On Wednesday, December 6th, 1995 - Terry Ortman wrote:
 
TO> After being called a ripoff artist, ALL BEST OFFERS ARE HEREBY NULL 
TO> AND VOID!!!
 
MINE TOO!!!
 
TO>  ALL items are still available, and I WILL NOT TAKE A LOSS!!!!
 
I WON'T BE UNDERSOLD!!!
 
TO>  FULL RETAIL PRICES!!!
TO>  ATR8000.....$595.00
TO>  Atari 1027..$399.95
TO>  Turbo-816...$250.00
TO>  Atari 1050..$179.95
TO>  Atari 800XL.$99.95 - 256K memory upgrade $59.95, DRAMS $40.00
 
WELL, I'M NOW CHARGING DOUBLE, TRIPLE AND QUADRUPLE RETAIL PRICES ON ALL 
MY STUFF FOR SALE:
 
Atari 800 ....$ 1,299.95
Atari 800XL...$ 2,679.99
Broken 825....$   399.95
Atari 810 ....$ 5,499.95
Atari 1050....$ 6,499.99
 
TO>  You can figure up the other prices from the POST!!!
 
YOU CAN FIGURE OUT MY LOGIC BY CROSSING YOUR EYES AND SAYING "THERE'S NO 
PLACE LIKE HOME!" THREE TIMES!
 
TO>  I WILL NEVER GIVE A BREAK TO AN ATARI 8-BIT user ever again!!!!
 
I WILL NEVER BREAK DANCE WITH MY ATARI 8-BIT EVER EVER EVER AGAIN!!!!
 
TO>  I post items for sale, I CLEARLY STATE RETAIL price, my CXLOSEOUT
TO> PRICE, or BEST OFFER, and all I get in return is slandered and 
TO> LIBELLED by WORTHLESS ATARI 8-BIT USERS who refuse to BUY 
TO> ANYTHING!!!!!! 
 
WORTHLESS, SNIVELING, DRIVELING, SNIDE, CONFOUNDED, RAZOR SWALLOWING,
CABBAGE PATCHING, GRUMBLE RIDDEN, GRINCH FEATHERS!!!!  :-(
 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGH!
 
--- RiBBS v2.10        

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