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On Wed, 7 Apr 2021, greenaum@gmail.com wrote:

What is this lunacy? You're dying? You think there might be a load of
collectors out there, or even traders, who are silently dying? Sod that,
give ME your stuff, retro fans who are somehow dying 30 years early from
organ failures. I'll look after your cool and now valuable stuff!

> I have a friend who may take over should I not be able to continue. He
> has experience with sales, running a business that sold Computers like
> PC, Commodore and Atari, as well as repairs savvy. He also has and may
> have again, a computer surplus store. He takes electronics, parts them
> out and sells them. And he is my friend. Thanks Tony!

Man, this isn't fair, I was here in 1995 and collecting at the same time.
I'd turn down a ZX Spectrum at 6 pounds as too expensive at a car boot
sale, now they sell on bloody Ebay for 60! I lost all my treasure in a
house move, it was a bad decision! I want all this crap!

Anyone else remember Ebay's original URL before it was Ebay? It was
something.com/something/ebay or something like that, maybe a law firm.
Very odd! Did the Altavista beta test succeed? It's the sort of thing we
need!

Ben, sad about your health man,

> Don't worry about me, I have some really good doctors. Recently,I went
> to the hospital for my kidneys & the doctors caught a problem with my
> heart. Doctors replaced a faulty heart valve. I think the procedure is
> called,I think, "tapper". I think that is the right spelling. Surgeons
> made a small incision in my nether regions, going up through my blood
> vessels and replaced the faulty valve. And the best part is, they did
> not have to crack open my chest. This was done at Oregon Health and
> Sciences University. AKA OHSU. The best Doctors in the country. They
> saved my life. I've decided I'm not going to die, I'm going to live
> until Christ returns. The way things look, it should be soon. At least
> I'll outlive my sister.

but a trader asking for free stock "donations", if that's what your
rather confusing post meant... that's a bit cheeky!

> There is nothing wrong with begging, it's a time honored profession. I
> think beggars go back before biblical times. It helps pay my bills and
> at the same time, selling and supporting Atari users. =-=Ben=-=

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Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 11:07:15 +0000
From: "Atari Sales & Service Bravo Sierra Computers <AtariSales@sdf.org>"
<atarisales@sdf.org>
To: Bravo Sierra <atarisales@sdf.org>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.computers.marketplace, comp.sys.atari.8bit,
comp.sys.atari.st, rec.games.video.atari, rec.games.video.classic
Subject: Ben's Atari Will requests.

To any and all Atari Dealers and the of the rest of the Atari Users, if
your sick, dying, or retiring in your Atari inventory & collections.Go &
contact me. Anybody, as well as Atari Dealers & Resellers! Such as Best,
B & C, Wolf in Germany, Far North Atari and Video 61. As well as any one
with Atari, like Atari Developers. Either as an inheritance or a gift.
Please answer, Please reply irregardless of your answers!Thanx!=-=Ben=-=

Games/software, hardware/accessories & books/references.Atari computers,
Atari 8 bit & ST lines + 2600/5200/7800, Jaguar & Lynx games, consoles &
hand helds!FREE catalogs at BensCatalogs.Atari.org or BenSells.Atari.org
goto Specials.Atari.org or request catalogs at BenSells@Atari.org and
Specify Atari 8 bit, ST, 2600/7800, 5200, Jaguar and/or Lynx. Requesting
catalog archives in either ARC, LZH, ZIP or ZOO! Goto Adoption.Atari.org
or Call Ben 24/7 Anytime at (503)256-9974! Have You Played Atari Today!?
Come for the sales, stay for the service!Collectors and Dealers welcome!