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Surplus Hardware (& other stuff) For Sale & Wanted,
Mostly From & To Munich Germany
(Meist Zu Verkaufen Ab Muenchen)

by JULIAN STACEY

http://berklix.com/jhs/sale/

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Introduction

I & others have surplus equipment, some to sell, & some to give away to certain friends. I also want to buy some other equipment.

No I've never advertised on, or learnt to use EBay as either buyer or seller. Not enough time or interest.

Americans etc, Please First Understand The Warning Below.

If you are an American Resident, Please Read Below First !
I started this list of my & friends unused spare equipment, out of an ecological feel that spare equipment should be kept in use, not left to grow obsolete & be dumped, but numerous time wasters (Not just from USA) burdened me with mail, so rather than delete the page, I went for the less drastic step of adding the deterrent Warning here, to make correspondents realise the questionable viability of trans planet shipment of low value heavy goods & money in small amounts relative to international bank charges: Please Realise I am NOT in America ... it's often not worth me selling buying or shipping !

Computer Equipment I Reconfigure With New Free Software

Computer Hardware Wanted

  • HP Network ScanJet 5 If you've got one for sale, or know of an office (ideally in Munich) with one lying around unused, probably shoved in an office corner (as HP originals boot off NT networks that businesses are now migrating away from)

    Please Let me know

    It's worth cash or beer smiley
  • I sometimes collect obsolete PC mini towers from Munich friends, for parts. No money on offer, maybe a beer.
  • 19" Equipment Rack Mount, rack & assorted parts (rails, screws etc) for a Munich associate .

Money & Trust ?!

Thieves & forgers (of goods & money) & loonies etc all lurk on the net. I know people who've been ripped off. Any thinking of trying scams on me will just waste time: I'm Very Distrustful/ Paranoid ! Techniques: Face to face; cash; no over invoicing; waiting till cheques are cleared and can't be revoked; proving equipment works.

Legal

I saw this on ebay.de 2005.11:
  • Bitte stellen Sie ihre Fragen vor Abgabe eines Gebotes. Bei meinen Auktionen handelt es sich ausnahmslos um Privatverkäufe. Das neue EU-Recht sieht eine einjährige Gewährleistung bei Gebrauchtwaren vor, die jedoch bei Privatverkäufen ausgeschlossen werden kann. Was ich hiermit ausdrücklich mache. Mit der Abgabe Ihres Gebotes erklären Sie sich damit einverstanden, auf eine Gewährleistung zu verzichten.
  • So in English: My stuff is private, not business sale. I Exclude a guarantee. However if I know or suspect something is Not working or OK, I'll certainly tell you.

Surplus Computer Hardware

  • DAT Tape Drives (& Tapes)

    I have several drives I'm not really using & a bunch of tapes (90 & 60 m. I think). I think most are 2 Gig uncompressed, but with hardware compression available on some or all. One is an HP C1536
    A friend also has a 12Gig.

  • Brother M1509 Matrix printer.

    With 2 Manuals English & German Takes extremely wide paper as well as A4. With tractor. Works with or without tractor hole edged paper. Very low profile. About 6 spare sealed ribbons.

  • Portable batteries driven ink jet printer - Kodak Diconix 150 Plus.

    xx xx xx
    Serial Interface 25 pin (I've perhaps got a 25/9 converter)
    Accessories Included
    • Transformer American 120 V, 60 Hz, 14 W,,Output: 9V DC 1A, Negative centre pin. Would work with a European transformer too. I might have one or could advise.
    • Ink cartridges. 4 unopened Diconix .
    • No Software to drive it. Not bothered to try under Unix, (ghostscript would be a good place to start looking).
      Micro$oft XP drives pretty much anything these days, so addict users of that viral monopoly boast. Yours to try, I don't have time.
    • Batteries. NiCad rechargeable Takes [3 or 4 batteries, up to 5 batteries spare (NiCad). Subject to need/negotiation. (NiCads have non infinite shelf life, I can test before sale).

