Re: [Amc-list] random contact about lost 65 770

[Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, indeed it only has value to me.
Like the intake guy, yeah he wanted one till I told him I knew what the one on ebay sold for.
Like the console, sure someone wants it too, till I give him a price, plus shipping the thing...
I need to start posting things on ebay.
People see it there and buy it before they realize they don't need or really want the crap!

Mark Price
Morgantown, WV 26508
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
"I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens!"

----- Original Message -----
From: "tom jennings" <tomj@xxxxxxx>
To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 1:17:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] random contact about lost 65 770

On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have not recieved one bit of interest in the beast.


I was involved in a vintage computer mailing list (60's and 70's stuff, I
had a big Data General minicomputer; think 3 refrigerators!) a few years
back. A common theme was, some poor SOB has some machine, or giant tape
drive, whatever, that's interesting and uncommon -- like no person has seen
one in 20 years uncommon. Goes like this:

owner: Big Unwieldy Thing has got to go, no room for it! Come get for
free/$10. I scrap it in 4 weeks.
chorus from the list: IT IS VALUABLE. YOU MUST KEEP IT! YOU ARE A BAD PERSON
FOR SCRAPPING.
owner: no room. come get. I help load! Spares! Manuals! All cables! Love and
kisses! 4 weeks its landfill.
chorus from the list: SOMEONE WILL BUY IT BAD PERSON SCRAP VALUE THING
owner: You value it? Come get! Free! Will hold N extra weeks for you to make
arrangements!
chorus from the list: I DONT WANT IT BUT SOMEBODY MUST!

That last two lines are the deadlock situation. Turns out, things are only
valuable when someone wants it. This AMC list is sane and sensible (present
company excluded! :-) THOSE people were crazy, and would flame you and
moderators had to step in!

>From this I learned a valuable lesson:

OBJECTS HAVE NO INTRINSIC VALUE. They're only worth something if someone
wants it.
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