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| thomasotten |
 Sep 23 2004, 09:34 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,544 Joined: 16-November 03 From: San Antonio, Texas Member No.: 1,349  |
I see this "Chalon Manual" on Ebay for $32 with 4 bids on it. I don't get it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I have one of those, and I will gladly part with it for 32 bucks. Is this a case of "stupid is as stupid does"?
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| Mueller |
Sep 23 2004, 10:19 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE I have one of those, and I will gladly part with it for 32 bucks. Is this a case of "stupid is as stupid does"? that's a pretty harsh comment.....obviously these people bidding do not have the manual just sitting around collecting dust, therefore, it's worth what they are willing to pay for it....if you feel so sad for them, why don't you offer to make copies or just give yours away since you feel it has zero value (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| thomasotten |
Sep 23 2004, 10:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,544 Joined: 16-November 03 From: San Antonio, Texas Member No.: 1,349 |
Oh gee...
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| dlo914 |
Sep 23 2004, 10:50 PM
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Whatchu' lookin' at?!?! Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 6-September 04 From: San Gabriel, CA Member No.: 2,697 |
note: "...this auction is for a copy of the original 16 page instruction booklet ..."- - - prolly a xerox copy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)
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| bob91403 |
Sep 24 2004, 12:36 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 15-September 04 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 2,763 |
QUOTE(thomasotten @ Sep 23 2004, 07:34 PM) I see this "Chalon Manual" on Ebay for $32 with 4 bids on it. I don't get it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I have one of those, and I will gladly part with it for 32 bucks. Is this a case of "stupid is as stupid does"? Chalon Manual on Ebay Just scan it, and post it, let everyone have a copy for free. I'm sure the copyright has expired, otherwise the guy selling a copy on ebay would be in deep sh-t. |
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| dlo914 |
Sep 24 2004, 12:44 AM
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Whatchu' lookin' at?!?! Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 6-September 04 From: San Gabriel, CA Member No.: 2,697 |
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| ArtechnikA |
Sep 24 2004, 05:47 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(bob91403 @ Sep 23 2004, 10:36 PM) I'm sure the copyright has expired... i am not sure ... US copyright law is life of the author plus 50 years. there are some 'fair use' provisions that could make a copy available to a legitimate owner of an unassembled kit, for instance. technically, it's probably not a legal auction. more likely, the original author simply does not care to deal with it, having moved on to bigger and better things. this is always a touchy subject regarding Porsche documentation. there are useful documents that are NLA, yet Porsche is neither interested in authorising reproduction nor re-issuing them themselves. so there is a grey area in which guys offering reproductions for little more than cost operate. i'm sure Porsche knows about some of them but stays out of the way. if i had a pile of Chalon parts in my garage but no manual, it'd be worth some amount to obtain the documentation, i'd think ... or if i bought a completed car, and wondered how it was assembled to facilitate repaint or repair. |
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