atschnei@vlsi.waterloo.edu (Todd Schneider) (11/22/90)
I recently purchased what were supposed to be 1Meg/80ns SIMMs from the persons who posted the article below. What I received --- after I paid half of the agreed upon price ($30(US) each) by COD, were two 256k/100ns SIMMs. I have tried numerous times to contact them via email and telephone to resolve this but have been unsuccessful. As a friendly warning to anyone else who is considering purchasing SIMMs from these people: BE VERY CAREFUL, THESE PEOPLE ARE EITHER CONCIOUSLY RIPPING PEOPLE OFF OR HAVE SO LITTLE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE SELLING SIMMS. (so far I'm willing to assume the latter .... ) >From: pwintle@emerald.rutgers.edu (Trish Wintle) >Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.wanted >Subject: For Sale - Mac SIMMs Chips - 1 Meg each - Negotiable >Summary: Have 11 SIMMs chips to sell >Message-ID: <Nov.6.13.46.40.1990.5591@emerald.rutgers.edu> >Date: 6 Nov 90 18:46:40 GMT >Reply-To: pwintle@emerald.rutgers.edu (Trish Wintle) >Distribution: comp.sys.mac.wanted >Organization: Rutgers University >Lines: 19 > > > My boyfriend's company got rid of some SIMMs chips, apparently >not knowing how much they are worth. And now he needs money for his >new demo tape. > > We don't know much about Apples or SIMMs, except that these >were intended for Mac IIci's. They might work on other machines, we >just wouldn't know. > > Jason looked through some Mac magazines to try to find out >how much they were worth. He got a price of $75. So he has decided >to sell them for $50, price negotiable. > > Send inquiries/requests to: pwintle@emerald.rutgers.edu > > Make a musician (and his girlfriend) happy. > Thank you. > >-Trish Wintle Additional correspondence with them clearly indicated that they were 1M SIMMs taken from Mac ][ci's (i.e. 100ns of better) ... (I have copies of our correspondence if anyone wants to see it.) If anyone else has had a similar experience - I'd like to hear from you ... especially if you live in or near Boston, MA. !!!! Todd Schneider (atschnei@vlsi.uwaterloo.ca) +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ = "You wouldn't like me when I'm ANGRY" - a VERY angry SIMM buyer = +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+