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"Please, no for sale posts, try e-bay, thanks. " (modified 0 times) Grumpy "Please, no for sale posts, try e-bay, thanks." Please explain that, since I see a variety of for sale posts all over this board for whole machines, broken machines, and parts of all descriptions. Not-any-less Grumpy than before. 05-01-2000 23:16:25

RE: (modified 0 times) RandyJRS Actually, I don't mind the for sale postings. Quite a few people here have offered some interesting items for sale -- the IO stickers, for example ... or the guy who is making available the Websurfer resistor packs cheaply ... or another guy who had a spare IO HD cable and let it go at cost ... OR CODEMAN AND HARDWARE1 kits for that matter. Really, the other guys who are selling the IO and Websurfer units are more entertaining than anything else; if they're big boys and can take the flaming, then who cares? I don't see this as a huge problem. And I'd rather not blanket-prohibit all sales here just to eliminate the few profiteers who emerge here and there. Too much reactive legislation going on sometimes, I think. 05-02-2000 05:39:26

RE: (modified 0 times) Seneca I'm wondering why Netronin's offer to sell 3 Websurfers got deleted before he saw that I was the first one to put my request in for one. Now that he can't sell them here, we all can go to eBay and pay over $200 each for what he was wanting to sell for $70 each here in our little community of hardware hackers. I guess that means that it's OK to sell here only if you're really elite or kewl. What is hear is "Do as I say, not as I do." Whatever. Seig Heil! Seneca 05-02-2000 10:39:06

RE:Please, no for sale posts, try e-bay, thanks. (modified 0 times) hardware1 Scam, Fraud, Rip-Off to name a few. e-bay has insurance. Codeman and I agree that this is not the place for this. You have no clue who these guys are on this system. "OR CODEMAN AND HARDWARE1 kits for that matter", you know who codeman is. He pays for this *seperate* Linux server box at colocation w/T3 conn, why is this a problem? 05-02-2000 11:55:51

RE: (modified 0 times) netronin It's too bad you guys are not allowing these posts. I had to take two units back to CU today because I didn't want to get stuck with them (no time to mod) and wasn't about to play "ebay" with these things. I was just trying to pass on a good deal to some of the regular's here. netronin 05-05-2000 20:35:14

RE: (modified 0 times) Capp I see what Seneca it talking about-I was the third one to post to Netronin's offer and when I checked in the morning the posting was gone. I was and am really bummed because I don't even live close to a CU and was unable to get one of these OR an IO. Totally missed out-people on Ebay are really screwing others by selling the WS for $250+. I see hardware1 and Codeman's point though and we could get screwed but...I considered that when I replied to the posting in the first place and decided it was worth the risk-you can get screwed on Ebay too-been there..done that-you don't get any insurance-and if it happens there it will be for $250 not $70. You guys have a great community here and I don't think that it would hurt-things get around so fast on this BB anyway it could only happen once or twice and then everyone would know-you know? JMTC Capp BTW I have had to resort to the Virgin WP for lack of an IO or WS 05-05-2000 21:39:21

RE: (modified 0 times) seller no one is stupid enough to return these when you could get $200 on ebay if he really wanted to he could put it up on yahoo and post saying 'go over to yahoo there is something there for you' make the auction 1 day max and give it away cheap I don't know if the buyer here is a hacker or a ebay jerk! I can make up a sob story about how I sat on my ass and missed out on a one week window and just couldn't get my mom drive me, gas is so high I had to save up all my penies to get over there, then when I got there they were all gone, boo hoo someone help me, please send me one, I am at big-rich-seller@ebaynot.com please help me out, I am a poor lame soul. 05-06-2000 03:27:28

RE: (modified 0 times) netronin I did actually take two back to CU. I'm not into screwing people over on ebay ($250 for a $50 pc) and really didn't have time to mess with it. I've been posting on this board from the begining and am certainly not an ebay scammer (you can search for my past posts). I can see the point codeman and hardware1 are trying to make, it's just too bad some of the local's here couldn't have benefited by my extra units. C'est La Vie 05-06-2000 09:24:26

RE: (modified 0 times) Capp You think that because I didn't get one I'm young and I need my mommy to drive me-wrong it's because I work and I have a family and I REALLY don't live near to a CU or CC-minimum 1.5 hours to CU and 1 hour to CC. Some of us just have other things to do. You think you are some how better than me?? "I don't know if this seller is a hacker or an Ebay jerk" I bet you were not a hacker at some point in your life either-JUST AN INTERESTED ENTHUSIAST-OR DID YOU COME OUT HACKING 286s????????? It's people like you that give hackers a negative image-elitist, arogant, petty, malicious and sepratist. Remember something-it is better to be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt. You are right-I am not much of a hacker but I am interested and I was voicing a reasonable assessment of the situation from both sides-if you don't like it-so what? Even non HACKERS get to read and post to this board. If you read these messages it is clear that not all of the individuals that are on this board are Codeman or Hardware1-the degrees of involvment and knowledge vary alot. I didn't see Codeman or Hardware1 offended that posted to this board-why do you feel that it is your duty to defend everyone here from my postings? (By the way don't bother to answer any of the questions in this post -they are retorical -JUST IN CASE THAT GOT BY YOU WHILE YOU WERE BEING A REAL HACKER!) 05-06-2000 09:51:38

RE: (modified 0 times) Capp Oh by the way I miss quoted the SUPER HACKER -it should be "buyer" not seller but what difference does it really make? 05-06-2000 09:53:19

RE: eBay Insurance (modified 0 times) Dr. Ion eBay insurance isn't all it's cracked up to be. I recently had the "opportunity" to take advantage of it. It only covers up to $250, and there's a $50 deductable.. The deductable alone would have paid for most of neutrino's WSP. I know where he's coming from. Selling crap on eBay is a major hassle, especially for something this small. The only people bidding them up to $250 have the big (0) for feedback -- go check. I too would much rather pass an extra off to another hacker who wasn't able to take advantage of the deal. 05-06-2000 10:02:42

RE: eBay Insurance (modified 0 times) emtnman "eBay is backed by Lloyds and will reimburse you for up to $200, with a $25 deductible" http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/ins-process.html 05-09-2000 00:09:11

RE: (modified 0 times) khc200 Just want to ask the WSP owners out there, how much do you think a WSP should go for on an auction? 05-09-2000 09:49:20

RE: (modified 0 times) sellit $50 if you are stupid. $300 if you are greedy. Pick something inbetween. Ask your mother. 05-10-2000 02:14:52

RE: (modified 0 times) emtnman or look to the source: http://search-completed.ebay.com/cgi-bin/texis/ebaycomplete/results.html?ht=1&query=websurfer&SortProperty=MetaCurrentPriceSort&SortOrder=%5Ba%5D 05-10-2000 16:27:17

RE: (modified 0 times) khc200 geez... just asking...... anyway, been sellin' for 200 each on yahoo. I am very happy, not trying to make a living off this thing. 05-10-2000 20:48:24

RE: (modified 0 times) Capp 400% mark-up ? You should be happy! 05-10-2000 21:00:55

RE: (modified 0 times) ebay I paid my rent this month thanks to WebSurfer Inc. Last 3 months it was NP that paid my rent. This is not a small place I live in. I want to move to a even bigger mansion soon. Would you all please find something new to hack? I can't quite pay my grocerie and power bill yet. Plus I am getting tired of ask jeves on the net and want a real butler. 05-10-2000 21:41:20

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