Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-26 Thread Charles Dickman via cctalk
On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 7:53 PM, Ian S. King via cctalk wrote: > "The scrapper wants $800"? I thought the point of going to scrap was that > the scrapper makes money on the metals, and pays you for that privilege. > Have the tables really turned so dramatically?-- Ian I got $186 a couple of

RE: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-26 Thread Dave Wade via cctalk
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Benjamin > Huntsman via cctalk > Sent: 26 July 2017 06:27 > To: Evan Koblentz ; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off- > Topic Posts > Subject: Re: Whole IBM System/34 available

Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-26 Thread Torfinn Ingolfsen via cctalk
On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 7:26 AM, Benjamin Huntsman via cctalk wrote: >>That one's been around for several years. Nobody here on the east coast > >>wants it. A few of us checked it out in person. Pile of junk. > > At some point, doesn't the rarity of it outweigh the rough condition? Or are > 34's

Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-25 Thread Benjamin Huntsman via cctalk
>That one's been around for several years. Nobody here on the east coast >wants it. A few of us checked it out in person. Pile of junk. At some point, doesn't the rarity of it outweigh the rough condition? Or are 34's just not that rare? (or collectable?)

Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-25 Thread Evan Koblentz via cctalk
Im guessing its pottstown, PA https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/sys/d/ibm-system/6157580080.html but thats a guess. Only aware of it from an incorrext location tag making it show up near Austin also. null That one's been around for several years. Nobody here on the east coast wants it. A

Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-25 Thread Benjamin Huntsman via cctalk
Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition Im guessing its pottstown, PA https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/sys/d/ibm-system/6157580080.html but thats a guess. Only aware of it from an incorrext location tag making it show up near Austin also. [https://images.crai

Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-25 Thread Benjamin Huntsman via cctalk
Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition Usual question. Where is it? TTFN - Guy > On Jul 25, 2017, at 1:36 PM, Benjamin Huntsman via cctalk > wrote: > > Anyone on here want a whole System/34? > > > Not mine, but I have contact details. The scrapper wan

Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-25 Thread jim stephens via cctalk
Even if you do have to take it to a scrap yard (skip this one, he's a jerk), you can take a System 34 sized system for way less than that. I recently had a series of cleanouts @ retail prices, and if you pay more than $150 to do it you are getting ripped. That would be to rent a U-Haul truck

Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-25 Thread Sam O'nella via cctalk
Im guessing its pottstown, PA  https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/sys/d/ibm-system/6157580080.html but thats a guess. Only aware of it from an incorrext location tag making it show up near Austin also. null

Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-25 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 7/25/17 4:53 PM, Ian S. King via cctalk wrote: > I thought the point of going to scrap was that > the scrapper makes money on the metals, and pays you for that privilege. We have trouble getting ecyclers to even come here to pick stuff up. Most of the time I have to drive stuff to Weird Stuf

Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-25 Thread Ian S. King via cctalk
"The scrapper wants $800"? I thought the point of going to scrap was that the scrapper makes money on the metals, and pays you for that privilege. Have the tables really turned so dramatically?-- Ian On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 4:45 PM, Robert via cctalk wrote: > As Guy says, location will be t

Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-25 Thread Robert via cctalk
As Guy says, location will be the key to who, if anybody, can get it. I'd certainly be interested if it was withing a reasonable distance of me, though I'm not sure exactly where I'd put it... -- Robert On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 3:39 PM, Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk wrote: > Usual question. Where

Re: Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-25 Thread Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk
Usual question. Where is it? TTFN - Guy > On Jul 25, 2017, at 1:36 PM, Benjamin Huntsman via cctalk > wrote: > > Anyone on here want a whole System/34? > > > Not mine, but I have contact details. The scrapper wants $800 for it local > pick up. > > > Let me know today, please. > > > Th

Whole IBM System/34 available in unknown condition

2017-07-25 Thread Benjamin Huntsman via cctalk
Anyone on here want a whole System/34? Not mine, but I have contact details. The scrapper wants $800 for it local pick up. Let me know today, please. Thanks. -Ben