knowledgebase request

[Doc Shipley]

Randy McLaughlin wrote:

> Maybe we can have a poll to see who likes ebay , who hates ebay, and who 
> aren't sure :)
> 
> Personally I like it, while it can drive up prices for things it has 
> also caused others to auction them instead of dumping them.

   Same here.

   Almost everything I ever bought on eBay cost a lot more than the same 
item that "came to me" - given by somebody who knows I "collect computer 
stuff" or found at live auctions or garage sales.  However, if I need a 
part or a gadget and I don't want to wait some indeterminate time till 
fate drops it in my lap, ebay is perfect.

   For example, I picked up several Maxtor 786MB ESDI drives for next to 
nothing at Goodwill last winter.  I have a PDP-11/53 that's using an 
ailing RD52 for storage, so I last week eBayed up a Dilog ESDI controller.

   Not something I'm likely to happen into, and it makes two legitimate 
"found" items - the 11/53 which was free, and the cheap ESDI storage - 
come together in a very satisfying manner.

   Now the only problem is that I'm on the road for the next 3 weeks, 
and can't test any of it yet.  :(


	Doc