"Toller" wrote in message
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On Dec 23, 2:26 am, "todd" wrote:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/tls/252707189.html


LOL.. I find things like that humourous also. He probably paid a mint
for it, and somehow, in his mind, there is enough residual value left
in it that he can't throw it away. Computer 'deals' are often like
that. You know the guy paid thousands for that 300 DPI laser, way back
when, and now hopes to get $ 500.00 for it....oh..needs drum and fuser.

But why $ 19.00??? He didn't think he'd get $ 20.00?

Thanks for that.

r


Yep! I just bought a used laptop from my employer. He was asking $500. I
just laughed at him and said I would give him $200 and not a penny more.
His come back was that the computer cost him $2500, plus he just loaded
Win XP Pro a few months earlier which cost him $300. I told him fine, but
for $500 I could darned near buy a new laptop, with more RAM, a bigger
HD, wireless, and Ethernet port He finally gave up, and I got the 'puter
for my price!
Greg


I knew someone who took his house off the market after 6 months because he
couldn't sell it for what it was worth. I tried to explain to him that it
was worth what people were willing to pay, but he knew better.

My cousin tried to sell a house a few years back on his own, got a few
bites, but nothing near what he was asking for it. He finally gave in and
hired a realtor to sell the home. The Realtor appraised the house at almost
1-1/2 times his original asking price. My cousin figured he was crazy, but
they went ahead on the deal. Two days later he got a call from the realtor
with an offer within a couple grand of the "new" asking price! Even after
paying the fees he was way money ahead!

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