Reply 720 of 1353, by badmojo
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wrote:Yeah... I hear you. I am not going to give my honest opinion this time though.
Because last time I opened my mouth on this subject, someone gave me a slight negative comment for saying what I feel on this subject.
I think that was probably me and I apologise if I worded my post harshly, I certainly don't want to be responsible for discouraging people from posting their opinions! This subject does tend to get my motor runnng though; people seem to have this idea that old computer parts should be cheap and that anyone buying / selling at what they consider inflated prices are idiots / greedy.
I put the value of my stuff into context by comparing it to every day stuff. My big ticket items (Roland sound,etc) are worth - based on eBay prices - about the same as I spend at the supermarket every fortnight (4 person family).
And like kithylin mentioned, the times I've sold stuff for profit I've turned around and poured that cash back into more retro stuff, which is what I assume most people in this biz do when they come across a windfall 😎
Life? Don't talk to me about life.