Actually, I've never found a need for a cell phone. I'll just have to make a list and email it to you.
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Sterling <sterl...@ilc.net> wrote: > > I have done business with a few people from this list and we all seem > like guys who won't rip each other off, lol! > > And I think we can understand if you haven't tested something that it > might not work when we get it, but shipping insured is probably a good > thing regardless. > > I'm sure if you go today or any time this week, we will be around to > help you figure stuff out. > > Maybe if you get there and can post some information via your cell > phone to the list or something? > Don't know if you have a picture capable phone or something. > If you need a place to host pictures I can load them on my server and > send the link to the list (sterling (at) ilc.net)... > > On Jul 5, 10:19 pm, "d.colvin d.colvin" <d.col...@online.ie> wrote: > > James, > > > > Well stated. > > > > Personally, I'm just a guy who likes Macs. My technical ability is > limited. > > I can change out a hard drive or a floppy drive and I can do a few other > > things but thats it. What I'm saying is, I need something that works, so > I > > wouldn't buy anything for myself without turning it on and making sure > it > > works. > > > > I would like to have another Classic. I have one and I would like to have > > another to ensure that I have one good Classic. I would also like to have > > one Mac that is older then my Classic like an Apple I or II. > > > > Anyway, I'm happy to pick up and and ship something for someone else. I > will > > do my best to make sure that whatever I get for others does work. I'm > just a > > little nervous about someone "placing an order" and then "backing out" of > > the deal. > > > > One thing I think we should do is insure whatever I ship. I'm told that > UPS > > will pack it for you and they do a good job. > > > > So please let me know what you want me to do. I can go on monday or any > day > > of the week. > > > > David > > > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 12:01 AM, James Fraser < > > > > > > > > wheresthatistanbul-pcil...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > 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- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vintage-macs-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
