🚀 go-pugleaf

Greetings,

Have you ever thought about donating your equipment to a non-profit
organization?  It is a much more lucrative deal then trying to sell it
over the net, as computer donations to non-profit organizations are
FULLY TAX DEDUCTIBLE up to 50% of your gross income and can carry over
to five years.  Basically, what happens is that you report to the IRS
the Fair Market Value of the equipment (which is whatever you tell us it
is) and then you get to deduct that FULL amount from you gross income. 
(i.e. if you make $20,000 per year, and you donate a computer that is
worth $10,000- your gross income for that year is considered to be
$10,000!! *source= The IRS HelpLine, Pittsburgh, PA (412) 281-0112).  If
you only have a gross income of less than what your computer is worth,
then you get to claim that  amount (minus the previous year) for FIVE
YEARS!!  (same source)  If you don't believe us, please feel free to
call this number, you will want to ask for a technician that can explain
depreciative market donations to non-profit organizations (that will
save you about 15 mins of getting transferred)

It just so happens that I know of a non-profit that would be very
interested in helping you benefit from our country's crazy tax system. 
Here is a description:
 
A non-profit organization, The Student EnviroLink Network, is in dire
need of assistance.  This network operates as a free-information server
for students all around the globe.  Currently, it has over 300,000 users
in 37 countries.  We also work with providing computer network access to
students who normally wouldn't be able to have access, such as inner
city youth.  Unfortunately, the entire network is administered from
volunteers' personal computer space and this space is no longer adequate
for our needs.

*** If you donate equipment, YOU tell US what the current fair market
value of the equipment is, which I would think would be higher than what
you offered it for on the network.
 
We are desperately in search of a kind donor that would be willing to
donate the following:
 
- A workstation computer (preferably a NeXT, Sun, DEC) with lots of ram
and hard drive space, but any MacIntosh or other equipment will also work for
what we want to do.
 
- Money for us to buy this equipment
 
- Personal expertise in helping us set up the equipment that is donated to us.
 

If you would be willing to help us out, and want to unload some
equipment, please let us know.  We really could use your help.
 
Thanks,
Josh Knauer                              * 1060 Morewood Ave.
"If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws * Pittsburgh, PA   15213  USA
can save the wilderness."                * Phone:  (412) 268-4949 <-home 
-Ed Abbey                                * (412) 572-2211 <-pager, after tone
                                                           enter your phone #.