[Coco] Save the COCOs!!!

[Paul Fitch]

Maybe there is some way this material could "appear" at the next Chicago
fest?  Too bad I live in Florida, about as far from you as you can get, and
still be in N. America.   

> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com 
> [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Glen 
> VanDenBiggelaar
> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 3:29 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Lucky ebay bidder
> 
> Roger,
> No real offence is taken. Like I have tried to make clear, 
> shipping to the States for 10 units probably would have been 
> close to $100. People can gripe and moan all they want about 
> it, but I 'll betcha no one would have forked over the 100 
> bucks on this list for shipping, so in the end the choice was simple.
> I thank you for your offer for the banner add. I am not sure 
> right now on the future of the site though. I am moving at 
> the end of the month, and I really don't have the time or the 
> energy to keep up with the hobby. I am debating whether tho 
> just take the site "off-line" and quietly dispose of my stuff 
> that I have left or try to sell everything in one fell swoop. 
> I have at least 20 big boxes full of CoCo stuff, many 
> prototype and project hardware, boxes of disks that a past 
> collector made of new and unique software and many unseen 
> before 'Cool" items. Mixed in with these are a lot of old PC 
> parts and other vintage micro stuff. I know there is an Amega 
> 500 and a whole (photocopy paper) box of floppies just for 
> that. a bunch of old PC monitors (like a 21 RGB monitor that 
> weighs a ton), and too much other stuff to even go into. Do I 
> really want to keep all of that- yes, is it practical for 1 
> guy living out of a small one bedroom apartment- no.
> All I do know for sure is if i sell all of this with the web 
> site, it must and will go in one package. I neither have the 
> time to go through it all, or the desire. The "Buyer" is 
> responsible for all shipping. he/she will make arrangements 
> with whomever they want for shipping and co ordinate it from 
> their end. just tell me the time the shipper is coming to get 
> the stuff.
> as for a fair price? I am not sure, the website itself has 
> take well over a thousand hours of my time, and over 3 years 
> what's that worth?
> All I know for sure is I have to decide before Oct 1 for the move.
> -GlenBe sure to stop by www.thecocolounge.com and 
> www.iboughtavoodoolaptop.com Proud Microsoft Supporter, User 
> and Tech since 1982
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