Good haul of old pc stuph

[Gary Sparkes]

On 12/17/05 9:25 AM, "John Allain" <allain at panix.com> wrote:

>> 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."
 
That's the angle I tried, I mentioned that it wouldn't connect to the
internet, and was shown a master price list that they weren't allowed to
challenge. The cashier's had no negotiating power, and the manager would
hear none of me, or anyone else, I think I asked once a week if it was still
there and at what price, and for the three months I tried, it stayed there
at it's same price tag of $50.