  • Laptop Carry Cases

    • xx xx
      Black.
    • xx xx xx
      Black - Wide - Manufacturer: Targus
  • xx xx xx xx xx xx

    Laptop computer Toshiba T1100+

    LCD screen, Blue font, Green background (I recall), not back-lit, 2 * 720K floppy drives, 7MHz 8086 Sehr neue eingebaut NiCad batterien/ New inbuilt NiCAD battery set. Zustand/Condition: Gut/Good, plastic chassis somewhat faded. Dokumentation: Perfect Zustand inc. Orig Boot Flop MSDOS-3.2 USA Keyboard, Original USA 110V power supply + my own self built 220/240V supply Shoulder bag available. Original Price advertised on page 363 of Byte was US$1750 (though that's just of historic interest smiling face I still occasionally run this to connect to my PC532 using Kermit, but I don't really need it. It also used to run Minix, though I don't have that any more.
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Various PCMCIA cards

  • Some of the cards in the picture above I may still need, some not.
  • Additionally I now also have other cards not pictured, but listed below, for which I have No transducer/dongle for. For these, I'm both interested in selling cards AND trading my surplus cards for your surplus transducer/dongle, (ie if you have eg burnt out cards, but good transducer/dongle, Do contact me :-)
  • 2 x 16 bit card: 3 Com Megaherz 10Mbps. Tested Working, using a 3 Com transducer/dongle from another card
  • 2 x 16 bit card: 3 Com EtherLink III 10Mbps. Tested Working, using a 3 Com transducer/dongle from another card
  • 1 x 16 bit card: Compaq 10/100 Probes OK with FreeBSD as device "xe" (**), Don't know if really working as I only have one never tested 3 Com 10/100 transducer/dongle that I suspect is bad.
  • 3 x 16 bit card: Xircom Credit Card Ethernet 10/100-Ready. FreeBSD recognises these as device type "xe" (**). All tested OK with rlogin etc, using transducer/dongle I bought for Norbert.
  • (**) FreeBSD-6.0 `man xe` extract: 100BaseTX: Full-duplex operation is currently not supported.
  • 1 x 32 bit card:Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Mobile Adapter CardBus, Probes OK with FreeBSD as device "dc" (++) Don't know if really working as I only have one never tested 3 Com 10/100 transducer/dongle that I suspect is bad.
  • 2 x 32 bit card: Xircom CardBus Ethernet II 10/100. Probes OK with FreeBSD as device "dc" (++) but I have no transducer/dongle to test with. Needs a physically different shape ethernet connector (compared with 3 Com & goproject.com) to the external transducer/dongle.
  • (++) FreeBSD-6.0 `man 4 dc` extract: full-duplex Force full duplex operation. The interface will operate in half duplex mode if this media option is not specified.
  • 2 x 16 bit card: MP3510 Combi card 56,000 bit/sec + 10baseT GSM compatible. FreeBSD doesn't recognise these, & they crash FreeBSD. Needs a physically different shape ethernet connector (compared with 3 Com & Xircom 32 bit) to the external transducer/dongle. 2 pictures I've seen on web show different transducer/dongles, one with coax & no apparent space on it for a UTP as well, & 2nd UTP, no room for coax..
  • Ernst 2005.12.07:
    I have 4 MitliTech PCMCIA modems here, three with connectors to plugs and also some lines for Network, so if you know anyone that is still interested they go out for 5.- Euro each. They are 28.8 bps.
  • Ernst 2006.04:
    He has a 32 bit Cardbus Ethernet (connector integrated, not a seperate transducer/dongle). I think the reason he wants to sell it is just that his laptop's internal ethernet chip set used not to be supported by FreeBSD but now is, so he doesn't need a 2nd ethernet, but it works fine. Could of course be also useful to anyone who has a blown ethernet connection, or wants a 2nd port for gatewaying, eg between DSL & internal network.

Libretto 70 CT Original Floppy set for MS-Windows 95

- NOT the Libretto itself, which is NOT for sale. Just the floppy set. I installed FreeBSD instead as I do NOT like Micro$oft. Lots of people sell Librettos, doubtless some lose the install floppy set, & or get infested with Micro$oft Viruses. This is your chance to get a new floppy set to recover from (though frankly I consider Micro$oft a nightmare, & would recommend you try FreeBSD instead (11,000 free programs - Free !). I also install & configure FreeBSD on Librettos - for a commercial consultancy fee.

