D.G. Nova/4 on ePay

[vrs]

From: "Tom Jennings" <tomj at wps.com>
> On Wed, 16 Mar 2005, vrs wrote:
> > "gold-snipper" is nearby -- I could contact him, but I have no knowledge
of
> > Nova H/W.
>
> Oh, I was just thinking generally. I don't know if he's absolutely
> convinced the thing is worth $600, or isn't sure and thought he'd
> try that, or just fishing, or what.
>
> It also seemed to be a heads-up that gold-snipper at least was
> aware of classic collectors; whether a friend, impartial
> businessmammal, or bloodthirsty shark, I don't know, and a visit
> might illuminate that.

I've met him; he seems nice enough (bought a dual-rack 8e, with peripherals,
from him once).  It is clear that it is business for him -- he seems to make
his money buying stuff at auction, selling what seems saleable, and
scrapping the rest.

He has a lot of space and seems to be very patient about storing items (that
he thinks will be worth something) until a buyer can be found.

> And finally, if he becomes aware it's really not worth much
> money-wise (shipping alone will be $100), and will sell it to you
> 'cheap', you could probably part it out and recoup maybe $100 if
> you were so inclined. Like I said, I'd buy a memory or two, maybe
> another IO card.

If it were PDP-8 stuff, I'd try to see what he'd take for it, but I'm not
very comfortable guessing what Nova stuff is worth.

    Vince