On Thursday, October 17, 2002, at 01:50 PM, Jose V. Gavila wrote: > Hello! > > I need, as soon as possible, some advice about this buying: > > *Mac Classic with 4Mb RAM, 40Mb HD, keyboard and mouse. Known problem: > monitor does not work. But Mac does, as it can communicate by > AppleTalk and > read floppies (told by the seller). Asking price is about $29.50 > > Good thing is that it is available locally (I mean in Valencia, > Spain). As > I have told several times, Macs are not common here so I tend to pick > up > every Mac at a reasonable price. I know in USA Macs are lots cheaper > but > shipping a compact Mac to Spain, using slow surface mail, costs at > least > $40.00 and takes 2 to 3 months. > > So, what do you think?. I am good at electronics so the unworking > display > should not be a great deal for me (touch wood :-)! ) > European prices _are_ much higher than in our former colonies, but I'd have thought that $29.50 was fine for a working Classic, but rather a gamble if, as could be the case, it's the actual CRT (tube) that's dead. If it's been damaged, no-one can save the tube.
So, I'd demand to check inside the Classic to see what the damage _might_ be before paying 30 euros! Stuart -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:compact.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:compact.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
