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From: pfr654@csc.anu.oz
Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers,comp.sys.mac.wanted
Subject: Re: Mac SE/30 HD40 2meg RAM, reduced !!!
Message-ID: <2557.26b012a4@csc.anu.oz>
Date: 27 Jul 90 10:08:36 GMT
References: <90207.102223RP1VOPER@MIAMIU.BITNET>
Organization: Computer Services, Australian National University
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In article <90207.102223RP1VOPER@MIAMIU.BITNET>, RP1VOPER@MIAMIU.BITNET (Rob Pickering) writes:
> Okay,
>  
> However, I did buy it approximately one year ago and the prices were high then.
> I AM TAKING A LOSS.  If you are interested I have the original University
> receipt.  I don't expect people in Universities to buy this computer.  They can

>  
>                              -Rob

Rob, you have still got it wrong:

a one year old computer has DEPRECIATED in value to the tune of about 30% 
(at least that's what the Tax office allows); it is out of warranty; the 
original system software and manuals are out of date; it may well have one 
of the dodgy Quantum drives that plagued the first SE/30s

one can buy a new SE/30 from shops in the US for $3200; or from the 
consortium for much less than you're offering, about $2200 (both with 40 
meg HD, the extra meg of RAM is dirt cheap since it has four empty slots for 
people's old 256k SIMMS)

the normal 2nd hand price is within 20% of the new consortium price, so I 
still don't think that you'll sell it at this price without throwing in 
some extra software

lastly: the rumours of new Macs are making new and second-hand mac sales 
quite slow: unless it is a bargain, people won't buy.

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Phil Ryan                                         
ANU Department of Physics and Theoretical Physics 
Canberra, Australia                               
pfr654@csc.anu.oz.au   phone:(61 6) 249 4678   fax:(61 6) 249 0741