From: K Wayne Thomas <K.Wayne.Thomas@williams.edu>
Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers.mac
Subject: TO: MAC SE sellers/buyers
Date: 16 Dec 1992 01:15:56 GMT
Organization: Williams College, Williamstown, MA
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SUMMARY: Potential buyer states that he wants an SE logic board or SE
system. He notes the current prices of these items from mail order houses
(for the benefit of other potential buyers, as well as for sellers).
Finally, he indicates from these prices what he would be willing to pay
for similiar systems.

ARTICLE:

I. What I want

     I intend to build an accelerated Hackintosh system around an SE
board in a larger case. Therefore I am interested in buying an SE logic
board, SE FDHD ROMs, an FDHD drive, extended keyboard, trackball, etc...
     Considering that there may not be too many of you out there with
just an SE board for sale, I am also interested in buying an SE system
and parting out the pieces of it that I don't want (standard keyboards,
800k drives, hard drives below 100Mb, case...). Basically, the idea
behind this is that I would be able to get the logic board and ROMs (and
perhaps a few other parts) for cheaper than they are available via mail
order (see below).
     I also note that it might be worth someone's while to sell their
logic board to me, and part out the rest of the computer over the Net, as
I'm considering the time and effort involved in resale in what I will pay.


II. What I (and you) can get these for

     I've seen several of these systems advertized pretty high on the Net.
     Shreve Systems (LA, 1-800 number in Computer Shopper) offers a
90-day warranty on their equipment. Their prices for the above are:

     Mac SE board, with FDHD ROMs             $369
     Upgrade Mac SE ROMs to FDHD              $  99

     Mac SE 1/20, no keyboard                    $549
     (256k SIMMs =worthless...)
          +FDHD ROMs                                    $616

     Mac SE  1/20, standard keyboard         $618
          +FDHD ROMs                                    $685

Since this is the net, I assume nobody should be paying much more than
this for any of this.

III. What I will pay for various merchandise

     Basically, I want to get a substantive discount off of what I would
pay for the SE board at Shreve, as well as on the other equipment in the
system that I would resell [given the option between $369 for the board
and $616 for the system, I might purchase the system and part it out,
since I might get more than $247 for drive, case, power supply, mouse,
and monitor].

     In any case, I would consider $250 a good deal on the board with
FDHD ROMs. Since I would have to pay $99 for the upgrade, $150 would be a
good deal without the FDHD ROMs, unless someone has an extra set out
there...

     Along the same scale, I would consider $440 a  good deal for a 1/20
system with FDHD ROMs [calculation: I'm paying ~$250 for the board
inside; the up-cost on the rest of the stuff via Shreve is $247, but
since I'm saving on the board, just $60 or so off the Shreve price would
be good.

     For any additional equipment, I would considered upping my offers by
the going net prices for the equipment if it's something I need, and by a
fraction thereof if it's not. For example, if 4 megs were included, I
would up my offer by $100, since I'll need 4M and that's what I've seen
them sell on the net for. If an extended keyboard is included, up at
least $60, because I think I could get one on the net for that; if
standard, then up $30, because that's probably a little less than what I
could easily sell one for. If a hard drive less than 100Mb is included,
up ~$2 per meg, minus the $40 I could get for the 20Mb internal,
consideration of extra value if an external model is included. And so on
for floppy drives, etc...

FINALLY:

So, if anyone is selling an SE and is interested in working on these
terms, please drop an email line....

Wayne Thomas
K.Wayne.Thomas@williams.edu
Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers.mac