RE: 111 cpw on ebay for $2000

Hi Doug,

By the seller you mean the owner of the hardware right ?

In this case of the 510 the seller is not IBM, but a reseller out of
Atlanta. Either way, there are plenty of systems listed on ebay, and if the
LPP was transferable that would be a value worth listing.

But maybe I am wrong.  By my thinking, there would be value added in a
system sold as is with the disclaimer "system has v4r4 rpg, pdm, etc left by
the prior owner that must be removed by the buyer <wink> <wink>".  But I
dont see that mentioned in any listings either.


-Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Douglas Handy
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 6:04 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: 111 cpw on ebay for $2000


Steve,

>the LPP being transferable must be wrong.

No, it is transferable, but only if the seller is willing to transfer it.
It is
not automatic as it is with the OS on V4+.  In this case, IBM most likely
has no
intention of transfering any LPP's with the system.

Regarding the earlier post of whether you need the actual paper PoE or just
the
machine serial number, as I understand it you need the paper copy of the
PoE.

Think of it like a car title.  Knowing the VIN is not sufficient; you need
to
have the paper title to prove ownership.  If you don't have the LPP PoE's,
then
you don't have Proof of Entitlement and the LPP's were not transfered with
the
system.

By the same token, a used 5xx machine in the P30 tier without LPP's
transferred
would be a poor value indeed, unless all you needed was a box with no LPP's.

Doug
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