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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] is it appropriate to bring a bunch of giveaway/sell stuff this eve?

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] is it appropriate to bring a bunch of giveaway/sell stuff this eve?
  • From: "Brenda J. Butler" <bjb [ at ] sourcerer [ dot ] ca>
  • Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 13:35:17 -0400

I'd say bring it, it might encourage people to come to the
AGM  : - )

Others have brought stuff to give away at OCLUG meetings before.

I'll let actual board members address the "sale" aspect.

bjb


On Tue, May 03, 2011 at 07:25:29AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> 
>   having finally unpacked from my move here, i have some boxes of
> stuff i might as well get rid of that i'll never use again but it
> would be a shame to let it stagnate at the back of a closet, so i was
> thinking of bringing it all to tonight's LUG meeting.  is that
> appropriate?
> 
>   some of the stuff is pure giveaway -- i have lots of spare USB and
> network cables, USB keyboard, that sort of thing.  i also have a box
> of books, not quite ready to just *give* them away but for sale stupid
> cheap -- things like "effective perl programming (2nd ed)", "beginning
> linux programming (3rd ed)" and a few more.  i'll part with those for
> somewhere between $10 and $20 based on the book.
> 
>   and i have a couple of gateway MX7120 laptops -- maybe just over 3
> years old, AMD 64-bit CPU, but no HW virt support so they have little
> use to me but they'd be fine for a starter laptop, with samsonite
> travel bag, $100 each.  (one's missing the power adapter but i know i
> can get another one at pc cyber for about $30, so that one i'd sell
> for $70).
> 
>   i'm sure i can collect more stuff, but i don't want to bring it if
> it's not suitable for a LUG meeting.  can someone advise me on
> protocol here?
> 
> rday
> 
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