Re: [SWCollect] Greetings
Sorry to here that bro. A group of fund-type auctions were surely help. I'm sure. As far as promoting, there are many ways. Eli Thomlinson would gladly put a link on his page, I would put one on CGC, as I'm sure just about anyone else you contact would. Ditto YOIS, just let me know what your plans are when you decide. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Greetings
The late George Alec? When did he die? What a bummer -- I would have helped him had I known. I loved his work, especially his Budayeen series. No wonder I never found any new releases from him during every visit to a BN or Borders. Do you recall his e-mail address? Was it [EMAIL PROTECTED] or something similar? C.E. Forman wrote: I am, unfortunately, in the position of looking at some serious medical bills. At this point if I could sell Drash for enough to make a dent in those bills I would (it wouldn't be worth it for any thing less -- I have enough minor stuff I can sell/auction off). Aw man, sorry to hear that, Fortran. Nothing terminal, I hope. I agree with Alexander's advice. Sell your lesser stuff first if you have to. You can always find another big-box Ultima II, but that Drash is pretty irreplaceable. If you're auctioning stuff, let the other Dragons know, and mention in your listings that it's for medical expenses: You might be surprised by how generous people are. I remember when (the late) George Alec Effinger when auctioning stuff to pay for his hospital bills, the fans really came out to help him. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Two questions
Wow, RBBS-PC, the good old days! I don't know if it would have any serious sale value, but it probably has sentimental value (which might translate) to many folks. This might lead to a good thread. What was your favorite BBS program? Was it the venerable PC-Board, the easy to navigate Searchlight, the pirate's delight of Telegard, or something else? Lee K. Seitz wrote: I went looking through the library book store today while we were at the library. I picked up a couple things related to this list, believe it or not. First, I found a book called _The Complete Electronic Bulletin Board Starter Kit_ from 1988 by Charles Bowen and David Peyton. It includes two 5.25 disks containing a complete RBBS-PC installation. The cardboard enevlope containing the disks has never been opened. Would this be worth anything to anyone? I could not find a similar item on eBay. Second, I found an _Introducing Windows 95_ book complete with Certificate of Authenticity (and the all-important product ID). Technically buying just the book without the CD and computer it came with violates the terms of the user agreement. But I figure someday when I find a Windows 95 CD-ROM cheap at a thrift store, I'll have, for all intents and purposes, a legitimate copy of Windows 95. Might come in handy if I find a cheap computer to give to the in-laws or something. Should I worry that Microsoft is going to see this message in the swcollect archive on the web and come after me? -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Two questions
Chris Newman spake thusly into the ether: Wow, RBBS-PC, the good old days! I don't know if it would have any serious sale value, but it probably has sentimental value (which might translate) to many folks. I actually don't remember any RBBS boards in my area. But then, I got into BBSing a little late (c. 1989) and I may just not remember that many BBS program names any more. This might lead to a good thread. What was your favorite BBS program? Was it the venerable PC-Board, the easy to navigate Searchlight, the pirate's delight of Telegard, or something else? I don't know that the software made a difference to me. I cared more about the people and atmosphere (or the games). The ones I seemed to call the most were PC-Board and WWIV, IIRC. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Two questions
This might lead to a good thread. What was your favorite BBS program? Was it the venerable PC-Board, the easy to navigate Searchlight, the pirate's delight of Telegard, or something else? I was pretty young - and I have trouble remembering which was which. Searchlight was probably my favorite however. - Original Message - From: Chris Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Two questions Wow, RBBS-PC, the good old days! I don't know if it would have any serious sale value, but it probably has sentimental value (which might translate) to many folks. This might lead to a good thread. What was your favorite BBS program? Was it the venerable PC-Board, the easy to navigate Searchlight, the pirate's delight of Telegard, or something else? Lee K. Seitz wrote: I went looking through the library book store today while we were at the library. I picked up a couple things related to this list, believe it or not. First, I found a book called _The Complete Electronic Bulletin Board Starter Kit_ from 1988 by Charles Bowen and David Peyton. It includes two 5.25 disks containing a complete RBBS-PC installation. The cardboard enevlope containing the disks has never been opened. Would this be worth anything to anyone? I could not find a similar item on eBay. Second, I found an _Introducing Windows 95_ book complete with Certificate of Authenticity (and the all-important product ID). Technically buying just the book without the CD and computer it came with violates the terms of the user agreement. But I figure someday when I find a Windows 95 CD-ROM cheap at a thrift store, I'll have, for all intents and purposes, a legitimate copy of Windows 95. Might come in handy if I find a cheap computer to give to the in-laws or something. Should I worry that Microsoft is going to see this message in the swcollect archive on the web and come after me? -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Is nothing sacred?