"PS Re Software marked: For Distribution Only with a new PC"

Far as I recall from my University days & from my reading of various odd "law books for amateurs" & industry magazines etc, this is, to use an American phrase likely "Bullshit", it's just another American corporation trying yet again to impose their law over ours. American residents are restricted to not resell software, we Europeans are Not, ('except Micro$oft will likely cut off your supply if you'r a dealer.

"PS Re Software Yoy purchase, can't read the license, then have to click "Yes I agree ..."

Likely bullshit far as I know, for English law anyway. Precedent I would like to is when NCP lost the appeals court decision decades back: Some driver had a brick fall on his car. Lower court ruled" "Tough, NCP have a sign saying tough, so tough". Pverturned on Appeal. Judge ruled any extra clauses not available to reader until after car park fee paid, were invalid. So NCP changed their car parks so all their "No our fault if" clauses are readable from car before payin money. & there's was (at least in Canterbury NCP) an escape lane after notice & before payment, so one could decline to accept.

ZIP 250M Media, also a Drive

, up to 12 @ 6 pounds each (street price UK is or was 15 pounds, street price Munich is 15 euro @ April 2003) Location: England, Tunbridge Wells & London.
  • xx xx

2 * LS120 Drives + 9 Media Discs, a few still virgin sealed.

Pic. shows 1 drive loose, but I have a second unused in a chassis.

DAT Streamer 2 Gig (uncompressed, lots more compressed) SCSI

50 pin SCSI (SCSI-1 physical connector style, ie 50 PIN DIP 1/10" spacing, SCSI-2 electrical style). Manufacturer. Well I've got 3, which is too much some are in service but I don't need all. Tapes available, mostly 90m, some 60m. 5.25" Single slot height.

Tape Streamer 1 Gig QIC SCSI

50 pin SCSI (SCSI-1 physical connector style, ie 50 PIN DIP 1/10" spacing, SCSI-2 electrical style I assume). Manufacturer Probably TEAC + (any tapes Gary ?) (Source: Gary Grafing, near Munich. ) 5.25" Single slot height.
  • xx

Modems

Supra Fax V32 9600 & V32bis 14,400, External, small, light. (V32bis Purchased From USA, V32 9600 I'm not sure of). Aluminium Chassis
Supra Express 366 V+ Black plastic chassis. Power block but No manual.
  • xx

Modem: Discovery Datatronics 9632am

(Purchased in Germany). It weighs 1.6 Kg including modem, 9V 1.5A transformer & booklet. No original box, I'd have to find/ make one to post in which would weigh a bit. Assume < 2Kg inc packing when you look it up on http:
  • xx

Modem Escom. Stands vertically

Bookshelf style (shown horizontal to save space on this page). Purchased in Germany, but never used. (I mention that 'cos the Germans once had some law mandating their modems be limited on auto redial capability, so that if software blew, you wouldn't drive someone berserk, ringing his phone non stop . I think the mod. was to only allow a few dial attempts, then back off for a few minutes. You still wouldn't get much sleep though if someone else's modem software went wrong. A near pointless law, unless it was NOT motivated to protect the consumers at all, but to protect the phone network from overload by too frequent dialling - but wouldn't that have produced profit to the telco ?

Modem: US Robotics Sportster VI

Purchased in UK. (Thus no German dial restrictions).
Zip Drive Blue plastic chassis. Power block but No manual.
  • xx xx

Logic State Analyzer

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard Model: 1602A Portable, Repetition Rate 10 MHz Max Input Load one low power Schottky (<400uA source), Input threshold TTL 1.5V, 16 bit, 64 word. Original User Manual in good condition.
  • xx xx

Emulex SCSI Bus to 2 * ST506 Adapter card

Was 2 cards, identical I think. I think I gave one away.

Parts From A Toshiba T4600C Laptop

(486/33 MHz 4Mb) (laptop scrapped due to bad battery recharge circuit failure inside laptop). May / probably be useful for other Toshiba's.

  • xx

    Mouse (track ball actually)

  • xx

    Battery pack.

