Re: Imagewriter II Pricing

[paulb@ece.nwu.edu (Paul Brazis)]

In article <341F67C7.66B6@swbell.net>, Rubywand  <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
>Paul Brazis writes ...
>> 
>> I had an Imagewriter II that I used with my Woz Apple IIGS for years. I
>> recently let it go since I hadn't used it ....
>> 
>> I was wondering about the going value for an IWII... I got $40 for
>> it, including a color ribbon. Is that reasonable? I wasn't too concerned
>> about money, I didn't use it, anyway...
>
>     It is difficult to specify a "going value" for IW-II's because the 
>market, in terms of both buyers and sellers, is so small. One measure is the 
>price (including shipping, if any) a shopper would need to offer in order to 
>be pretty sure of finding a seller. Probably, this is "around $50".
>
>     When you consider the speed, color print quality, and other features of 
>modern printers starting around $160, getting $40 for an IW-II is not at all 
>bad.
>
>
>Rubywand

Thanks for the info... If you believe, I had the printer returned to me,
saying that it "didn't work". I KNOW that it works with my GS, as well as
with a PowerPC Mac... Has been working great. It's just I don't need it
anymore (sniff). Probably forgot to connect the printer to the computer...