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Hello, My students are running some ebay auctions to raise money for their Underwater ROV they are building. Over the next couple of months we will be running auctions as we are able to get the items together. Currently there are over 20 different items up there. Later on, we will have a bunch of Heath Hero robots and components up there. Little bit about the ROV, it is 18" w x 18" h x 24" L, it will have five thrusters, each controlled by a PIC. The ROV controller will be PIC based as will the surface controller. The system will be running on 48V and have a current limit of 40 amps. Multiple low light color cameras, a killer gripper, distance measurement, temperature and depth measurement and a few other goodies. For info on the ROV competition, check out http://www.marinetech.org All the auctions can be found at http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&include=0&userid=eir_club Thanks Scott Fraser Long Beach City College -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList spam_OUTpiclist-unsubscribe-requestTakeThisOuTmitvma.mit.edu

{Quote hidden}> Hello, > > My students are running some ebay auctions to raise money for their > Underwater ROV they are building. Over the next couple of months we will > be running auctions as we are able to get the items together. Currently > there are over 20 different items up there. Later on, we will > have a bunch > of Heath Hero robots and components up there. > > Little bit about the ROV, it is 18" w x 18" h x 24" L, it will have five > thrusters, each controlled by a PIC. The ROV controller will be PIC based > as will the surface controller. The system will be running on > 48V and have > a current limit of 40 amps. Multiple low light color cameras, a killer > gripper, distance measurement, temperature and depth measurement and a few > other goodies. For info on the ROV competition, check > out http://www.marinetech.org > > All the auctions can be found at > > cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&includ > e=0&userid=eir_club Too bad you only ship to the states. Considering the wide variety of people on this list you've drastically reduced your potential audience. Too bad. TTYL ---------------------------------- Herbert's PIC Stuff: http://repatch.dyndns.org:8383/pic_stuff/ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList .....piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspam@spam@mitvma.mit.edu

Herbert, Sorry about that. I normally would have no problem's with it, but with all the rules we have to follow at the college just to run the auction, adding the customs and international shipping is a bit more than they are ready to handle right now. If you have suggestions on methods to handle international transactions easily, I'll start to work on them for the future auctions and see if I can get the limitation lifted. I'll at least give it a try before all the rest of the stuff goes up on auction. There is so much stuff, our auctions will be going on until at least June. Thanks Scott At 06:41 PM 2/20/04, you wrote: {Quote hidden}> > Hello, > > > > My students are running some ebay auctions to raise money for their > > Underwater ROV they are building. Over the next couple of months we will > > be running auctions as we are able to get the items together. Currently > > there are over 20 different items up there. Later on, we will > > have a bunch > > of Heath Hero robots and components up there. > > > > Little bit about the ROV, it is 18" w x 18" h x 24" L, it will have five > > thrusters, each controlled by a PIC. The ROV controller will be PIC based > > as will the surface controller. The system will be running on > > 48V and have > > a current limit of 40 amps. Multiple low light color cameras, a killer > > gripper, distance measurement, temperature and depth measurement and a few > > other goodies. For info on the ROV competition, check > > out http://www.marinetech.org > > > > All the auctions can be found at > > > > cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&includ > > e=0&userid=eir_club > > Too bad you only ship to the states. Considering the wide variety > of people >on this list you've drastically reduced your potential audience. Too bad. >TTYL > >---------------------------------- >Herbert's PIC Stuff: >http://repatch.dyndns.org:8383/pic_stuff/ > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList >piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspammitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