    I took the lid off the battery & checked all cell voltages & they were all fine, so felt sure it was my charge regulator in the laptop that had gone, & was feeding a false level to the microprocessor, so the laptop simply wasn't turning on it's charge circuity. Externally charged, I recall, the battery was just fine, so I strongly felt the problem lay within the laptop, but I already had 2 newer laptops, & it's a swine to disassemble the 4600C in enough bits to get & unfold all the circuit cards (stacked in a heap at back of laptop, & try to figure which analogue regulator component was faulty. I just couldn't be bothered to reassemble that laptop, dumped it & just kept the bits. bothered finding & fixing it, I already had 2 other laptops.
  • xx

    Keyboard

    (English, not American or German). Re-found 2006.11.
  • xx

    Floppy drive.

  • No Manual, no screen, no original boot discs,

    (I threw them away, to make space, just dd'd copies readable under Unix.
  • xx

Power Supplies

6 to 8, open frame, 220 input, 5 + 12V output, can & have driven big 5.25" discs with heavy start up surge)
  • xx

Power Supplies

6 or so 220 to 5+12V 1A enclosed (not for 5.25 full height drives needing 4A start current ! )
  • xx xx

More Power Supplies.

Unknown.

Extension peripheral box.

Has a power supply. & a SCSI-1 cable.
  • xx

IDE Drawer

. (shown up side down) I've probably got a key if I look.
  • xx

Mini vertical rack

Pre drilled for 4 units, Inc a small power supply as listed under 1A rating elsewhere on this page.
  • xx

Games Joy sticks

. Pre PC era , don't know what PC's use, but these are just linear pots far as I recall. Electronics people won't be scared, PC people might & should.
xx

2 ISDN cards

: "Teles S0-Karte Revision 1.2 Copyright 1992 by TELES" 8 bit ISA slot 9 pin D shape female connector You have to make up your own simple converter cable, pin out (don't worry it IS isdn despite plug shape & file name) Postage detail (so others preferably. not me can work out postage :-) raw card size unpacked: 15 cm x 13 cm x 2cm ~ 100 grams naked (without even an anti static bag weighed in)

DSL Modem

- ask ewinter @ ewinter.org

Cameras

  • camera_pentax

    Camera Pentax ZOOM-70

    , AF Zoom Macro, f=35mm-f=70mm Tele Macro. + spare long life battery (ies & spare cells), + takes normal batteries. + Blue carry case + Manual.
  • . camera_ricoh

    Camera Ricoh Singlex TLS

    SLR= Single Lens Reflex
    Speeds: (/sec) 1000, 500, 250, 125, 60, 30, 15, 8, 4, 2, 1, B.
    Aperture: 1.4, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16.
    Lens:Auto Rikenon 1:1.4 f=55mm27593 Lens Made In Japan. Screw not bayonet fitting.
    Camera & Lens have Automatic stop down. Lens Has a supplemental manual rotate stop down. Inc. a "Rollei" case.
    Uses no battery.
  • . camera_zenit

    Camera Zenit-E

    SLR= Single Lens Reflex
    Speeds 500, 250, 15, 60, 30-X, B. Rotary lever marked X & MF. Integral flash shoe (cold). Socket on front for flash. Mechanical auto timer. Inc original case (damaged case but repaired). No damage to camera.
    Lens: 3.5/50. Industar-50-2. Screw not bayonet fitting.
    Neither camera nor lens have Automatic stop down.
    Aperture 3.5, 5.6, 8, 11, 16. Inbuilt light meter.
    Uses no battery.
  • x x

    Camera Wide angle Lens

    f=35mm 1:3.5 Prinzgalaxy
    Aperture: 3.5, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16. Lens does not have Automatic stop down. Fits both the above Zenit-E & Ricoh Singlex TLS .
  • light_meter

    Camera Light Meter

    "Leningrad 4"
    Speeds: 1/1000, 1/500, 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 secs.
    Aperture: 1.4, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22
    Film Sensitivity: 3-800 ASA = 6-30 DIN
    Uses no battery.

Car Accessories

  • xx

    Car Rack Steel Bars

    Plastic coated. 113 cm long x 3cm wide x 2cm high. Well used, plastic scratched & glue gun filled & indelible felt pen blacked I recall. Not bent. I've got end caps probably, if not they're dirt cheap compared to the bars themselves. 113 cm long. Just the bars, no coupling device to bolt to car rails.
  • xx

    Car Rack Wind Surfer Padding Rolls 2 Set Canvas+Foam & Black Rubber

    What does one call these ? In English German or both ?
    Not new. Condition OK, Reason for sale: I used to have 2 surf board now I just have one. Set of 2. White foam inside, blue canvas outside. Strings at end to tie tidily. Velcro un-wrapable. Centre slit underneath for easy removal.
  • xx

    Car Cool Box

    Passive one, no electricity (so lighter than those).
  • xx

    4 Snow Chains in 2 flat plastic boxes.

    for car tyres. ie 2 pairs. High quality with Spur- Kreuz- Lauf- Net = Square Inserts for Ice. Manufacturer Rud. Item Code 97 917 Other number 45 117 2 packs of 2 in plastic box Original price was DM 320/pair < ADAC Sendlinger Tor Dec 1985. Still in good condition. Obviously I'd accept much less though. Annoyingly, these chains are much better than new chains one can buy now, like I have on my new car: I couldn't find any to buy with square ice grippers for my new car ! Used on my old car's Tyres "175 / 70 R 13". also quoted quoted by RUD as good for 
           175/70-13   165   -13
       145   -14   155   -14
       165/70-14   135   -15
       145   -15
    Here's a C program & manual to allow one to calculate chains for tyres.
  • xx

    Car Horn

    was bolted on, so light corrosion on aluminium. Not sure I bolted on compressor or not. Always wanted to make a burglar alarm / klaxon from this, never had the time. Makes a nice racket :-)

    12 Volt dry cells (lead gell or acid batteries) would should drive this, for eg a boat.

Coats

  • xx

    Sheepskin Coat. Mans.


    My (normal average) height. Too tight for me. In good condition, too tight for me when I was first given it.

    ( The anti fur coat brigade can probably relax on these two: they're in good nick but made long before people gave it any thought. Also one has a different view, living in London or UK, & hearing of rare fur animals being killed for fashion ornaments, & vicious Mink escapes from farms & killing fish etc), compared with living near the Alps , & coats made to keep warm, from non rare sheep, that were probably slaughtered for food long ago. Logically one shouldn't criticise unless one was vegetarian, non leather shoe wearing equal decades ago (though agreed, I don't like fashion fur either) )

  • xx

    Fur coat, ladies.

    Smart expensive stylish (far as I know, but I'm clueless about clothing fashion :-)

Electrical

  • No picture

    Mobile phone double sim converter with battery

    The carboard box it came in is marked: "NK3210HD" 2.4V - 880mAH Ni-MH im not absolutely certain thats the right box, but it does look similar to another nk3210 I saw on web, just mine has a double sim adapter too It also has a bigger spare back cover. Again not sure if it matches.
  • xx

    TV Satellite Decoder/Decrypter

    Obsolete, ie it works but they stopped broadcasting. Built by Jim Lucas.
    Good for a tech. wanting box & power supply for parts.
    .
  • xx

    Floor standing telescopic spot lamp.

  • xx xx

    Remote Controller Philips VCR

    AV5600 for Philips video recorder VR6464.
    No video recorder, that itself died,
  • xx

    Air Ionisers (2)

    `Mountain Breeze' Particularly useful against allergies. Black centimetre size: 18 Wide x 12 Deep x 4 High.
  • cb_set

    Walkie-Talkie / CB Set. 2 Units.

    Manufacturer: Harvard. Model: 410T 40 Channel. Has 12 V external charge socket. Rotary Controls: Volume, Squelch, Channel. Buttons: Emergency channel & Display Illuminate (channel). Long extendible aerials. Side thumb grip to transmit, & 2nd to send tone ? LEDs: RX: Green. Call: Red. Loads of NiCad Batteries. Takes NiCad Rechargeable or Normal Disposable (Carbon Zinc?).

