ostroff@Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff) (01/09/91)
In article <1991Jan8.013347.23522@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> mmj@phobos.cis.ksu.edu (Mostafa M. Jafari) writes: > >Ok, let's be fair to these guys. I called our universities bookstore and asked >for current prices. Here it is: > >Mac IIsi with 2 Meg RAM and 40 Meg hard disk $2789 >Extended keyboard $ 185 > >For a total of $ 2974 plus 5.75% TAX = $ 3145.01 Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but technically speaking I think you are obligated to collect sales tax when you sell something like this (just like a car). With a car, it's easy to trace things like that, but with a computer it isn't since there's no license or registration, so it isn't likely you'll get caught.... There are substantial price differences between schools, evidently - I'd say your bookstore is hosing you. Here we pay: Mac IIsi with 2MB RAM and 40 MB disk $2429 Apple Extended keyboard $ 153 Anyway I think the lesson here is that you should plan on taking a big loss when you sell a computer. Just a like a new car, it depreciates dramatically the minute it leaves the dealer - "like new" is *not* the same as "new".
weverka@boulder.colorado.edu (Robert T. Weverka) (01/09/91)
HEPP price
IIsi $2186
ext KB $ 137