David, I have been following the saga ( I admit I haven't read all the post) my wife has me barred from getting any more macs but if the right on comes along I'll try to talk her in to one more.
In any case I appreciate you efforts and I'm pulling for you. Abel On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 1:39 PM, d.colvin d.colvin <d.col...@online.ie>wrote: > I just don't understand what all the drama about is about. > I thought we all had a common interest, albeit, different levels of > knowledge and skills. Most of us are collectors of sorts. > If someone is willing to pay $500 or more for a Cal Ripkin rookie card then > whats the big deal about paying $50 or $60 for shipping a computer that > you've been looking for? It's economics 101. The value of something is what > someone is willing to pay for it. > > There is no reason to suggest some of us are "flakes" or not able to make > responsible decisions on our own. Most of the criticism had to do with what > I offered to do. Reread the post. > > > Anyway, I'm done with this thread. If anyone still has any interest, contact > me outside of the group. If Moose will let me come with pen and paper and > camera I will let you know what he has and take some pictures as well. > > > On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Britt Dodd <brittman...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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. 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