Re: ebay prices

[Justin Scott <djnospam@impakt.net>]

Scott Alfter <salfter@salfter.ncc74656.dyndns.org> wrote:
> 
> eBay is OK for some things (snagged an Atari 2600 and some games fairly
> cheap not long ago, plus an IBM keyboard to take in to work), but Apple II
> stuff is usually bid up to outrageous levels.  

Yeah, some things can be bid up high, those are usually like this hyped Woz or
Lisas (Mac XLs get alot too), etc.  Small items that you probably never think
of (cuz you've had them for years) are usually reasonably well priced, like
3.5" Floppy drives that close at around $3-10 a peice, tested, guaranteed, 
etc.

A truly rare item does pop up on the Ebay vintage Apple group though.  I'm
ashamed to say how much I paid for my Apple IIgs upgrade system (from
agentwd40), but there weren't many made, even fewer still exist.  For me the
rarity justifies the high price, but in the case of this unexceptional Woz gs,
I don't think so.

> It looks like a run-of-the-mill ROM 01 with 1.25 megs (if you're lucky) and 
> an unspecified soundcard.  Bidding is up to $240 right now, which is 
> ridiculous.  I bought a Quadra 610 off of eBay for a little over a tenth of 
> that (now if I can just get my GS to talk to the netatalk server through 
> it...).

Wow, $240, eh?  I saw a Mac TV going for $325 yesterday that was less complete
than my own (original owner) is.  At the same time, two others were at a more
reasonable $100.  Even if I could get $325 for my venerable Mac TV, I wouldn't
sell it.  It's on 24/7 as a TV and Flashback/Out Of This World/Beyond
Zork/Syndicate machine. :)

cheers,
j