[SPARCbook] Re: [SPARCbook]

[Ken Hansen]

So what you are saying is that you hoarding offers from several
sellers in the hopes of arriving at a "best" price? I hope you are
letting people with high prices that you are persuing better prices
elsewhere, or are you leaving these multiple offers in limbo?

As for the range of prices, these units sold for prices ranging from
$200 (3GS 85 Mhz CPU) to approaching $1500 (3GX 110 Mhz)
when Ross Pennington started selling these units over a year ago.

The range in prices is simply people hoping to recoup their 
investment, at whatever they bought the units for.

I suspect the reason many folks are selling their sparcbooks is
that they didn't realize how expensive simple upgrades were
for these laptops ($450 for a 6.4G HD, $100 for 64 Meg RAM,
$1500 (est.) for 128 Meg)...

As for spreading out payments, might I suggest using an
escrow service, allowing you to inspect the unit before payment
pay via credit card...

HTH,

Ken
khansen at njcc.com

-----Original Message-----
From: krakxl at fcmail.com <krakxl at fcmail.com>
To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Date: Thursday, December 09, 1999 1:52 AM
Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] (no subject)


>A few of you seem irate because I didn't reply to your offers.
>Please understand, I'm still getting offers, and today, it
>seemed every one was better than the last (A; this makes me
>kinda suspiscious though, a sparcbook with everything for
>500 has got to be "hot" goods. B; You all must be as poor as
>I am if your so readilly selling your beloved sparcbooks. Or
>you know something i don't). How many of us are on this list
>anyway? Also, To all that made offers, It would be really nice
>if I could make two payments instead of one. Someone 
>suggested I send two, one postmarked, and the checks are 
>seperatly cashed. This would be good for both me, and the 
>guy/gal I buy from because I would have no chance to be
>dishonest (which wouldn't happen anyway), and I won't have
>to sell my bike to get cash, and I could instead fix it
>between cashing 1, and 2. 
>
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