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Post by jimnastics on Nov 19, 2024 11:52:56 GMT
I've just fomo bought a retro PC off ebay that is collection only from a charity shop in Oxford (Share Oxford), despite the fact that I live a couple of hundred miles away.... would anyone here be willing to pick it up for me, and I'll arrange courier pickup from you??
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Post by jimnastics on Nov 19, 2024 13:58:08 GMT
A desperate pathetic bump just in case, I said I'd let them know later this afto.
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nazo
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Post by nazo on Nov 19, 2024 14:03:50 GMT
Couldn’t you arrange a pick up from the shop?
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Post by jimnastics on Nov 19, 2024 14:06:49 GMT
Couldn’t you arrange a pick up from the shop? Yeah I asked that... they said they can't accept courier pickups because they have limited opening hours, I can appreciate that.
I'll have to let it go, it was a really nice Gateway 2000 486 SX33 for just £25 which is a total bargain, lovely machines and worth £100+. If anyone wants it before I cancel it, speak now or forever hold your peace!
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Post by technoish on Nov 19, 2024 14:12:49 GMT
Amazing, a lovely piece of history that resonates with my early computing / gaming. Sorry I can't help  |
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Post by TheSaint on Nov 19, 2024 14:27:08 GMT
Perhaps you could get someone on Fiverr to collect and send it to you?
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Post by zisssou on Nov 19, 2024 15:56:17 GMT
Thanks for the tip off. I'm going to flip it.
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Post by jimnastics on Nov 19, 2024 16:11:06 GMT
Perhaps you could get someone on Fiverr to collect and send it to you? I toyed with the idea but it's a step too far, it was an impulse buy after all (I already have a lovely Gateway 2000 P90 for retro). |
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Post by drakeypoos on Nov 19, 2024 16:48:30 GMT
Hit up a student forum on Reddit or something, and offer somebody a tenner for their troubles
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Post by Rich on Nov 19, 2024 16:54:20 GMT
Is this going to be one of those Marketplace scams where the courier turns out to be three guys and a baseball bat?
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Post by jimnastics on Nov 19, 2024 17:13:36 GMT
I've cancelled the order, guess they'll relist it soon... so if anyone around Oxford sees this late and want's a classic 486 system for peanuts, keep an eye on Share Oxford ebay page!
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Post by Lukus on Nov 19, 2024 17:24:32 GMT
What do you do with them? Just out of curiosity. Do you play with them, or display them?
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Post by jimnastics on Nov 19, 2024 21:34:42 GMT
What do you do with them? Just out of curiosity. Do you play with them, or display them? Yep solely for playing (though, honestly, I do love how they look just as a retro piece of hardware with a full monitor + m&k set up), currently going through 90s point n click games on the P90. I've been looking for a 486 as there are a number of games from that era (and before) that run too fast on Pentiums, such as the original Theme Park. I'll find a Gateway 2000 486 to go with my P90 one day...
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