I don't really want to see him getting NARUed. The message he sent me is definitely in violation with eBay's rules against unsolicited emails, but I told him very clearly I don't want to receive any further information, and asked him to strike me off his list of recipients. Which he did. There was a more severe case a while back... some guy sent me like 50 emails (all from _different_ eBay accounts, mind you) for some retail games, which strangely included just the CD. Reported all those accounts to eBay, and they were removed within an hour. /Alexander -Original Message- From: Marco Thorek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 6:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Is nothing sacred? C.E. Forman schrieb: You should report him to eBay, this has to be against at least one of their 6 billion rules. Indeed. I remember reading something about use of ebay member email adresses for unsolicited emails is prohibited, but can't be bothered right now to spend the next hours wading through the 1100 ebay commandments ;-) Which brings me to another train of thought: Imagine a powerseller, who might have thousands of valid and proven email adresses in his list, trying to sell them. That would probably bring them a good buck. Marco -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Greetings
On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 08:57 PM, C.E. Forman wrote: [Snip] Definitely a good one, in the sense that you'd be sparing the winner from being harrassed with requests for image copies. But do offer to e-mail an HTML version of the final auction page after close (with the winning bidder's info edited out of course) so people can at least check on the other bidders and get assurance that you're not using shilling to drive the price up. (Then again, you have a good rep as one of the Dragons, hopefully this wouldn't be necessary. But it never hurts to be proactive and assure your public.) Hmm. I'm not sure about that. Letting everyone know who bid, except for the winning bidder seems to me to be killing the idea of a private auction. Maybe if I gave the list to the winning bidder since they are the one who would be most vulnerable to shills. I'll need to ponder your idea for a bit from the perspective of a buyer. [Snip] Talk to Eli Tomlinson. He seems to have done a good job of promoting his quarter-million games auction. (Even though it didn't sell, it sure got a lot of attention.) Thanks. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Greetings
On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 09:08 PM, Lee K. Seitz wrote: [Snip] I'm very sorry to hear about that. Makes my continuing unemployment seem trivial in comparison. I wish you both the best in getting through it. I guess I shouldn't tell you how long I've been out of work. I think my life has decided to give me a annus horribllus instead of the usual mid-life crisis. ;-) Thanks of the kind thoughts. It is much appreciated. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Greetings
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 06:12 AM, CcomputerGameCollector wrote: [Snip] Sorry to here that bro. A group of fund-type auctions were surely help. I'm sure. As far as promoting, there are many ways. Eli Thomlinson would gladly put a link on his page, I would put one on CGC, as I'm sure just about anyone else you contact would. One of my problems is that a fair number of the more valuable games my wife and I have are ones we gave each other. (It was through trying to help people find Ultima games that we first started talking with each other.) So a number of things we might sell have a sentimental value. On the pragmatic hand, given the economy, people just aren't paying the prices they used to for most of the stuff we collected (Ultima, Infocom). Infocom folios, for example, just aren't fetching what they used to and Origin seems to have done an excellent job of killing the Ultimas. :-( All of this is a long-winded way of saying I think you have an excellent idea, but I'll have to figure out which games I have that would work well with your idea. Thanks for your thoughts on the subject. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Greetings
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 06:57 AM, C.E. Forman wrote: [Snip] Ditto YOIS, just let me know what your plans are when you decide. Thank you. Both my wife and I have been touched by everyone's support. It is a big boost to us to see all the support from our fellow collectors despite any past clashes. Helping other enthusiasts is what got both of us into collecting and trading the old games in the first place. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Greetings
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 06:58 AM, C.E. Forman wrote: If it's ok with you guys I'll try to contact him and invite him to the list. Sure, it'd be great to have someone in the industry who's also a serious collector. I'll second that. In my (limited) dealings with John I've always had a pleasant experience with him. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Two questions
