Quote: Originally posted by King Bob On The Cob: It's transmitting... Woo hoo! Spirit lives!

Hot Damn! She made it!

It's transmitting...

SPIRIT IS ALIVE ON MARS! A "very strong signal" is now being received from the Spirit rover from the Gusev Crater on the surface of the Red Planet!

Quote: SPIRIT IS ALIVE ON MARS! A "very strong signal" is now being received from the Spirit rover from the Gusev Crater on the surface of the Red Planet! w00t…

Quote: Originally posted by Earth Mk. II: I hope this one actually makes it. So do I. But I'm starting to freak out. It's been 10 minutes and they still haven't …

I hope this one actually makes it. If it doesn't, I'll be convinced that the martians don't want us spying on their tea parties.

This is nerve-wracking. I can't take it. They had indications that it was bouncing on the surface, but now it's gone silent.

Updates here: http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/mera/statustextonly.html Just refresh the page. Dunno if it survived yet.

I am considering going for a PB on eBay. In the interest of saving myself some serious bucks, I thought of bidding on a 867MHz TiBook DVI that current stands at $690. The thing is…

I would never buy a computer on ebay. Just too risky IMO but i know of people who have gotten good TiBooks on ebay.

I ditto the above. I buy lots of stuff on ebay -- just got InDesign CS last month for a VERY reasonable price, in fact -- but would never buy a computer. Way too many things to go …

just do your research on the seller. i try not to buy from newer sellers, or if they have any negative feedback. its a tough call. i like to email the seller and ask a basic quest…

Quote: Originally posted by Blizzake: Find someone that has a good auction with a buy it now at a "fair price" (more than you want to pay) and talk to him a few times an…

w/ the number of fake transactions on eBay, i personally would never buy a computer from eBay ... furthermore, i would recommend to my friends/family/etc to never buy a computer on…

For what its worth....about 18 months ago, I found a Tibook on ebay that was a good deal at the time....2000.00 for computer that was listed at the Apple store for 2800.00. I cont…

FWIW, I have sold about a dozen Powerbooks over the years on eBay. Everybody that purchased one was happy and gave me positive feedback. Its obvious there are bad seeds out there,…

Quote: Originally posted by Hoops Coach: For what its worth....about 18 months ago, I found a Tibook on ebay that was a good deal at the time....2000.00 for computer tha…

I dunno...I'd have to see the computer...link? In all seriousness, though, I don't think I'd make a big purchase through ebay.

but if u get the right person u can get a good deal. try to find something local and meet the person to see the product. my friend spent 1400 and got a 867 12 inch powerbook 640ra…

Check out this article, found via Mac-Mike: http://www.macnet2.com/more.php?id=434_0_1_0

Quote: Originally posted by Karim: FWIW, I have sold about a dozen Powerbooks over the years on eBay. Everybody that purchased one was happy and gave me positive feedbac…

I've sold my last 3 Pbooks off eBay, and had pretty good experiences (except for one person that clumsily tried to pull a scam...it was almost comical watching them try to lure me …

I just got a brand new 17 inch 1GHz powerbook off of ebay for $1,500 with out any problems what so ever. obviously i researched the seller and made sure that he actually had the ma…

I really get a kick out of people commenting on eBay. Whenever somebody has a piece of crap they want to sell, folks seem to suggest selling it on eBay. Whenever somebody wants t…