Good haul of old pc stuph

John Allain allain at panix.com
Sat Dec 17 08:25:06 CST 2005


> Think of this - PC/XT given to a thrift store. They put an asking price on
t
> of $50 !! For 'VINTAGE HARDWARE - 60s/70s EARLY COMPUTER' and refuse to
> renegotiate. How is a 16 year old supposed to work THAT over?

Most people think price follows value.
For you/us to see an antique as valuable while simultaneously expecting
others
to price it as worthless trash is something of an exploitation for personal
profit.
Not necessarily unethical, but don't push it.

Big rule of low(er) price negotiation.
The more enthusiasm you show, the higher price you get.
Another rule: asking more than 50% off is asking almost too much of anyone.

Just say "This machine will not run any modern software at all -- no
internet."

John A.



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