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 07:38 AM, Chris Newman wrote: Wow, RBBS-PC, the good old days! I don't know if it would have any serious sale value, but it probably has sentimental value (which might translate) to many folks. This might lead to a good thread. What was your favorite BBS program? Was it the venerable PC-Board, the easy to navigate Searchlight, the pirate's delight of Telegard, or something else? As a user I preferred connecting to a PC-Board system. They were usually easy to get around. I miss the BBSes at times. They always felt a lot more personal than the 'net does in general. However, the vast resources of the 'net obviously win hands down. As an admin, I can only speak about the Major BBS from Galacticomm. One place where I worked we used that and Galacticomm's 8 or 16 (I can't remember which) serial port expansion chassis to give our remote salescritters support and feed them info. I think I still have my Procomm Plus disks around somewhere, though I think I've lost my registration code in one move or another. Procomm Plus and ZModem for downloads was the best. :-D What was everyone's favorite communications program? Anyone else remember the original MS Access telecommunications program? I think I still have a copy of that with the funky plastic case. -- Edward Franks [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Greetings
Hey, I'm in the industry, too! Okay, so he might have more press releases with his name on it, but does he have a completely amateurish site dedicated to game collecting? I didnt think so! :-) Hugh On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 06:58:15 -0500 C.E. Forman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If it's ok with you guys I'll try to contact him and invite him to the list. Sure, it'd be great to have someone in the industry who's also a serious collector. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Two questions
Edward Franks spake thusly into the ether: I think I still have my Procomm Plus disks around somewhere, though I think I've lost my registration code in one move or another. Procomm Plus and ZModem for downloads was the best. :-D What was everyone's favorite communications program? Once I got a PC, I ended up using Telix. I've still got my registered copy around here somewhere. It was just before they sold it to, uh, someone else. Before that I used PC-Term (I think that's what it was called), on our family's Apple //e. Being able to see a good approximation of ANSI graphics made a world of difference. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
[SWCollect] eBay fees
This is kind of off topic, but I have an eBay question someone here might be able to answer. Has anyone created an Excel (or MS Works) spreadsheet that you can enter amounts into and have it subtract eBay (and possibly even PayPal) fees so you can find a break even point on items? Obviously, you probably don't want to put stuff on eBay if you don't think you'll make a profit, but I have some items that I figure either will go for a good amount or next to nothing because they're not the standard stuff you find on eBay (like that RBBS book). I've got to get rid of stuff, but I can't afford to lose money right now, so I need to figure out the minimum bids. I'm sure I could make one myself, but if someone else has already done the work and is willing to share . . . . ObSWCollect: Since MAME gained popularity, ROM images for prototypes and unreleased games have started to appear quite a bit. Have many unreleased computer games made it to the public since the Internet became big? For example, I'm curious how far they ever got on the computer version of Awful Green Things from Outer Space that Steve Jackson announced some years ago and then I never heard any more about. -- Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
Re: [SWCollect] Greetings
The late George Alec? When did he die? What a bummer -- I would have helped him had I known. I loved his work, especially his Budayeen series. No wonder I never found any new releases from him during every visit to a BN or Borders. April 27th, this year, from a heart attack. He was actually working on the fourth Budayeen novel. He'd had medical problems for years (recurring terminal cancer), and emotional issues from his estranged family and the murder of a couple of close friends when he lived in New Orleans. (When Gravity Fails was actually based on the first of these.) He hit rock bottom for awhile and started turning his life back around, and then this happened. Do you recall his e-mail address? Was it [EMAIL PROTECTED] or something similar? It was for awhile, yeah. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
