🚀 go-pugleaf

On Fri, 29 Aug 1997 04:26:35 -0500, mike1@nospam.visi.com (Michael--Schneider)
wrote:

>In article <34062a0e.13635278@news.calweb.com>, address@bottom.page wrote:
>
>> On 29 Aug 1997 01:26:54 GMT, ai@shell. (ai) wrote:
>> 
>> >Hello,
>> >
>> >I have a SyQuest 44MB external drive for sale along with 
>> >one 44MB SyQuest cartridge.
>> >
>> >1. the drive is an external SCSI drive 
>> >2. the enclosure is by PowerUser
>> >3. enclosure uses 2 Centronics SCSI connectors
>> >4. the drive is in A-1 condition
>> >5. I'm selling because I use optical disks now
>> >6. the cartridge alone sells for around $32 mail order
>> >
>> >Price:  Best offer over: $75 + shipping
>> 
>> 
>> You should hope for best price over $25.  Really...the 44 is dead and burried.
>> Even the 88 is comatose.  syquest 200 drives are about $125 and are downward
>> compatable.  Why would anyone buy a 44?
>
>
>
>   Because they can take out the drive mech and throw it away, and use the
>*case* to house a CD-Rom drive or similar ilk. Priced a new one of those?
>
>   Now go away.  Nobody likes the Price Police.
>






If he was selling on that premise, why did he not advertise that way.  Besides,
new boxes are about $35-$40.  I just picked up 2 and paid $40 for each one.
$75 for a box and gutting the insides is not a good deal.

Price police?  No. Reality check.






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