Re: E-Bay Driving Up Apple II Prices

["Steven M. Fish" <iigs_nospamrz@bytebucket.com>]

I know it's not considered a great card, but how much is a CMS SCSI
card with a 20M HD worth?  

How about a TranswarpGS?

In article <spjif71bkn9165@corp.supernews.com>, Jason Whorton
<jason@microxl.com> wrote:

> 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
> b05_200008151028@juge.com">news:b05_200008151028@juge.com...
> > >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
> >