[rescue] Spotted at VCFSW today

[Lionel Peterson]

I sold a TRS-80 Model 4 at the show that I picked up on a whim last month at an auction ($50), but it didn't start. I offered it for $175 on the VCF consignment table and it sold in 4 hours. I decided not to clean it up, and I clearly said it did not power up. I decided it would sell best in its 'as found' condition, rather than spend an hour or two with goo gone cleaning up the case. The new owner, I figured, would rather do it themselves and "know it was done right."

50 year-old power supplies are expected to need to be repaired, and again, by not attempting to 'fix' it I left it for the buyer to do it themselves and "know it was done right."

Ken

> On May 30, 2026, at 20:32, Joshua Boyd via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:
> 
> How can they charge so much much without at least a basic level of cleaning.