Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup

From	ahodgkin@gmail.com
Newsgroups	comp.sys.acorn.misc
Subject	Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup
Date	2012-04-27 04:14 -0700
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On Friday, April 27, 2012 10:26:33 AM UTC+1, David Holden wrote:

> Don't know where you get >30 GBP from. Carriage for that would have been
> less than 10 GBP.

What?! Who with? Last time I posted a moderate sized package via Royal Mail recorded within the UK it cost somewhere around £8. I posted a couple of heavy books more recently for about £15. The boxed Risc PC with extra slice, floppy discs, documentation etc. is enormous, very heavy and fragile. I'd like to know who you'd trust to deliver it for a tenner, could be very useful for future reference.

> The cost of collecting from Cambridge, quite apart from the
> time, meant that I didn't bother to bid

So I take it you're not attending Wakefield, which was the other collection option and the whole reason for the short duration auction.

> (I would have been prepared to offer more than the winning bid)
> and the wording seemed to indicate that you  wouldn't respond
> favourably to a message asking if you'd allow collection by
> courier.

How so? You know me well enough from ROOL and newsgroups; shame you didn't consider contacting me and asking me to ship it then, citing your low postage costs.

Funny how often people say "I *would have* done <something financial>", without actually doing it ;-)

> If you restrict your potential market and don't make it easy for customers
> you must expect items to sell for less than their 'real' worth.

Yes, obviously the obstacles I put in place were insurmountable (!). Well, if there's anyone out there who wanted it - sadly for the sake of e-mailing me and asking about shipping, you might've missed out on getting the machine for - well, £52. Too late for both of us if that's the case. Wouldn't be too surprised to see the buyer list the machine on eBay next week if it's really capable of generating so much more income, as you imply.

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Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Andrew Hodgkinson <ahodgkin@rowing.org.uk> - 2012-04-23 22:25 +0100
  Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Alan Griffin <ajg@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-04-23 23:36 +0100
    Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Dev <spam-addy@no.spam.invalid> - 2012-04-24 08:58 +0100
      Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup ahodgkin@gmail.com - 2012-04-24 06:08 -0700
        Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Dev <spam-addy@no.spam.invalid> - 2012-04-24 19:36 +0100
          Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup ahodgkin@gmail.com - 2012-04-25 08:37 -0700
            Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Dev <spam-addy@no.spam.invalid> - 2012-04-26 08:49 +0100
              Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-26 09:56 +0200
              Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup ahodgkin@gmail.com - 2012-04-26 01:50 -0700
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup ahodgkin@gmail.com - 2012-04-26 14:21 -0700
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-04-26 23:49 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup ahodgkin@gmail.com - 2012-04-27 00:57 -0700
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Doug Webb <doug.j.webb@btinternet.com> - 2012-04-27 10:08 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 10:18 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 09:26 +0000
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup ahodgkin@gmail.com - 2012-04-27 04:14 -0700
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 14:45 +0000
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 15:30 +0000
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-04-27 20:24 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 17:34 +0200
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Dev <spam-addy@no.spam.invalid> - 2012-04-27 12:40 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 13:50 +0200
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup ahodgkin@gmail.com - 2012-04-27 06:36 -0700
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Dev <spam-addy@no.spam.invalid> - 2012-04-27 20:47 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 13:33 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Dev <spam-addy@no.spam.invalid> - 2012-04-27 14:36 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 16:19 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Dev <spam-addy@no.spam.invalid> - 2012-04-27 20:52 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 23:46 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-04-28 00:00 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 14:49 +0200
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 14:31 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 17:26 +0200
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Dave Higton <davehigton@dsl.pipex.com> - 2012-04-27 22:17 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 23:13 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Dev <spam-addy@no.spam.invalid> - 2012-04-27 08:58 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Tennant Stuart <tennant@orpheus.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 18:01 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 18:28 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Tennant Stuart <tennant@orpheus.co.uk> - 2012-04-29 13:27 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup cferris@freeRemoveuk.com.invalid - 2012-04-29 13:53 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Tennant Stuart <tennant@orpheus.co.uk> - 2012-04-29 23:36 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup ahodgkin@gmail.com - 2012-04-30 06:06 -0700
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 15:15 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-04-30 15:59 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup ahodgkin@gmail.com - 2012-05-01 01:01 -0700
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-05-01 10:24 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup charles <charles@charleshope.demon.co.uk> - 2012-05-01 18:47 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-05-01 23:27 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-05-02 19:40 +0200
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup John Kortink <kortink@inter.nl.net> - 2012-04-27 20:45 +0200
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup druck <news@druck.freeuk.com> - 2012-04-26 23:06 +0100
                Re: Acorn/Pace/ROOL Risc PC for sale - Cambridge or Wakefield pickup ahodgkin@gmail.com - 2012-04-30 06:09 -0700

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