At 10:16 PM 9/8/2001 +0500, Willi Kusche wrote:
>Hi!
>
>On 09-Sep-01, Arthur wrote:
> >Speaking of Apple //e [compatible] SCSI cards, is anyone willing to sell me
> >a working card? I've been looking for three years now, but refuse to be
> >taken for $100+ on Ebay, so I've never managed to buy one. All remotely
> >reasonable offers welcome.
>
> Apple SCSI cards capable of using DMA (AKA High Speed) do get bid up over
>$100. Earlier versions sell for less. Being a firm believer in basic
>economics, I believe that an auction is the best determinant of the true value
>of an item. So, it would have to be an act of charity for someone to sell you
>one for much less than the average sale price on eBay.
Being a firm believer in cooperation rather than competition, I think there
is nothing charitable about selling someone hardware for less than it would
sell for on Ebay. After all, what if six months from now, I have a piece
of hardware that the seller wants? He or she is going to get a very good
deal on it. Yes, if you're just a dealer on Ebay who doesn't collect, that
means nothing. But I doubt there are any people on this listserve who are
just dealers with no personal interest in the computers we talk about
here. I believe in helping each other out, for the benefit of the
community as a whole and for my own benefit, financial and normative. If
you are looking to buy a particular piece of hardware, wouldn't you rather
get it a good price from another collector rather than go through the bid
sniping hell of Ebay?
> Of course, extreme bargains can occasionally be found on eBay. One of my
>first buys on eBay was a IIgs with an Apple SCSI card and a hard drive that
>cost me $66. I picked it up in person. The seller threw in a PCTransporter
>primarily because he didn't know what it was.
>
>Willi
>
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