[Coco] Buying a Dragon from California Digital - Has anyone?

[Zippster]

They did send me another email saying shipping would be $60 for two of these
to MN.  I sent them a payment.

Sweet, 2 Dragons on the way…   :)

- Ed


> On Mar 20, 2015, at 8:09 PM, Matthew Dugal <leobaby at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Bought two in December. 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mar 20, 2015, at 7:30 PM, Luis Antoniosi (CoCoDemus) <retrocanada76 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> This is the same message I got when asked them in 2013 about Tanos. Bought
>> it and they shipped it fast.
>> 
>> 
>> Luis Felipe Antoniosi
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:22 PM, Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Has anyone actually bought a Dragon from California Digital recently?
>>> 
>>> I sent them an email and received a rather generic response (below).
>>> Between that and the malware warnings, I’ll admit to being a bit hesitant
>>> to
>>> send a Paypal.
>>> 
>>> Is MN east or west coast?  lol...
>>> 
>>> - Ed
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>> 
>>>> From: catalog at cadigital.com
>>>> To: "Zippster" <zippster278 at gmail.com>
>>>> Date: March 20, 2015 at 4:03:14 PM CDT
>>>> Subject: Re: Tano Dragon Computers
>>>> 
>>>> California Digital still has a significant
>>>> number of Tano Dragon 64 computers
>>>> available.
>>>> Original retail price was $400.
>>>> California Digital is offering the
>>>> Dragon at only $49 each.  These are
>>>> brand new computers still in factory packaging.
>>>> 
>>>> Because each Dragon ships at 19 pounds,
>>>> the cost of shipping is substantial.
>>>> West Coast shipping costs
>>>> $23, East Coast is about $35.
>>>> Foreign: The postal service no longer
>>>> offers ocean/surface transit. The Dragon
>>>> must ship either by air freight courier or
>>>> air mail. Shipping cost to the UK and most
>>>> of Europe is about $90 each. WoW!
>>>> Additional information available at:
>>>> http://www.cadigital.com/computer.htm <
>>> http://www.cadigital.com/computer.htm>
>>>> PAYMENT: PayPal is preferred. Our
>>>> payment e-mail address is:
>>>> laser at cadigital.com <mailto:laser at cadigital.com>
>>>> We also accept bank checks.
>>>> Several have asked how to proceed in
>>>> purchasing a Tano Dragon.
>>>> If you would like to transfer funds via
>>>> PayPal, we sugest going to PayPal.com
>>>> and opening an account if you do
>>>> not already have one.
>>>> Onced opened, go the the area where
>>>> it has a "transfer funds" box.
>>>> Transfer $49 per Dragon plus shipping.
>>>> user group site:
>>> http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?11985-Tano-Dragon-64&s=f8ac100ed3320a7046ee1a472bdd542f
>>> <
>>> http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?11985-Tano-Dragon-64&s=f8ac100ed3320a7046ee1a472bdd542f
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Zippster [mailto:zippster278 at gmail.com]
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 10:44 AM
>>>> To: catalog at cadigital.com
>>>> Subject: Tano Dragon Computers
>>>> 
>>>> Hi, I am interested in buying 2 of the NIB Tano Dragons you have listed
>>> on your website. If they are available, please send what the cost with
>>> shipping to Faribault, MN 55021 would be and payment information. Thank
>>> you, - Ed
>>> 
>>>