Free DEC/mini stuff in Washington DC area

[9000 VAX]

Too bad that DC is too far away from Ohio.

vax, 9000

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:45:51 -0500,
shoppa_classiccmp at trailing-edge.com
<shoppa_classiccmp at trailing-edge.com> wrote:
> > But ebay has shipping...
> 
> Of rather variable quality.  Packing up delicate stuff and
> having it survive to the other end requires patience and effort.
> 
> My last experience was less than wonderful: bought a Tek
> 465B scope in beautiful condition for a dime.  (Well, OK,
> lotsa dimes, but it was a good value).  Seller put in
> a cardboard box with some styrofoam peanuts.  It arrived
> with just about every front-panel control busted or bent.
> Which was a just crying shame, as the unit had a calibration
> just a month or two ago.  I bought a not-so-working-but-with-
> all-the-knobs 465 and spent several evenings replacing the
> busted BNC's and knobs on the front panel.  I'm proud of the
> work, but it just broke my heart to see the unit arrive with
> obviously bad shipping.  Even though I had paid for insurance,
> the seller didn't buy insurance, and wasn't willing to do
> anything to help me other than say "tough luck".
> 
> I'd much rather that my surplus stuff find a good home locally
> than deal with all the packing.
> 
> Tim.
>