Used computer electronics has very little resale value compared to many other things. If all you can afford or want to pay is $150 then ask. The worst he can say is no.
You'll never know for sure unless you do.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.