I think I agree with James... Mr. Colvin, if you do want to do that
for us, that would be great. If I were you I would offer the guy like,
$100 and see if he'll take it. I figure that way if you sell only 5 of
them to us for about $20 each then you can make back what you paid
this guy. (And perhaps make some more if you sell more, also) I would
be willing to buy perhaps a smaller Mac since I probably won't have a
lot of space soon, following a move to CA and smaller housing. Maybe
we should see how many people can pledge to buy one :)
-Elliott
On Jul 3, 2009, at 10:01 PM, James Fraser wrote:
>
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> Hello,
>
> --- On Fri, 7/3/09, Bill Wright <dabigdaddy1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> looks like he wants $500.00 for the whole lot. Any
>> suggestions...??? He >goes by the name "MOOSE"
>
> Since you asked: if you guys are serious about Mr. Colvin picking up
> the machines and then selling them to you guys later, (assuming that
> the thumping great asking price hasn't irredeemably queered this
> thing already) funneling your correspondence through him is a far
> better idea than having three or four (or more) different people
> from the list trading emails with Bullwinkle (or whatever he calls
> himself).
>
> I say this because the more mail the seller gets, the more inclined
> he might be to think that maybe his $500 asking price ought to be
> adjusted (and I don't mean downward).
>
> Also: I didn't see any reference in the ad to these machines being
> "tested, known working." Which means that if the buyer isn't
> careful, he/she could very well end up with a very impressive (and
> space-sucking) paperweight collection. ¬ _¬
>
> Finally, has this seller mentioned anything about making a list
> available of the machines he's offering? Or is he pretty much
> expecting the buyer to show up and paw through the machines himself
> to see what he has? From what I can gather, it's the latter, but I
> thought I would ask (I may have missed a mail or two in the thread).
>
> I've gotta tell you: the only machines the ad specifically mentions
> are "mac classics," which could mean he's got a metric diaperload of
> them he's looking to unload on some unsuspecting soul. I just don't
> know.
>
> Sorry to sound so cynical, but anyone I've ever met who was serious
> about unloading hardware had a list of what they were looking to
> sell. This guy sounds like he wants someone to show up with a truck
> and $500 and help him clean out his garage.
>
> I freely admit that I, too, am curious about what he has, but his
> craigslist ad just has hinky written all over it. To say nothing
> about his not stating an asking price up front, but only mentioning
> it later on (not a good sign).
>
> Don't get me wrong: I'd love to pick up a Lisa (or other machine) at
> a bargain price, but personally, I'm not convinced this is the guy
> I'd end up getting it from (albeit indirectly). Other folks may
> feel differently and I respect that. I never claimed to be the
> adventurous type.
>
>
> Best,
>
> James Fraser
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