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CENTSIBLE SOFTWARE SOLD
Submitted by Robert Bernardo
Friday, February 7, Bill Griffin
signed the papers taking over the
company name and inventory of
Centsible Software. Run by Scott
Parker for the last several years,
Centsible software is purported to
have the largest stock of commercial
Commodore and Amiga software in the
world. Covering 800 square feet of
floor space with software/pallets
stacked 4 to 9 feet high, the
Centsible inventory is stored in a
warehouse.
News of the impending sale broke
on Tuesday, February 4. In a couple of
letters to the e-newsletter, Amiga
Update, Bill Griffin wrote about his
concerns in trying to buy the company.
One buyer wanted to put forth the
money in order so that all the
inventory could be sold off piece-by-
piece on eBay, the Internet website
for auctioning goods.
Bill wanted to keep the inventory
off of eBay and run Centsible as a
real business catering to Commodore
and Amiga users. Bill, an employee
(technician) of Centsible and
publisher of the paper magazine, the
New Amigans, needed extra money to
close the deal with Scott before the
other buyer could put his money down.
Through the generosity of several
individuals -- who Bill has said will
be repaid -- he was able to get the
thousands of dollars necessary for the
down payment.
In a telephone conversation, Bill
said that he wants to continue keeping
Centsible as a profitable business. He
stated that there is a relatively
large Amiga market in the U.S. with at
least 3,000 users. Centsible will be
Bill's job, and he's expecting to
spend 8-10 hours a day running it. The
largest buyers of Commodore and Amiga
software have lately come from Puerto
Rico, Panama, and Brazil.
Bill has begun the task of moving
the Centsible inventory to his storage
facility. Also he wants to revise the
Centsible website, making it easier to
use. He wants more ways to put the
Centsible name out front of the
public. Having attended Amiga shows
like AmiWest 2000 and the Gateway
Amiga Expo 2001, he is interested in
attending Commodore shows, like the
Louisville Commodore Expo and the
Chicago Commodore Expo. (His town of
Edwardsburg, Michigan is only a few
hours from Chicago and a few hours
more from Louisville.)
Bill has been into Commodore for
many years, uses Commodores in his ham
radio club, and is a member of his
local Amiga club.
To contact Bill Griffin, write to
him at
P.O. Box 447
Edwardsburg, Michigan 49112-0447
U.S.A.
or e-mail him at
wd8izh@beanstalk.net