Good haul of old pc stuph

[Joe R.]

At 09:25 AM 12/17/05 -0500, you 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."

   No Windows XP!  Hmm, that's not necessarily bad. :-)