Re: OT: Selling Used Computers

Ackkkkk! Using a failure prone brand of device for backup! Metaphors,
similes, and analogies escape me right now, so why not simply go all the way and
get a Travan tape drive? I spent too many hours in computer rooms in the early
days watching tape drives stretch and break tapes. You, too, could experience
what it was like in the old days of monster computers, huge air conditioners,
and raised floors, if you get your own Travan, or maybe even an Exabyte helical
scan SCSI tape drive... Ben Myers

On Mon, 07 May 2007 23:17:15 -0500, Journey <rainbow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, 08 May 2007 00:01:12 -0400, Ben Myers
<ben_myers_spam_me_not@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I hate to sound cynical here, but I would only throw in a Maxtor external USB
drive to get rid of the Maxtor inside. He really is getting a pretty decent
deal, and you don't need to throw in anything else to build good will with
someone you never expect to do business with again. Your buyer is happy and you
know he is getting a good system in good condition, so why worry or feel guilty?
I've heard of buyer's remorse, but seller's remorse? It sounds to me like
you've gotten emotionally attached to the computer.... Ben Myers

Oh no way, believe me, I'd love to take this money. I can easily
justify a HD TV now! (woo hoo). I'll take this money and run --
that's why I am going to drive to his bank and be there right when it
opens and cash the check!!!

If he wants to undo the deal, he can't, it's done.

I do have this value system though that wants any buyer to be really
happy. I'm not sure where it came from. I think it came from ripping
other buyers off too, and I figure if I am happy ripping someone off,
they might as well be happy getting ripped off :-)

In this case though the Maxtor could be used as a backup for
something. That's about all I use it for now -- backup. I would not
trust anything production to a Maxtor. I have eight Seagate's and
they are doing production duty.

So, I will use this as an opportunity to practicing providing what I
actually sold.

It's great... after selling that computer I have been really happy, so
happy I am cranking some of my old party music... right now it's Rick
James and Super Freak cranked up -- "She's a very kinky girl, the kind
you don't take home to mother ... she will never let your spirits
down, once you get her off the street ... oh yeah oh yeah ... She's a
super freak super freak she's suh-pah freeeky.... "

I guess you have to be here!

As I do this my spirits lift as I move all my data off this P4 that is
goin' bye bye.

Oh yes, life is good :
.

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