At 11:34 PM 2/20/2004 -0800, you wrote: >Herbert, > >Sorry about that. I normally would have no problem's with it, but with all >the rules we have to follow at the college just to run the auction, adding >the customs and international shipping is a bit more than they are ready to >handle right now. If you have suggestions on methods to handle >international transactions easily, I'll start to work on them for the >future auctions and see if I can get the limitation lifted. I'll at least >give it a try before all the rest of the stuff goes up on auction. There >is so much stuff, our auctions will be going on until at least June. > >Thanks >Scott For international, USPS shipping only. Payment by international money order in US dollars only (unless you want to take Paypal). Bidpay might work well, I just got a payment from a Latvian buyer- it comes in the form of a locally mailed Western Union money order. Specify that recipient is responsible for any customs charges from their own country, and that your responsibility ends when you hand it to the post office (that allows cheaper shipping), with insurance optional. Someone will have to take the box to the post office and fill out a form (the little green sticker or a longer one with basically the same information) that says what the stuff is, and what it's worth (what was paid for it, not including shipping). Takes about 30 seconds. If you're shipping via mail anyway, post 911, it's not that much different, AFAIUI. International orders have the advantage that you don't have to worry about collecting sales tax depending on where the buyer is. ;-) {Quote hidden}>At 06:41 PM 2/20/04, you wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > My students are running some ebay auctions to raise money for their >> > Underwater ROV they are building. Over the next couple of months we will >> > be running auctions as we are able to get the items together. Currently >> > there are over 20 different items up there. Later on, we will >> > have a bunch >> > of Heath Hero robots and components up there. >> > >> > Little bit about the ROV, it is 18" w x 18" h x 24" L, it will have five >> > thrusters, each controlled by a PIC. The ROV controller will be PIC based >> > as will the surface controller. The system will be running on >> > 48V and have >> > a current limit of 40 amps. Multiple low light color cameras, a killer >> > gripper, distance measurement, temperature and depth measurement and a few >> > other goodies. For info on the ROV competition, check >> > out http://www.marinetech.org >> > >> > All the auctions can be found at >> > >> > cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&includ >> > e=0&userid=eir_club >> >> Too bad you only ship to the states. Considering the wide variety >>of people >>on this list you've drastically reduced your potential audience. Too bad. >>TTYL >> >>---------------------------------- >>Herbert's PIC Stuff: >>http://repatch.dyndns.org:8383/pic_stuff/ >> >>-- >>http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList >>.....piclist-unsubscribe-requestKILLspam.....mitvma.mit.edu > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: >[PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" EraseMEspeffspam_OUTTakeThisOuTinterlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

> Herbert, > > Sorry about that. I normally would have no problem's with it, > but with all > the rules we have to follow at the college just to run the auction, adding > the customs and international shipping is a bit more than they > are ready to > handle right now. If you have suggestions on methods to handle > international transactions easily, I'll start to work on them for the > future auctions and see if I can get the limitation lifted. I'll at least > give it a try before all the rest of the stuff goes up on auction. There > is so much stuff, our auctions will be going on until at least June. > > Thanks > Scott Shipping to international destinations is no more complicated for the shipper then shipping locally, except you have to fill out a customs slip (1 line declaring what's in the box) and sign it (which all takes about 30 seconds). The added complications are for the receivers, but that isn't anything you have to worry about. TTYL ---------------------------------- Herbert's PIC Stuff: http://repatch.dyndns.org:8383/pic_stuff/ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads

At 01:20 AM 2/21/04, you wrote: >On Friday, Feb 20, 2004, at 16:18 US/Pacific, Scott Fraser wrote: > >>My students are running some ebay auctions to raise money for their >>Underwater ROV they are building. > >you can't fool me! you're just getting the students to clean up >junk that's collected over the years, that you think you'll probably >never use anyway! Well...... In truth all THIS stuff was donated to the club by three different people, one who was retiring (wife after him to clean up), a company that after 30+ years, sold off part of the company and donated a bunch to us and finally the motors came to us by way of a company that purchased them for a project and the project was cancelled. The school collected "junk" auctions will start next :-). There is SO much stuff there it boggles the mind. An old Halicrafters receiver, bunches and bunches of old microwave test equipment, all the Heath Robots, and the list goes on and on. If we were to have disposed of the stuff, the normal way, it would have gone to the warehouse, set outside due to lack of space, gotten rained on and instantly become a molded muck of worthless parts who's only redeeming value would have been to melt down to scrap metal. That would have been a shame as much of the stuff still operates and has useful life/value to it. Scott -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

On Sunday, Feb 22, 2004, at 10:39 US/Pacific, Scott Fraser wrote: > If we were to have disposed of the stuff, the normal way, it would have > gone to the warehouse, set outside due to lack of space, gotten rained > on > and instantly become a molded muck of worthless parts who's only > redeeming > value would have been to melt down to scrap metal. > Been there. Picked stuff off the piles; still have it. It's quite sad. At work we have electronic scrap bins that go off to surplus dealers that at least extract the gold (I believe part of the agreement is that no actual cisco boards/equipment reach anywhere in working condition.) The piles of (almost?) perfectly working 486 and Pentium-1 PCs that are "cleaned up" are particularly depressing, but with used modern PIII and GHz+ Celerons selling at about $100 and new systems at $300, the sort of person who can't afford a modern PC is exactly the sort of person that SHOULDN'T be saddled with an ancient machine. ("you could run linux in command line mode. Would that help?" Sigh.) BillW -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics