[aclug-L] Re: Garage Sale (was: Re: Case Modes?)

["Koji Hayakawa" <sylf@xxxxxxxxx>]

cheapbytes.com sells a lot of 3-CD set linux for $9.99....  Sure.  $10
sounds good.

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Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Garage Sale (was: Re: Case Modes?)



An addemdum to the memo about the Saturday Sale.  Red Hat 7.3 now comes
on 3 CD's.  Various people have made the comment that $5 for each CD,
that is $15 for Red Hat 7.3 is too much.  Sounds cheap for an OS that
doesn't crash very often.  How about $10 for the set?  Any other
comments?  ~Anne

amccadden wrote:
> 
> I think that you have a very good idea and I would be willing to help 
> since I would be at the Saturday sale anyways.  I thought the fee was 
> $40, but they may have increased their price in the last 2 months.  I 
> would like to have this when I can get the Linux/aclug Tshirts ready 
> also.  I am hoping to get more bang for our bucks.  I should be able 
> to find out when and how much with the Tshirts.  ~Anne
> 
> Jonathan Hall wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone interested in a computer garage sale or something simular?

> > > I still have this Compaq tower with scsii drives and monitor, 
> > > external scsii bays, cables, cards, and the like.  I am running 
> > > out of space and I can't see the floor anymore.  Just have a path 
> > > to the computer chairs.  Anne
> >
> > Can we do that as part of the Saturday Sale?  If we pay the normal 
> > (is it
> > $50?) fee, can we sell stuff, and share a table?
> >
> > My feeling is that if we do a standard 'garage sale' with computer 
> > equipment, we won't really draw enough of a crowd to make it worth 
> > while. If we do it at the Saturday Sale, then we've already got a 
> > crowd (and a bit more expense, understood).
> >
> > Perhaps we could do it once on a trial basis?  Either split the $50 
> > fee amoung the participants, and/or charge a commission on items 
> > sold, with the proceds going to ACLUG.
> >
> > Here are a couple of my braindstorms to make such a thing work with 
> > the least amount of overall effort:
> >
> > 1) Get a small group (probably no more than 3) people who organize 
> > the thing.
> >
> > 2) People with items to sell shall provide a list detailing said 
> > items to this team, and asking prices (and possibly minium prices if

> > we want to allow
> > haggling)
> >
> > 3) The group reviews the list and nays or yays the items, and 
> > informs those individuals who are expected to bring their items.  
> > This way we don't get someone bringing in their collection of 300 
> > 200mb SCSI HDs, and using space that could be used to sell something

> > of value that a customer might actually want (not that I know anyone

> > with 300 200mb SCSIHDs... ;)
> >
> > 4) The individuals who own the items will be responsible to bring 
> > the items to the Saturday Sale _and_ to remove unsold items from the

> > premise. Anything unclamied at the end of the show becomes property 
> > of ACLUG and/or the volunteers manning the booth.
> >
> > 5) People who sell items should pay a percentage and/or a flat fee 
> > to ACLUG to cover the costs of operating the thing, and to buy pizza

> > for the volunteers :)  This might be something along the lines of 
> > (table fee)/(number of sellers) + 10% of items sold or something.  
> > Any money that doesn't go to pay for the table and lunch goes into 
> > the general ACLUG fund.
> >
> > 6) The group of organizers is responsible for determining other 
> > procedures--such as, who puts prices on the items (seller or the 
> > group), and how do we track what items belong to who, and who gets 
> > what money, and whatnot.
> >
> > Is any of this feasable?
> >
> > If so, I would be willing to be a member of the organizational 
> > group. Perhaps Anne and one other person would want to participate, 
> > as well?  If Anne is working on the standard ACLUG booth, perhaps 
> > two others could help organize the garage sale?
> >
> > I'm willing to participate partially b/c I have a lot of junk (can 
> > anyone say 200mb SCSI hard drives? ;) to get rid of :)
> >
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