Re: E-Bay Driving Up Apple II Prices

["Jason Whorton" <jason@microxl.com>]

Driving up prices?  Not on all items.  I'm sure several people saw the
recent market flood of IIgs systems (just the box) by that one seller and
they were going unbid on for $5.  If that guy can't get $5 for one, then who
would bother to sell it?  On most every item, it's simple supply and demand.
If you could fine SCSI cards in machines like you find floppy drive cards,
then SCSI cards would be cheap like floppy drice cards are.  New SCSI cards
used to be $99.  We should have bought them back then!

Thank you,
Jason Whorton
www.microxl.com/oldcomputers/main.html
www.microxl.com/oldcomputers/Model60.html


Bruce Baker <Bruce.Baker@juge.com> wrote in message
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> >I buy and sell electronics, especially Apple II stuff, on Ebay and say
>  >hooray to the high prices Ebay sometimes manages for Apple II computers
>  >that a few years ago weren't worth the price of shipping.
>  >
>  >As far as buying goes, I usually bid on stuff that someone has mislisted
>  >because many of the sellers have no clue. I'd say 90 of the Apple IIs
>  >sold on Ebay come from people who just happened upon them and the
>  >sellers don't even know how to boot from disk or they don't have a disk.
>  >Because their postings lack knowledge, most bidders are wary.
>  >
>  >When I buy things for myself, I usually aim for items I couldn't afford
>  >as a kid in the late 70s and early 80s. I think that's the motive for a
>  >lot of Ebay buyers. I just bought a full-sized arcade machine! A lot of
>
> I like your logic and understanding.  Sell high if you are a seller.  Buy
low
> if you are a buyer.  You try to market, others try to get cheap.  I expect
some
> who complain about high prices are trying the tried and true method of
> jawboneing the prices down.
>
> As a seller I like high prices, but it also shows the market has some life
in
> it.  That is great for everyone but the frantic buyer.
>
> I hope that someday software prices will also move up.
>
> Bruce
>