Re: ebay - iigs iie, supply and demand. Thoughts?

["Vince Briel" <vbrielnospamme@comcast.net>]

Wow! Maybe I should sell my original II I just bought for $455!. I thought I
paid top dollar for it too. There is no way the box, manual and accessories
are worth almost $3000. I saw one before this one go for over a $1000.

Vince

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Replica I
The Apple I clone

http://www.applefritter.com/apple1/members/replica1/index.htm

"Sheldon Simms" <sheldonsimms@yahoo.com> wrote in message
pan.2004.02.08.01.36.45.250428@yahoo.com">news:pan.2004.02.08.01.36.45.250428@yahoo.com...
> On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 20:56:09 -0500, Bill Garber wrote:
>
> >
> > "John" <twohandsfree@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > e639cb5b.0402061643.4cb4745f@posting.google.com">news:e639cb5b.0402061643.4cb4745f@posting.google.com...
> > : Lately, I haven't visited C.S.A.2 much, or searched ebay for
> > Apple
> > : iigs items.
> > :
> > : I noticed today on ebay a paucity (compared to a few years ago)
> > of iie
> > : and iigs items.
> > :
> > : Has supply has dried up, or have people stopped putting these
> > items
> > : for bid on ebay, or ?
> > :
> > : (also same observation for TRS-80 stuff, prices seem WAY up
> > compared
> > : with a few years ago)
> >
> > AFAICT, there are lots more resellers lately also.
> > They buy it from one eBay'er and then relist it at
> > just a little higher starting bid than they paid.
> > Some even buy something for say $125 and then list
> > it for $200. Wonder how they make out with that?
>
> I don't see anything wrong with it, but it's a risky game.
> I sold my Zip-GS for around $275 and two weeks later there
> it was again for $299. It didn't see the first couple of
> times through but eventually it was gone. I don't know if
> it sold for $299 or the seller gave up or what.
>
> I bid $750 for the 16k original Apple II in original
> packaging, with original game paddles, red book tech manual
> etc, etc with the idea of reselling it if I got it.
>
> Too bad it sold last night for $3383.00
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2784420398
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