Re: FS: APPLE IIGS

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jdempsey@ncinter.net (Jack M. Dempsey) wrote:
>In article <5it8np$p0p$1@news.vanderbilt.edu>,
>NO%lesh%SPAM%erjt%HERE@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Tilghman Lesher) wrote:
>
>>Jailall (jjailall@mindspring.com) wrote:
>>: I doubt you could give that away. School are now dumping those. You can
>>: pick a IIGS (literally) for 2 dollars. Old LC are selling for 250
>>
>>Really?  Where in the world can I pick up a GS for only 2 dollars?
>>
>>: dollars. I don't see a bargain. If I don't like a pc and command lines,
>>: why would i get the IIGS. It was good back in the day, but now....
>>
>>Surprise, surprise.  $250 for a IIgs is probably what you'd expect to
>>pay now in most marketplaces.  If you want a reconditioned IIgs system,
>>they go for around $400.....
>
>I sold a ROM3 w/ 4 Megs RAM, 10MHz Zip Card, 19,200Bps modem, a SCSI Card,
>105 Meg disk, 2 3.5"s and 2 5.25s not too long ago and got $600 for it...
>A steal for the buyer I'd say...
>
>Jack M. Dempsey
>aka BeetleGuy
>jdempsey@ncinter.net
>http://www.ncinter.net/~jdempsey

Jack, that's been my experience too.  Last November, I saw a decked
out GS system go for $390.  It did not have the high speed modem and
was less two drives and was a ROM 1, so naturally the value was less.

I think the dispute is where the machines are found.  If you are
going to look at thrift shops or auctions, then of course you can
find cheap GS machines, but they would also be barebones.  Heck,
you can find cheap Pentiums and Macs even.  The problem is that
these aren't complete systems and they are not guaranteed to work.

If you look at the more mainstream market, however, such as Sun or
Alltech or the typical buyer<->seller exchange, then you are more
likely to be buying a complete system.  Such a system typically
more correctly reflects the true value of the hardware.

-Scott G.