1000+ old computer in Canada, for sale

[Brent Hilpert]

"r.stricklin" wrote:
> 
> > In dollar terms I would wonder how one does a cost recovery just on
> > moving and storing it.
> 
> That's going to be the big problem. If it comes down to it and he
> expects some thousands of dollars, I'm going to have to walk away no
> matter how interested I am in some of the stuff.
> 
> With a large, unfocused collection like this where there has been
> little to no obvious upfront effort to cull uninteresting or non-
> useful items, the indirect costs beyond simple acquisition become
> huge very quickly.
> 
[snip]

I quite agree, frankly I think the guy may be lucky to get somebody just to
empty his warehouse for free. There may be something in there each of us would
like and would pay a couple bucks for, but it's a lot of work/gamble to get the
multiples of a couple of bucks to make it worthwhile, or unless it's something
one likes to do. Situations like this tend not to be a good match between the
seller and pool of buyers.

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..Looking at the photo of all the old Macs stacked up reminds me of the local
used-Mac store which years ago started using an original/classic Mac as a
doorstop. Every day (weather considered) they prop the front door open with
one. It's the right size and weight and a convenient built-in handle too.
Poor thing: how far it's fallen from the lofty heights of 1984.