Sports Equipment

  • xx

    Ski Trousers

    • A tight fast racing set. With excellent built in crash pads for the knees & side of thigh to hip. I don't crash much now though, & they're also too tight on waist for me. Blue & Black.
    • Picture shows them creased. That's just 'cos I dumped a load of wind surfing gear on top. Creases won't show if stored flat under a weight :-)
  • x x

    Wet Suit

    - I'm maybe 5' 9" tall. But it's Too narrow for me now. I've got a wider one. Well it didn't shrink when it got wet ! Maybe it's to do with the quality of the Dunkles in Bayern ;-)
  • xx

    Wind Surf Shoes

    Nominally size 44 / 9.5 but a fraction too small for me so I bought another pair. Got nicked on outside of one side so I stuck leather on to protect it.
  • xx

    Wind surf `trapeze'

    - ie a simple hook with back support, not what the Germans call a `Sitz Trapeze'. Good for people who've recently learnt, want to relieve the strain on their arms, but who are not yet good enough to sacrifice the extra control that you lose using a Sitz-Trapeze.
  • xx xx

    Roller Skates.

    Virtually new, worn for a about 1 or 2 hours long time ago, still look brand new. Yellow & black leather. Quiet running yellow hard plastic wheels. Yup 4 stable wheels under each foot. None of this inline skating stuff ;-) !

Other Stuff

  • Kitchen Stuff, Munich

    Coffee percolator, Meat /bread slicer (rotary blade) .
  •   xx

    Table, John Cottrell's, Munich

    Ask John, location Rot Kreuz Platz

I'm not interested in arranging packing & postage from Munich Germany, for random web browser buyers, unless sufficient money is being offered to be worth my time

Special arrangements may be made for certain technical projects I'm involved with though.

USA Resident USA Citizens, Do Not Make False Assumptions

If you'r not resident in USA, you can skip this section !

If you live in the USA, _DO_ read this section !

So many people from the USA have mailed me, making foolish false assumption(s) that I was in USA, I've had to . add this section, & modified the rest of the page, to deter Americans who forget the Web actually is World wide , & an English language page does Not imply USA based geography law transport or currency etc.

Please Realise:-

  • I am not in the USA.
  • I can Not ship by USA national (cheap internal) US Mail. - Mail will cost you more than you expect, likely a lot more!
  • I can Not accept US bank dollar checks (cheques in English!) or bank transfers for small amounts - It can be worse than useless: - international bank charges can exceed monetary value ! (Ask your bank how much it will cost you to pay both your bank charges & my recipient bank charges - you may be surprised !).
  • You may have to pay USA customs/ national import tax from Europe.
  • I might have to waste time to fill a customs declaration form for you. & to mail back & forth to you, what you want me to declare etc, for numeric value & description re tax you will pay etc, & it's your problem to decide that not mine, as it's your country you want to import into, & I don't know your import tax system/ rates/ allowances. (I'm not interested in paperwork, unless you are paying serious money).
No offence intended to the subset of globally aware Americans, but I needed to to stop a stream of USA based people mailing me with queries based on false assumptions. (No one from any other English speaking country assumed I was supplying goods from inside their national territory, just USA citizens made that false assumption regularly. Maybe they didn't think, or wrongly assumed English language plus a .com .net or .org domain means USA only).

Before wasting time mailing me,
Please Read the following _Carefully_:

My Time Is Expensive - It may not be cost effective for me to sell to you.

  • Listing equipment here just means I _could_ dispose of it _if_ it's cost effective for me to consume time doing so !
  • Some limited subset of the equipment might be given away to project friends, much preferably locally to avoid the hassle - NO I won't tell you what's for free, I don't want random net browsing scroungers wasting my time, (technical project associates are viable though).
  • I am a freelance computer consultant, with a heavy permanent backlog of things to do, & unless I'm going to receive a decent amount of money selling something, it's not cost effective for me to waste time arranging international money transfers & packing/ postage .
  • Often that means the proposed recipient of equipment should be geographically local to

    Munich, Germany, Europe

    so they can

    collect by hand, and/or pay cash

    .
  • Please do not waste my time asking about stuff that's not worth my time to pack, postage , & arrange international money transfer for.
  • In some cases it will be cheaper for you to buy more locally, from someone in your own city, in your own country, on your own continent.

