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08743 Re: Auction Update
   
De_Composed   GRITZ   24 May 2025
3:59 AM
08704 Re: Auction Update
   Looks like a great buy to me De! I use my HP laptop when I travel....
micro   GRITZ   23 May 2025
8:51 PM
08691 Re: Auction Update
   ...nah, I think the time you bid on Jeffrey Dahmers Crock Pot was th...
ribit   GRITZ   23 May 2025
6:11 AM

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Re: Auction Update

By: De_Composed in GRITZ
Fri, 23 May 25 5:30 AM
Msg. 08689 of 08753
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I just won a pair of laptops (HP and Dell) for $21 + 18%. Their status is unknown. I don't even have their model numbers or know how old they are. As you can see, neither has a power supply. That makes the auctioneer's claim that he doesn't know if they work believable.

I took the gamble mostly because the auction also had some items that made me think the owner may have died: A walker, and a shower seat. For some reason, I think older folks tend to be "light" users of computers and that these laptops could well be in excellent condition. Of course, this board is probably a bad place for me to field THAT theory, but it is what it is.

This will wind up being a really good deal or one of the dumber auction wins I've ever had. There really is no middle ground.