Tired of being asked what 'Sgothan' means (it means 'mist' in Gaelic) I've changed my user name to 'Halode.' It's supposed to be a word play on haloed, as in angelic, Halo Design, my freelance graphic design company, and halide, as in silver halide, the old emulsion they used on cinema film. Well, at least I try to be creative...
Who I am: I'm a graphic design student in Boston at Massachusetts College of Art, and I live a half hour north of the city.
On eBay I can usually be found poring over the Apple/Macintosh computer categories w/ technolust, and occasionally selling off some of my Macs to buy the latest greatest. Ebay is unique in its ability to match buyers and sellers -- I always find something I want -- I wish you the same luck.
Buying used computers
As I mentioned above, eBay, with its gargantuan membership base and high visibility, offers a unique opportunity to buyers and sellers. Certainly the computer categories are some of the most-suited to the internet auction business model. Today's computers achieve obselesence in a remarkably short time, it seems -- but few of us actually use the processor power included in a new computer. Even as quite a hefty power-user, I've been swayed toward the merits of buying a refurbished piece -- for all kinds of reasons, people sell off nearly-new computers at tremendous discounts.The networking potential in a global auction means that sellers of the most obscure items can find a buyer, and that those buyers have a chance at finding whatever esoterica they seek. By buying almost-new computers from eBay users who are done with them, and then selling them again when I have my eye on more processing power, I can keep myself in the hottest computer on the block without busting my starving-art-student budget. To anyone who is accessorizing their current system, or who just comes to eBay for collectibles etc., I say: check out the computer categories -- they're great. Oh yeah -- and have some style -- buy a Mac.
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