[rescue] Spotted at VCFSW today

[CJ Reha]

>  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."

Just curious, were you a landlord in a previous life?

On Sat, May 30, 2026 at 10:28 PM Lionel Peterson via rescue <
rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:

> 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.
>
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