Re: Man oh man - woe is me..

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Rubywand responded:

>Steve Schneider writes ...
>> 
>> Who knew there was money in old Apple stuff? I just gave away two
>> Apple ][+s and a fully equipped Apple //e with old Apple drives as
>> well as the Duo-Disk drives, tons of legal software, a very modified,
>> bells-and-whistled GBBS Pro BBS program, hard drives, an old Zip-Chip
>> (8mhz-6502), RamDisks, modems, 80 column card, and two Apple monitors
>> a year ago to a Goodwill-type, non-profit group.. for $0.00
>> Everything was in working order except the Zip-chip.  What was all
>> that worth (forget the software which was original with original vinyl
>> binders and manuals - too numerous to remember) these days?
>> 
> ....
>
>     You probably do not want to know. Let's just say you're a very generous
>fellow!

Actually, he probably does want to know--it's all deductible as a
charitable contribution at fair market value.  (Of course, Goodwill is
never going to get that fair market value from it, but that's not his
problem.)  If it was in 2000, it might even be worth filing an amended
return.  ;-)


-michael

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