Date   : Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:29:16 -0500
From   : julesrichardsonuk@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: I'm back!

F. Haroon wrote:
>> I don't think Chris is into selling hardware any more - IIRC he got rid
>> of  most of his Beebs, and the remaining ones are in the loft. I'm not
>> sure he's even on the list any more...
> 
> That's very disappointing news and sad.  Now there is no tracable spot
> from where we can buy plathoera of Beeb equipment other than from
> someone on eBay, or from Sprow.

Asking here probably doesn't hurt.

For example:

I've got various bits of unused "common" hardware - plus will have goodies 
like an ACW, Arm Eval kit etc. freed up in the coming months - that I know I 
don't *need* to keep.

But, it's simply too much effort to haul it all out of storage, test it, clean 
it up, think up a price etc. and list it all somewhere in the hope that 
someone wants it right at that moment in time. If they didn't want it at that 
moment in time, I wouldn't have the space to keep it out of storage for very 
long - and hence the whole testing/cleaning cycle would be a waste and I'd end 
up having to do it again at a later date.

Now if someone were to ask on the list for an item that I know I have and will 
never want to keep myself, it's a lot easier for me to get at that single item 
and do the whole cleaning / testing thing without it being a large pain in the 
backside :-) (even if they were to change their mind; it's not so bad when 
it's just a single thing)

I'm sure I'm not alone there... I'm always in awe of the people who actually 
find the working space to keep a permanent store going! So, I'd like to see 
more wanted ads on here personally...

cheers

Jules