Step 1. Buy PET 8296 on eBay for $1749.99:

 http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320083335059

Step 2: Wait a few months and sell same PET on eBay for $122.50:

 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130128193985

Interesting technique.

-- 
Golan Klinger 
Dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.

Well, if one itemizes, I guess it would reduce one's taxes.  Never
understood that would turn a profit though.

salaam,
dowcom

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Golan Klinger wrote:
> Step 1. Buy PET 8296 on eBay for $1749.99:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320083335059
>
> Step 2: Wait a few months and sell same PET on eBay for $122.50:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130128193985
>
> Interesting technique.

I'd say amazing technique. Either the first auction was fake or worldlam has 
a serious "too much money on his hands" disorder.

Riccardo 

"Golan Klinger" <no@sp.am> wrote in message 
news:slrnf8jird.71.no@trout.local...
> Step 1. Buy PET 8296 on eBay for $1749.99:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320083335059
>
> Step 2: Wait a few months and sell same PET on eBay for $122.50:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130128193985
>
> Interesting technique.


Worldlam is Canadian, after all.  They are very generous people!
Unfortunately they don't have a good handle on Capitalism.

Tom Lake

--

If at first you don't succeed, pay someone to do it for you. 

"Golan Klinger" <no@sp.am> wrote in message news:slrnf8jird.71.no@trout.local...
> Step 1. Buy PET 8296 on eBay for $1749.99:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320083335059
>
> Step 2: Wait a few months and sell same PET on eBay for $122.50:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130128193985
>
> Interesting technique.


And you know with 100% certainty that they're the same, how?
I see nothing in the description that indicates they are.

> And you know with 100% certainty that they're the same, how?
> I see nothing in the description that indicates they are.

You're right. Im sure Worldlam owns several of these NIB

:S

> > And you know with 100% certainty that they're the same, how?
> > I see nothing in the description that indicates they are.

In his own words:

"Only one known to exist in the world to be NEW in the box."

Both are listed as new in box. You do the math.

I see it says Canada but I thought he told us he was in Oregon.

Tom Lake wrote:

> Worldlam is Canadian, after all.

No, he is not. Worldlam (David Beardsley) lives in Bend, Oregon.

> Unfortunately they don't have a good handle on Capitalism.

What a ridiculous comment. For the record, the Canadian speculator managed 
to make money on the transaction.

-- 
Golan Klinger 
Dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.

"christianlott1" wrote ...
>
>> > And you know with 100% certainty that they're the same, how?
>> > I see nothing in the description that indicates they are.
>
> In his own words:
>
> "Only one known to exist in the world to be NEW in the box."
>
> Both are listed as new in box. You do the math.
>
> I see it says Canada but I thought he told us he was in Oregon.

In his interview with Commodore Free Magazine, worldlam says, "I have been a 
resident of Oregon most of my life."  Also in the interview, he mentions a 
relationship with a company (exact nature of relationship not clear) with a 
company (Worldwide Laminate LLC).  According to the internet they are located 
in Bend, Oregon.

Could it be that another one "new in the box" has popped up, and now there 
are two known to exist in the world?
-- 
Best regards,

Sam Gillett

Change is inevitable,
except from vending machines! 

Sam Gillett wrote:

> Could it be that another one "new in the box" has popped up, and now 
> there are two known to exist in the world?

It's the same PET 8296.

-- 
Golan Klinger 
Dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.

On Jul 3, 8:08 pm, Golan Klinger <n...@sp.am> wrote:

> It's the same PET 8296.

Neat. I wonder if he'll set up a camera so we can watch him punch his
keyboard when he loses?

Sam Gillett wrote:

> In his interview with Commodore Free Magazine, worldlam says, "I have

How come this guy is so important to even get an interview? I have never 
heard of him until a few months ago, and that was because everyone here was 
giving him the finger.

Riccardo 

In news:468b4deb$0$17946$4fafbaef@reader1.news.tin.it,
Riccardo Rubini <rubini@despammed.com> wrote:

> How come this guy is so important to even get an interview?

Maybe "high profile" or "controversial" are more apt terms.

> I have never
> heard of him until a few months ago, and that was because everyone here
> was giving him the finger.

I suppose the interviewer was hoping to shine a little light on the
situation.

