Re: HLGAHAHGLAHGLHAGLHLHHL

[email@luddite.ca (Simon Williams)]

Dave Bunn <nojunkmail@techie.com> wrote:

> email@luddite.ca (Simon Williams) wrote in message
> news:<1fwe1t7.ybcx3p1qqqlpeN%email@luddite.ca>... > Sheldon Simms
> <sheldonsimms@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 06:40:57 +0000,
> Dosius wrote: > > > > > I'd kill for a IIgs, if I only had the $$$... > >
> > > Can you afford $5-$10? > > > >
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2732825429&category=46
> 10 > >
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3028056061&category=35
> 61 > >
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2731351201&category=46
> 10 > > Don't forget to allow for shipping, which can be extortionate with
> some > sellers. If you're in (or near) a major center you're probably
> better > off trawling the second-hand stores... Value Village is a good
> source, > though they are a bit funny with the prices sometimes. > >
> -simon
> 
> There are starving billionaires in Washington State who need your
> donations now!!! Paying a bit extra for stuff at Value Village supports
> them, along with a group of New York investors who bought into the
> chains's parent company, which happens to be fortune 500 firm that goes by
> the name of TVI. (Don't believe the stuff about the charities getting $ -
> they only get a small amount of the money compared to the lions share that
> goes back to the chain).
> 
> They've been in the media a few times because of this.
> 
> Check out what the employees of the place think at www.retailworker.com
> for kicks.

Funny, I was never under the impression that Value Village had *any*
charitable connections... I remember when they started popping up in
Canada everyone was pissed because they where buying-out all the
Goodwill stores and charging twice the price for the same old crap, but
there was never any doubt that it VV was a for-profit deal. Maybe their
P-R department is less active up here (no doubt due to the cold).

Still, on average it is a lot cheaper to buy computer stuff at VV (and
have the chance to actually plug it in and test it) than it is to ship
the same stuff even a short distance.

OTOH, pawn shops can be pretty good if you feel like haggling a bit. If
you see an A2 for sale start asking questions like you would if you were
shopping for a new PC -- when the hard drive is revealed to be
non-existent along with USB ports etc, the price is likely to plummet
very quickly.

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