Subj : Re: Price Piece in your c
To   : vorlon
From : ACMEBBS
Date : Mon May 23 2022 23:02:00

-=> On Tue May 24 12:28:00 2022, vorlon wrote to ACMEBBS <=-

 >  >  AC> remember right the winning bid was $14. Yep, that's a kick
 >  > in the rear end. Had it happen to many times to count. #-(
  >  AC> The part which makes want to kick myself was having checked on it a
 >  AC> couple of hours earlier that day.
 > 
 > hehehe... Yep had that happen as well, and also get busy with work and
 > next thing the auction has ended....
 
In my case...ended up taking a nap & about dinner time...the palm went to the forehead. Found out after this the auction was over.
 
 >  > In a lot of caaes the chips are ok, or it's a part that can be
 >  > still sourced, then it's just a matter of transplanting them.
 >  AC> True...but the cost of shipping from Europe is crazy. Too bad the
 >  AC> Amiga didn't take off in the US like in Europe. If it had...would
 >  AC> have a surplus of chips.
 > It took off here in Australia. But the Europein's are not the only ones
 > that excelled in jacking the shipping prices up. A *lot* of USA based
 > sellers are experts at that. I've sent things to the USA and the shipping
 > was only $20-30 AUD, yet the other way it was more like $100+.
 
The thing which burns me up about Ebay are the low prices...until you look at the shipping cost. They're doing that to get eyeballs...but seem not to realize that with the shipping costing more than what the cost of the item is is crazy. 

Not only happens with computers...but have been known to gander at some of the transistor/tube radios I would love to own...like some of the "All American 5" units.
 
 >  >  AC> have. Maybe...if I moved to Pluto where I could get more
 >  >  AC> than 24 hours a day. ;) You could do that, but then getting
 >  > things sent out will take to long!!
 >  
 >  AC> Yep. Not really an issue if you think about it. Pizza and other
 >  AC> items aren't that great for you. Tasty...but just think how healthy
 >  AC> you should be. ;)
 > 
 > But late on a friday night at 9:30pm-10pm, just finished work and can't
 > be stuffed cokking something... #-)

Same here. Work in receiving unloading trucks/stocking (because I don't have to deal with Karens on the floor). Hard work...but don't have to worry about dealing with these idiots. Get home around 11:15 PM at night...starving & if I have leftovers...great. If not...what's the easiest thing I can make to watch TV/play video games on the Xbox.

.... RAMdisk is not an installation procedure! 
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