Re: Selling price of IIGS

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"Otter" <otter@oz.net> wrote:
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>LJSILICON  <ljsilicon@aol.com > wrote:
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>>Based on what I've observed on the eBay.com auction, a working system is
going
>>for between $115 and $150. I'm sure that you'll get a lot of response on this
>>from those "in the know." Check out www.ebay.com and look under the Macintosh
>>hardware area. You can also do a search on Apple IIGS and include closed
>>auctions to see what people have gotten for GS computers. I hope that helped.
>>
>>
>>LJSilicon
>>
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>One thing to remember about eBay is, selling prices there vary wildly 
>and are not usually an accurate indication of what an item is really 
>worth.  Just one good example is this auction I saw for an Atari 5200 
>system.  Nothing really spectacular about it, a few common games and 
>the system was in the original box.  Anyway, someone with more money 
>than brains shot the bid up to over $300.  Normally, these top out in 
>the $20 - $40 range, often less.
>
>--Otter

That's the way auctions work.  I went to a local one and saw so called
antique furniture sold for wildly high prices.  Some "Persian" and "Oriental"
stuff too, yeah right!  Still, if you want to sell something, an auction is
the best way to get the most.  Just don't usually buy from one.  Auctions
always favor the seller.  I can just see it now, people picking up Apples
and selling them for a profit at eBay.  It would probably work too.