Re: Hey check out this auction !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sheercon@earthlink.net]

JPFinch wrote:
> 
> Based on 2 earlier auctions this person held, it appears that they may
> indeed have the stipulated item.
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=135920491
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=125985859
> 
> Best way to determine this is to ask this buyer about the pictures and
> copies that they received
> 
> Unless you're going to use this item for historical value, then it would
> be a complete waste otherwise.  This item should really be priceless
> and stored in a museum; as this marks the beginnings of the PC era
> which I believe has done more for the world than the prior generation
> of large scale mainframes/minicomputers.
> 
> Wouldn't it be funny (maybe tragic) if someone just had extra money
> (perhaps from day-trading bounties) and just decided to play around
> with the machine and tossed it aside?  Almost like finding a missing
> copy of the Declaration Of Independance and scribbling notes on it.
> 
> Labelas Enoreth wrote in message ...
> >Hmm. I myself am not sure if I would trust that auction. First of all,
> >such a large price and look, they do not seem to have been on eBay that
> >long (11 feedback? hmph) And besides, I've encountered this seller
> >before...
> >Both several friends and I had emailed him (very reasonable) questions
> >about some of his 'rare treasures' he had been selling. Some 'Lisa cards'
> >for instance. He had a 'Lisa Color Card' which seems to be something I
> >cannot honestly find a reason for existance (LOS didn't even support
> >color, so why would you want to add a color monitor if that was what it
> >did). And yet, no responses in email. Not even a description or 'oh, hi.
> >Well, I'm not exactly sure what this card is, sorry' hmmmm

I live near Santa Cruz (where the person who is selling the Apple I is
located) I wrote them an email if I could come and look at the computer
before I bid on it and they ignored my request. I then wrote them an
email if they could just send me a picture of the unit and they ignored
that request as well. All indications are that the auction is a fake. Or
perhaps the person just made the fake auction not intending to sell it
but just to see what an Apple I would go for on Ebay.