Re: another RAM +

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

heuser.marcus@freenet.de wrote:
> On Jan 24, 8:07 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > heuser.mar...@freenet.de wrote:
> >
> > > The "good" thing is that with this free advertising here the
> > > price will get even better for the seller...
> >
> > I think the gist of the "advertising" here is that these cards
> > have been going for way too much money for the function they
> > provide.
>
>
> The intention, which I understand, doesn't change the fact.
>
>
> > And the GS-RAM+ uses lots of relatively high-power
> > consumption chips (like many AE cards).  I'd much prefer
> > one that used SIMMs--both cooler and cheaper.  ;-)
>
>
> And they are probably more reliable (less pins).
>
> Maybe I'm a bit sensitive as I depend more on Ebay than
> you to get stuff that I wan't (and I don't even "collect")
> and giving running auctions publicity potentially increases
> the amount I have to pay.

I understand your sensitivity to anything that might "talk up"
the market.  (I consider that an issue as well.)

I was just concluding that anyone who was reading this thread
would not be inclined to up the bid on one of these cards--
unless they were inspired to speculate by the anomalously
high bids--drat!  ;-)

-michael

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