LOL, apparently not well enough. My apologies. B
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM, d.colvin d.colvin <d.col...@online.ie>wrote: > And you are not following the thread to closely. Here is the quote copied > and pasted: > "It sounds like a scam to me > joe" > > On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Britt Dodd <brittman...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I didnt mean to accuse anyone of ripping anybody off. My story was only to >> let you know that I know these things cost alot to ship, but im willing to >> pay for these old guys, since they *are* getting harder to find. I've been >> looking for some time now to find a nice all-in-one or even a nice 9600 >> tower. You are doing a great thing, these old computers are nice and >> dependable. I *still* have (some 5 years later) my Performa 6116CD that I >> used every day, and until recently put into storage. Now im gonna need to >> get it back out again, as my new core i7 machine wont do what I want it to. >> >> Apples (and computers in general) arent built the way they used to be, and >> i'd like to collect on whats out there now so I can have a reliable machine >> for the future. >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 12:20 PM, d.colvin d.colvin <d.col...@online.ie>wrote: >> >>> Agreed. >>> I was at Kinko's about a month ago which was purchased by Federal Express >>> several years ago. Now Kinkos is a drop off point for Fed Ex. Anyway, when I >>> was there I saw a sign that said Fed Ex would box up and ship and it was >>> guaranteed. >>> >>> I was going to go see what he has, post it here and if there is something >>> that someone wants, get a quote from Fed Ex to box and ship and you can >>> decide if its worth it or not. >>> >>> A little gas and a little of my time and maybe one of you might be >>> grateful enough to help me figure out why my Classic won't mount my external >>> hard drive. Plus I'm just a hell of a nice guy and the next thing I know, >>> some jerk is accusing me of scamming you all. >>> >>> No good deed goes unpunished, I guess. What a world! >>> >>> But you are right about Moose. It seems that he wants someone to pay him >>> a lot of money for the lot. Maybe someone in the business will. Someone who >>> has the time and space to resell everything individually and make a profit. >>> >>> I'm beginning to think thats what has happened. It's been a week and he >>> does not seem interested in letting come to his place. >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Snook, John R <john.sn...@xerox.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I agree with what you said. I gave away a bunch of Mac classic, and it >>>> was a hassle. >>>> It was hard to pack them so they wouldn't brake in shipping. The most >>>> expensive one to ship was $36 from Or to Fl. About a third of the people >>>> that said they wanted one bailed after finding the shipping costs. Also >>>> some where really picky about what they wanted, and wanted me to do a >>>> lot of work to satisfy them. >>>> And I was doing it all for free! Most people where very nice about it. >>>> And if I did it again I would charge something for my time. >>>> As far as dollar signs in the sellers eyes, He can't expect to get top >>>> dollar for a lot. I he wants them all gone he has to take less. A lot >>>> less. >>>> I would take cash, and tell him I'll take them all as is, no testing, >>>> just load them in the truck for free. If you want me to pay, I want to >>>> test them. The more you want, the more testing. >>>> john >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: vintage-macs@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:vintage-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pete >>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 1:39 AM >>>> To: vintage-macs@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: garage full of Macs >>>> >>>> >>>> I've been following this conversation awhile now and I have been amazed >>>> at the lack of understanding of how most of the stuff likes this works. >>>> That and the greed of all the people thinking they are going to get >>>> something for free. Many that say they will pay shipping now will balk >>>> when they see how much it actually costs to ship a computer across the >>>> country. >>>> >>>> Who is going to ship off 15 old macs to people for nothing ? Sure one or >>>> two to help people out but, 15-20 ? Thats a full time job. Do you >>>> realize how much labor is involved in packing and shipping 20 computers >>>> ? What about all the packing material you have to buy ? Where do you >>>> store them all and how do you get rid of all the junk that doesn't work >>>> or nobody wants ? All your time testing them ? What happens if one >>>> doesn't make it in shipping ? >>>> >>>> None of you are really seeing this through. You are trying to encourage >>>> a guy to drive out, spend $500 (or more) , haul a big truck full of macs >>>> (somewhere ?), and then send you a free computer. Once you see see a >>>> SE/30 costs $45 to ship to you in Florida you probably aren't going to >>>> be up for giving him another $50 for his 'efforts'. >>>> >>>> The guy has a garage full of 'junk' he wants cleared. He wants it all >>>> gone in one quick swoop. He also thinks its worth something but, >>>> probably more wants it gone. The key is it all goes away at once. The >>>> more people hound him about it the more he starts to suspect it may be >>>> worth more then he thought. Even if its not. This stuff is. It is also >>>> insanely easy to do a search of any model name in that pile on ebay and >>>> see some crazy buy it now price. By now he is probably already thinking >>>> he's got a fortune on his hands when he was just trying to clear out his >>>> father in law's storage locker. That or sitting there getting tired of >>>> all the questions that don't lead to all this junk going away. >>>> >>>> The only hope of getting this lot was probably saying you would be there >>>> in 2 hours with your truck to take it all and you would only pay $100. I >>>> suspect its too late now and he will eventually just break off contact >>>> if he hasn't already. Either because he decides hes going get rich >>>> selling it piece by piece or he's tired of people wasting his time and >>>> he calls the local e-cycler to actually make it go away. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> jjv wrote: >>>> > It sounds like a scam to me >>>> > joe >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
