[SunRescue] LX for sale (loaded?)

[Eric Ozrelic]

I've found that you'll almost always make money if you strip a computer
of all it's parts and sell them bit by bit, but it's a huge pain in the ass.
There
is also a larger market for individual items then whole items.

Regards,

Eric Ozrelic
aka ProjektSUN


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Hansen" <n2vip at bellatlantic.net>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [SunRescue] LX for sale (loaded?)


> I agree that at the price you stated *i* would buy it, but to rebuild it
> from parts at average prices would exceed $200 (notice I put *no*
> value on the LX chassis, just the bits that fill it up).
>
> In parts, your price works out to $20/16 Meg SIMM, and the rest is
> free... Without alot of VC funding I can't swing that sort of pricing!
>
> I am not arguing your valuation, I am proposing an *alternative*
> pricing
>
> Look at it anouther way - can I sell 16 Meg 72 Pin parity simms
> for $35/each? A 1 Gig SCSI HD for $25? A VSIMM for an LX
> at $15? A keyboard/mouse for Sun equipment for $25?
>
> How is it when I put those pieces together in an LX chassis the value
> goes down 50%?
>
> Thank you for your input,
>
> Ken
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael C. Vergallen" <mvergall at mail.double-barrel.be>
> To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 6:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] LX for sale (loaded?)
>
>
> > A LX like you describe has a value of about 120 USD.
> >
> > Michael
> > ---
> > Michael Vergallen Tel : 32-9-2227764
> > Sportstraat 28 Fax : 32-9-2224976
> > 9000 Gent http://www.double-barrel.be
> > Belgium ftp://ftp.double-barrel.be
> >
> > On Mon, 5 Jun 2000, Ken Hansen wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > In my efforts to purge my "SPARC museum," making way for my shiny
> > > new machine (The Ultra 2 will be delivered tomorrow!) I have the
> following
> > > machine
> > > "on the block:"
> > >
> > > Sun LX in *very nice* condition (no scratches/scuffs/marks on case)
> > > 96 Meg RAM included, mix of Sun barcode and non-barcode 16 Meg SIMMs
> > > 1 Meg VSIMM (improve resolution of built-in framebuffer - 2 Meg
> > > total)
> > > 1 Gig SCSI HD
> > > Type 4 Keyboard/mouse/mouse pad
> > > All back plates, 120 V AC power cable included also!
> > >
> > > No monitor included
> > >
> > > Motorola NT-1 ISDN T/A available, along with CD-ROM of SunISDN
> > > software
> > > (not sure if NT-1 power adapter included - I think I have it, but
> > > not sure will
> > > confirm before sale)
> > >
> > > As I am unfamiliar with the "real" value of the following machine, I
> will
> > > put it out for
> > > best offer, but the offer should be reasonable (i.e. the RAM has a
value
> > > around
> > > $75/32 Meg, 1 Meg VSIMM is about $20, type 4 keyboard/mouse about $20,
> HD
> > > like $25 - power cable & backplates, priceless ;^).
> > >
> > > I guess I do know the value of this box - over $200, colse to $250 by
my
> > > guess.
> > >
> > > EEK, that can't be right...
> > >
> > > Ken Hansen ICTI
> > > Ken.Hansen at icti-usa.com
> > >
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