Tim: > > In days gone past I used to accept ancient things to keep them > > going, rather than scrap them, and at the moment we're resurrecting > > some ancient non-computer equipment. At times I'd considered > > passing on things I don't need through ebay, and the like, but > > worked out that much of the time you won't be providing much needed > > bits to someone desperate for them, you're providing cheap > > materials to sharks who'll just try to sell them at obscene > > prices. Often breaking up working, or workable, units into bits > > for maximum profit. George N. White III: > This is the same business model as auto junkyards. I don't think so. I consider it more like ticket scalpers. They're not providing a service that's needed, and lying about what they're really up to. With things like ebay, anybody who wants a thing can find it and buy it, directly. Nobody needs a third party buying it, jacking up the pricing, and selling it back through ebay. You might even consider that kind of thing a form of money laundering. We tried to pass on a vintage Marconi Telecine suite a year or so ago, there were a few people who wanted to "give it a good home" who were just scrap metal merchants lying through their teeth. It eventually made its way to a museum run by retired TV technicians. They'll do it up and maintain its legacy, maybe even resurrect it into operation. -- uname -rsvp Linux 5.11.22-100.fc32.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed May 19 18:58:25 UTC 2021 x86_64 Boilerplate: All unexpected mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted. I will only get to see the messages that are posted to the mailing list. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
