Re: Why is this auction so high?

[dalloff@gcfn.org (Dave Althoff Jr)]

Quadrajet1 (quadrajet1@aol.com) wrote:
: << >Is it the thermal printer?

: Prices depend on who's watching at the time, and a lot of other
: factors... I would probably say that the current price $120 is near
: the top end of what the seller will get.  Maybe as high as $150, but I
: don't think much more.  I've definitely seen //c's sell for $80-$120
: before, and that was without a printer.

: But for this auction, it looks to me like what it has going for it
: are:

: (1) System seems to be in good condition
: (2) Seller has assured good protective packing
: (3) Yes, the ImageWriter //c thermal printer is relatively rare to see

: It'll probably sell for around $150 if there's any kind of end-game
: bidding going on.

: Just my thoughts on it!
: // CHRIS >>

:   Well, it is Vintage!  That makes it so much better of course.  But that is
: NOT an Imagewriter printer.  Apple called that printer the Apple Scribe.  It
: was a thermal transfer printer.  Did not use special paper like the Apple
: Silentype, but it did have a special transfer ribbon.  The printer was not
: popular at all, and the print quality really sucked.  And I'd say good luck
: finding ribbons for it these days.

You CAN use thermal paper with it if you prefer.

I don't remember...does it work with non-perfed paper?  FAX rolls would
probably work in it...

What was really awful was the wasteful way it did color...!

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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