RE: Z80 pods, 2 versions...

At 04:02 PM 3/14/00 -0800, John wrote:
>Well, what would you like me to do?

John,

   Continue to do exactly what you're doing. You have every right to make a
profit. I don't know what Brendan does for a living but I don't see him or
anyone else giving away his service or product for free so why should they
expect you to?

   My 2 cents worth,
    Joe

>I send out lots of email looking for
>one unit, and several come back with various assortment of units and pods
>that they want to sell as a set. They do not like breaking up sets. I have
>made private trades with folks for these, plus I have sold some off. We
>have a business here to run, and I need to make money to support it. So I
>buy them wholesale, then I see that some on eBay went for a fair dollar, I
>should give them away?
>
>Do your own hunting, all that I have bought have been through thorough
>research on the web. I bought a bunch of damaged probes and am fixing them
>up, should I not profit from this service? I bought a bunch of Z80 pods in
>various states, so I fix them and test them. Again, should I not do what my
>skills enable me to do? This is MY livelihood!
>
>John :-#)#
>
>At 10:35 AM 3/14/2000 -0600, Keith, Brendan wrote:
>>So you're buying up more pods and accessories than you need,
>>then ebaying them to maximize your profit, thus taking them off
>>the market except to the most well-heeled buyers, whether
>>hobbyist or not?
>>
>>Brendan Keith
>>brendan.keith@wilcom.com
>>
>>
>> > ----------
>> > From: John Robertson[SMTP:jrr@flippers.com]
>> >
>> > Unfortunatly I have a shop to support, not just a hobby...so I tend to
>> > eBay
>> > the things...I have three Z80 pods, five probes, and a 8048 pod
>> > currently...Last Z80 sold for $183US, and last probe I got $125
(including
>> >
>> > postage)...plus I have one 9010A base with RS-232 (tested)...
>> >
>> >
>>
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Received on Wed Mar 15 09:45:10 2000