🚀 go-pugleaf

You cheap!!!
they sold you that modem for $199 when they first started their free
beta service. Now you're selling it at $200. You better have a good
explanation....


In article <MPG.13b4a301f37bf5bc989681@news.pacbell.net>, Larry
Anderson <retrogmr@ricochet.net> wrote:

> Hey everyone,
> I have an Omnisky Palm V Wireless IP Modem for sale; comes complete in box 
> with everything (you'll want to download the latest installer from the 
> website, as the version I have on CD is the beta copy); unit is about 4 
> months old.  I just haven't gotten as much use out of it as I thought I 
> would!
> 
> I double checked with Omnisky Customer Service when I cancelled the 
> account, and they assured me there would be no problems with the new owner 
> registering the modem.
> 
> Asking price:  $200 + shipping (retail price is $299).
> 
> Drop me a line if you're interested!

Larry--

I'm not here to complain about the price, but before you sell the modem your
buyer needs to be aware that, as of now, Omnisky is not set up to sell its
service separately from the modem itself.  In other words, if someone buys
the modem, he or she will not be able to buy service to go along with the
modem.  This may change in the next month or so, but right now the modem
would not be able to connect to the Omnisky service.

Greg Smith
gregandjan@worldnet.att.net

Larry Anderson wrote in message ...
>Hey everyone,
>I have an Omnisky Palm V Wireless IP Modem for sale; comes complete in box
>with everything (you'll want to download the latest installer from the
>website, as the version I have on CD is the beta copy); unit is about 4
>months old.  I just haven't gotten as much use out of it as I thought I
>would!
>
>I double checked with Omnisky Customer Service when I cancelled the
>account, and they assured me there would be no problems with the new owner
>registering the modem.
>
>Asking price:  $200 + shipping (retail price is $299).
>
>Drop me a line if you're interested!
>--
>----------------------------------------------------------------
> Larry Anderson - retrogmr@ricochet.net
> Classic Games / PC-Engine collector with a bug for information!
>----------------------------------------------------------------

In article <8ighd5$5fo$1@agate.berkeley.edu>, ZBUDDHA 
<zbuddha@nospam.berkeley.edu> wrote:

> assuming you are right, whats cheap about it? if $299 is the going price 
> and
> he's selling it for $200, whats wrong with that? if you bought a house 
> for
> $70,000 5 years ago and the market price today is $400,000, would you 
> sell
> yours for less than what you paid for?

so I'm trying to think of a single piece of computer equipement that is 
worth more than five times its original cost five years later.  Seems 
like this is a pretty terrible analogy you've tried to draw.

-- 
Andy Miller
http://www.zone360.com              

In article <andy-7FC30C.21144517062000@nntp3.tsoft.net>,
Andrew Miller  <andy@zone360.nospam.com> wrote:
>
>so I'm trying to think of a single piece of computer equipement that is 
>worth more than five times its original cost five years later.  Seems 
>like this is a pretty terrible analogy you've tried to draw.

An original Apple I in good condition is worth *many* times the
original sale price.

There have also been recent periods when RAM and active matrix LCD
prices have gone up (not by 5X, but definitely up).  I think the going
prices of Newton 2x00's and some models of HP palmtops also rose above
original retail for a period.


IMHO. YMMV.
-- 
Ron Nicholson       rhn@nicholson.com   http://www.nicholson.com/rhn/ 
#include <canonical.disclaimer> 	// only my own opinions, etc.

On 19 Jun 2000 20:35:29 GMT, rhn@nicholson.com wrote:

>In article <andy-7FC30C.21144517062000@nntp3.tsoft.net>,
>Andrew Miller  <andy@zone360.nospam.com> wrote:
>>
>>so I'm trying to think of a single piece of computer equipement that is 
>>worth more than five times its original cost five years later.  Seems 
>>like this is a pretty terrible analogy you've tried to draw.
>
>An original Apple I in good condition is worth *many* times the
>original sale price.

Since when? I can get ANY model of Apple computer at local thrifts and
fleas for a few bucks. You just don't see too many original Apples,
but they're out there. 

The V A S T majority of older computer equipment is next to worthless.
The exception to this rule is classic video game consoles and some
games for them (another topic entirely). 

b

Bill S wrote:
> 
> On 19 Jun 2000 20:35:29 GMT, rhn@nicholson.com wrote:
> 
> >In article <andy-7FC30C.21144517062000@nntp3.tsoft.net>,
> >Andrew Miller  <andy@zone360.nospam.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>so I'm trying to think of a single piece of computer equipement that is
> >>worth more than five times its original cost five years later.  Seems
> >>like this is a pretty terrible analogy you've tried to draw.
> >
> >An original Apple I in good condition is worth *many* times the
> >original sale price.
> 
> Since when? I can get ANY model of Apple computer at local thrifts and
> fleas for a few bucks. You just don't see too many original Apples,
> but they're out there.
> 
> The V A S T majority of older computer equipment is next to worthless.
> The exception to this rule is classic video game consoles and some
> games for them (another topic entirely).
> 
> b

Tell ya what Bill, I'll pay you 3 times the original price for any
Apple I in good condition that you want to sell me. That's $2000 in
your pocket. You know where to find me.

Bryan

p.s. Stealing the one in the Smithsonian doesn't count.