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Re: Selling my company's surplus computers and parts - VERY CHEAP!

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From: Wally Woo
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 00:00
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All I can say it that it's a good thing you are not in a hurry to sell this
stuff.  Your asking prices are somewhat high.

I assume all proceeds go to your company, right?  Surely you wouldnt pocket
the money.....


Stewart wrote in message <357f6ced.21640805@news4.wt.net>...
>I just got finished upgrading a BUNCH of the computers at my office.
>I have got a whole bunch of computer equipment from the old
>machines and a little software.  Everything works perfectly
>(I threw all the broken stuff out).  I do not want to be
>bombarded with "lowball" offers, so my prices are pretty firm.  If you
>buy a bunch of stuff, I might cut a slight break on the price, but
>probably not too much.  I'm in no particular rush to sell this stuff,
>so I can wait until someone pays my asking price.
>
>I will charge a flat rate for shipping and handling of $10
>(continental US only), no matter how many or how few items you
>want to buy, or you can pick up in Houston.  (Shipping on
>monitors is $15.)  Please respond with a list of the items you
>want to purchase to:
>
>stewart@wt.net
>
>The items are as follows:
>
>1  -  Complete 486 DX266/8 Megs RAM/340 Meg IDE HD,
>        3.5" floppy, 1 Meg VLB video card, 14.4 modem,
>        VLB I/O card w/ 2 serial ports, 1 printer port, joystick
>        port, NE2000 network card, keyboard, hard drive
>        comespre-loaded with Windows 95, $200
>
>2  -  14" SVGA Monitors (one Dell and one Compaq), both
>         work perfectly and look great, $85 each
>
>1  -  Seagate ST3120 120 Meg IDE hard drive, $25
>
>1  -  486/66 cpu with VLB motherboard, 256k cache, cpu cooling
>       fan and manual,  $60
>
>1  -  VLB Multifunction I/O card (2HD,2FD,2S,1P), $10
>
>1  -  Genoa 24bit VLB Win Accelerator, 1 Meg,  $20
>
>1  -  NEC 28.8 Data/Voice/Fax Cellular Modem - custom
>        made to be used with NEC cellular phones.  Like new,
>        still in box - all software and manuals.  Try surfing the
>        web at the beach - you can't beat it!, $100
>
>2  -  1.44 Meg 3.5" FD,  $15 each
>
>18 -  1 Meg 30 pin SIMMs, $5 each

^^ my personal favorite: why buy a new 16 meg simm for $13 when you can buy
a used and ever so useful 1 meg simm for $5!!!

>
>1  -  Seagate ST-251 hard drive - 40 Meg MFM, $10
>
>       Lotus 123 v2.2, $10
>
>       Quckbooks and Quickpay for DOS, $10
>
>I hope you can find at least a few things you can use in here!  Please
>send email and let me know what you would like.  Thanks!
>
>Stewart
>stewart@wt.net
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From: "Wally Woo" <WWOO@USA.GOV>
Subject: Re: Selling my company's surplus computers and parts - VERY CHEAP!
Date: 1998/06/12
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