Brian
-- 

Brian Ketterling wrote:
> In news:468b4deb$0$17946$4fafbaef@reader1.news.tin.it,
> Riccardo Rubini <rubini@despammed.com> wrote:
>
>> How come this guy is so important to even get an interview?
>
> Maybe "high profile" or "controversial" are more apt terms.

High profile? Excuse me, how did he earn such status? Making an ass out of 
himself trying to sell cartridges worth nothing at 1000$ and then getting 
ripped off over and over again on eBay? What's so controversial about it? 
It's all about being a jerk.

>> I have never
>> heard of him until a few months ago, and that was because everyone
>> here was giving him the finger.
>
> I suppose the interviewer was hoping to shine a little light on the
> situation.

I mean, who gives a flying f*** about this guy. As a collector; this dude 
just keeps mostly collecting cartridges and other low profile trash and from 
time to time gets ripped off paying ten times the market value of a "rare" 
item. Shine light on the situation? All odds are this guy is simply a dork. 
Do we really need to waste precious bits and bytes writing about him?

Riccardo 

In article <468b7a60$0$10626$4fafbaef@reader2.news.tin.it>,
 "Riccardo Rubini" <rubini@despammed.com> wrote:

> Brian Ketterling wrote:
> > In news:468b4deb$0$17946$4fafbaef@reader1.news.tin.it,
> > Riccardo Rubini <rubini@despammed.com> wrote:
> >
> >> How come this guy is so important to even get an interview?
> >
> > Maybe "high profile" or "controversial" are more apt terms.
> 
> High profile? Excuse me, how did he earn such status? Making an ass out of 
> himself trying to sell cartridges worth nothing at 1000$ and then getting 
> ripped off over and over again on eBay? What's so controversial about it? 
> It's all about being a jerk.
> 
> >> I have never
> >> heard of him until a few months ago, and that was because everyone
> >> here was giving him the finger.
> >
> > I suppose the interviewer was hoping to shine a little light on the
> > situation.
> 
> I mean, who gives a flying f*** about this guy. As a collector; this dude 
> just keeps mostly collecting cartridges and other low profile trash and from 
> time to time gets ripped off paying ten times the market value of a "rare" 
> item. Shine light on the situation? All odds are this guy is simply a dork. 
> Do we really need to waste precious bits and bytes writing about him?
> 
> Riccardo 

I have personally known people like this and they have all turned out to 
be unmarried losers who have absolutely no life who for whatever weird 
reason will fixate on something to the point that they do stupid things 
like pay outrageous prices for junk just to say they "own it".  It's 
actually pretty pitiful and I always end up feeling sorry for these 
people..they usually live like crap in a disgusting mobile home that 
reeks of piss and have piles of this junk they have "won" off of ebay 
crammed into every room.  I'm dead serious about this.

Don't envy people like this..trust me.

Douglas

Riccardo Rubini wrote:

> Do we really need to waste precious bits and bytes writing about him?

My thoughts exactly. It appears that the editor is desperate for content.

-- 
Golan Klinger 
Dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.

Golan Klinger wrote:
> Riccardo Rubini wrote:
>
>> Do we really need to waste precious bits and bytes writing about him?
>
> My thoughts exactly. It appears that the editor is desperate for
> content.

Despite this guy being completely irrelevant, I found interesting this 
report of yours: it warns people off about how low some "collectors" can go, 
but, most importantly, that buying Commodore hardware is the single silliest 
investment you can make - if "investment" is what you have in mind buying 
this stuff. The market values are as volatile as the wind and there's a good 
chance you end up holding piles of valueless junk, sooner or later. If you 
buy this stuff your enjoyment, well, that's a whole different story.

Riccardo 

In news:468b7a60$0$10626$4fafbaef@reader2.news.tin.it,
Riccardo Rubini <rubini@despammed.com> wrote:

> High profile? Excuse me, how did he earn such status?..

Well, look at the ruckus he's raised.  I doubt he wanted it (or at least
wanted what he got, *outrage*), but he earned his public visibility by doing
what he does.  (There's nothing intrinsically complimentary or
uncomplimentary about the term "high profile"; I was just noting the
self-evident fact of that current public visibility.)

> ...What's so controversial about it?

You tell me.  I take it that his activities are ordinary??

