Tim:
> In days gone past I used to accept ancient things to keep them
> going, rather than scrap them, and at the moment we're resurrecting
> some ancient non-computer equipment. At times I'd considered
> passing on things I don't need through ebay, and the like, but
> worked out that much of the time you won't be providing much needed
> bits to someone desperate for them, you're providing cheap
> materials to sharks who'll just try to sell them at obscene
> prices. Often breaking up working, or workable, units into bits
> for maximum profit.
George N. White III:
This is the same business model as auto junkyards.
I don't think so. I consider it more like ticket scalpers. They're
not providing a service that's needed, and lying about what they're
really up to. With things like ebay, anybody who wants a thing can
find it and buy it, directly. Nobody needs a third party buying it,
jacking up the pricing, and selling it back through ebay. You might
even consider that kind of thing a form of money laundering.
We tried to pass on a vintage Marconi Telecine suite a year or so ago,
there were a few people who wanted to "give it a good home" who were
just scrap metal merchants lying through their teeth. It eventually
made its way to a museum run by retired TV technicians. They'll do it
up and maintain its legacy, maybe even resurrect it into operation.
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