Re: Distored Prices on eBay Affects Everyone

["Keatah@worldnet.att.net" <Keatah@worldnet.att.net>]

I'm near middle-age and still play my apple games with all the glee and
stupidity of a 7-year old. There's plenty of foodstains and dribble and
crap on my gaming computers. 



Mike Ford wrote:
> 
> In article <160819990824124973%ptg701@sna.com>, <ptg701@sna.com> wrote:
> 
> > No, distorted prices don't effect everyone, just those foolish enough
> > to bid on overpriced items.
> 
> At some point you have to decide if you really want that zip card or fast
> SCSI card before you hit middle age and lose interest. If I KNOW I can
> sell one on ebay for $30, don't plan on getting one a lot cheaper from me.
> Ebay is an easier, cheaper sale to make, just list, wait, answer one or
> two inquiries, then details at the end of the auction, get the check and
> ship. Sell through a newsgroup and it often includes a couple hours of
> support before and after the sale.
> 
> Some items I am going to be patient on and wait until one turns up at the
> swapmeet etc. With others I accept the commodity status and pay the going
> rate.
> 
> BTW I paid over a couple grand for my first Apple II, $1700 for a 400k
> solid state floppy drive, and $5700 for a printer for it. $25 now for some
> neat part doesn't make me too dizzy.