Postage & Packing

  • Nearly all the equipment is in Munich Germany Europe.
  • I am based in Munich Germany Europe , using the particularly expensive German postal service, (Noticeably more expensive than British & Dutch over the years). International postage & bank charges are more expensive than national postal services. It may be cheaper for you to buy a more expensive equivalent item from within your own country at a cheaper postage rate.
  • Before you email me asking what the postage would cost you from Munich Germany to your location on planet Earth, realise I'm usually too busy to waste time finding out.
    (It's dead easy for random strangers to browse through this web page, from some random place on earth, & pose that seemingly innocuous question, but much more wastefully time consuming, for me to assess all items belonging to an equipment, & figure packing, sizes, weights, & then find out the multiple weird ways Deutsche Post has to calculate their charges.)
  • Links for you to research how much postage will cost.
  • Guess your size & weights, & ask your own post office what they would charge you to ship from your position on planet earth to Munich Germany ... & then add some, perhaps quite a bit, because Germany is expensive for postage, & you'll probably under estimate).
  • If you still think it's worth the purchase cost + postage, then mail me, it might then be worth me investigating, but don't ask me to waste time asking at the post office until you've agreed a purchase price with me !

Money

  • Foreign (IE including USA $) cheques are useless for transferring small amount of cash internationally.
  • Ask your bank how you can pay a German bank in Euros, or a British Bank in Sterling & what the bank charges would be for you to pay Both Sender's bank charges & Recipient's bank charges, before you bother negotiate a price. The bank charge added may make any price unattractive.
  • You must pay international bank charges for both ends/countries. I'm not interested in paying half the international bank charges, unless the price is above 300 Euros / 200 Pound Sterling
  • You must pay in Euros or British Pounds Sterling, find out for yourself what the current exchange rate is to your own national currency.
  • Any money (whether for equipment, packing, or postage) must be received by me before I send the equipment.
  • I accept without handling charge: Cash { UK Sterling, Euros, American Dollars} and Cheques drawn on British or German banks.

Prices

  • A lot of things I don't know a price for, it's often old or unusual stuff, & I don't care, & markets & prices change, & I've got better things to do than waste time updating prices on this page.
  • Make me an offer, I'm always busy, & I'll likely not get round to answering your mail if you make it hard for me by asking me to decide a price. I'm simply too busy, & not motivated, unless it's an expensive item worth time to think about.
  • Discount: Price is to some extent related to hassle, eg it's zero effort if you happen to be in Munich on a friday night, meet me at the Beer gardeners Stammtisch & pay cash. Whereas if its bulky/ tricky to pack & time consuming to evaluate postage for & I have to take time off to go down the post office ... Hence I'll offer a cheaper price if you want several things bundled in one box.

Free Stuff

Anything you hope I might possibly give away for free:
  • Sorry, but I did NOT put this page on the web so people with search engines half a world away can find it, & mail me asking for free stuff. I put it here so that tech associates usually in my city who already know me, can see what I'm not using, & arrange transfer. i don't have time for begging email nor time to arrange post & packing etc, let alone to consider if people I've never met should be given something for free ! Certain tech projects are looked on with a kindly eye though ...
  • Most more expensive stuff is Not available free ! Mostly free terms only apply to local friends, club associates, & my internet technical associates, for any others where the hassle of international despatch applies, I prefer to sell it & make some money, if I must lose time shipping it
  • Either the above section on "Postage & Packing" applies, Or Check with your post office Before emailing me, whether they will forward to you, any package I send with no postage stamps on, Marked "Recipient To Pay Postage", with no return address on, & no customs declaration on.
  • Don't ask me to list all equipment I'm prepared to give away for free, I just delete such mail unanswered. Rather, tell me who you are & what you want & why. Why should I give it to you ? Make your case if you think you are so worthy a cause, that I should consume valuable time arranging packing & postage !

Friend's Stuff

If friends run similar pages I'll happily cross link. If you have seriously weird computer stuff to offload & I don't want it, offer it to VCFE They like unusual stuff, the more unusual the better. smiley

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