> I mean, who gives a flying f*** about this guy.

Everyone who rails on and on about what a cretin, creep and spoiler he is.

Brian
-- 

"Riccardo Rubini" wrote ...

> Sam Gillett wrote:
>
>> In his interview with Commodore Free Magazine, worldlam says, "I have
>
> How come this guy is so important to even get an interview?

FWIW, IIRC, it was Christian Lott who raised worldlam to a position of infamy 
in the Commodore community.    ;-)
-- 
Best regards,

Sam Gillett

Why is the third hand on a watch
called the second hand? 

On Jul 4, 2:36 pm, "Sam Gillett" <samgillettnos...@diespammermsn.com>
wrote:
> "Riccardo Rubini" wrote ...

> >> In his interview with Commodore Free Magazine, worldlam says, "I have
>
> > How come this guy is so important to even get an interview?
>
> FWIW, IIRC, it was Christian Lott who raised worldlam to a position of infamy
> in the Commodore community.    ;-)

No, don't blame me. Golan started it all. :)

"christianlott1" wrote ...

> On Jul 4, 2:36 pm, "Sam Gillett" <samgillettnos...@diespammermsn.com>
> wrote:
>> "Riccardo Rubini" wrote ...
>
>> >> In his interview with Commodore Free Magazine, worldlam says, "I have
>>
>> > How come this guy is so important to even get an interview?
>>
>> FWIW, IIRC, it was Christian Lott who raised worldlam to a position of 
>> infamy
>> in the Commodore community.    ;-)
>
> No, don't blame me. Golan started it all. :)

Golan may have started this thread, but what about all the anti-worldlam 
threads a few months ago?    ;-)
-- 
Best regards,

Sam Gillett

I saw Elvis in a UFO at MacDonald's drive thru window.
worldlam was in the co-pilots seat! 

On Jul 4, 7:00 pm, "Sam Gillett" <samgillettnos...@diespammermsn.com>
wrote:

> > No, don't blame me. Golan started it all. :)
>
> Golan may have started this thread, but what about all the anti-worldlam
> threads a few months ago?    ;-)

Golan started the first worldlam thread on this forum period. You old
people can't keep track of nothin'.

"christianlott1" wrote ...

> On Jul 4, 7:00 pm, "Sam Gillett" <samgillettnos...@diespammermsn.com>
> wrote:
>
>> > No, don't blame me. Golan started it all. :)
>>
>> Golan may have started this thread, but what about all the anti-worldlam
>> threads a few months ago?    ;-)
>
> Golan started the first worldlam thread on this forum period. You old
> people can't keep track of nothin'.

Maybe so, but we have fun saying, "I forgot more about [insert topic here] 
than you'll ever know!    ;-)
-- 
Best regards,

Sam Gillett

I saw worldlam making crop circles.
Christian Lott was mowing the corners! 

On Jul 4, 9:07 pm, "Sam Gillett" <samgillettnos...@diespammermsn.com>
wrote:

> I saw worldlam making crop circles.
> Christian Lott was mowing the corners!

Dude, you're gay.

"christianlott1" wrote ...
> On Jul 4, 9:07 pm, "Sam Gillett" <samgillettnos...@diespammermsn.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I saw worldlam making crop circles.
>> Christian Lott was mowing the corners!
>
> Dude, you're gay.

Only two out of three definitions apply to me.

gay:

1. merry
2. bright and lively

The third definition does not apply to me.

I hope it doesn't apply to you.....
-- 
Best regards,

Sam Gillett

I saw worldlam making crop circles.
Christian Lott was mowing the corners!

LOL!

"Tom Lake" <tlake@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message 
news:468a18d5$0$24701$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> "Golan Klinger" <no@sp.am> wrote in message 
> news:slrnf8jird.71.no@trout.local...
>> Step 1. Buy PET 8296 on eBay for $1749.99:
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320083335059
>>
>> Step 2: Wait a few months and sell same PET on eBay for $122.50:
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130128193985
>>
>> Interesting technique.
>
>
> Worldlam is Canadian, after all.  They are very generous people!
> Unfortunately they don't have a good handle on Capitalism.
>
> Tom Lake
>
> --
>
> If at first you don't succeed, pay someone to do it for you.