On Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:29:21 -0700 Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was preparing to take this 2005 computer to Goodwill so I opened it > up and it looks bran new... It is a Dell Dimension 3000 that probably > has 512M of RAM and a 40G Hard Drive. > > The reason for the post is when I did a Google search an add popped > up from ebay that was offering this computer for $169... Yikes really? > > Why? Because there's always a difference between asking price and price buyer is willing to buy. In well regulated markets like the stock market this differential is pretty small. With retail gold, the difference is greater, because there are few gold buyers. With 2005 Dell Dimension 3000's, there's no market at all: A guy with just the right sales setup may (or may not) be able toget $169, but an ordinary geek doesn't have the connections, knowledge and marketing to make it happen. SteveT Steve Litt Spring 2023 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
