open mind and give Jesse a fair shake moving forward. Best, J
Re: OT Parts houses & scrappers
On 1/25/19 10:35 AM, Jay West via cctech wrote: We have to understand, as others pointed out, that if no one speaks up for stuff at a price that can keep the parts houses in business then the parts won't be around. By the same token, the parts houses have to know we can't pay typical full price that corporations/military can. We must be willing to pay something above scrap value, of course. I ask folks to keep an open mind and give Jesse a fair shake moving forward. Fair points. I would think knowing a minimum scrap value plus some reasonable handling fees would be for things when conducting such deals. It's not that I'm trying to low ball anyone. It's more that I want to know if I should even enter the game if I can't reasonably compete and as such must watch with a tear in my eye as business happens. I simply can't afford everything that I want. :-( -- Grant. . . . unix || die
OT Parts houses & scrappers
Kudos to Jesse for working with me offlist, I feel I've gotten a good deal. I appreciate the offers to help purchase, very much, but I got this taken care of directly with Jesse and I'm happy. We have to understand, as others pointed out, that if no one speaks up for stuff at a price that can keep the parts houses in business then the parts won't be around. By the same token, the parts houses have to know we can't pay typical full price that corporations/military can. We must be willing to pay something above scrap value, of course. I ask folks to keep an open mind and give Jesse a fair shake moving forward. Best, J
