Re: Rhyme and reason for ][ prices on eBay?

[Howard Poe <hojopo@gmail.com>]

On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 6:03:23 PM UTC-8, Steven Nelson wrote:
> On Jan 23, 3:54 pm, Howard Poe <hoj...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 10:05:52 AM UTC-8, Steven Hirsch wrote:
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> > > Is there any obvious reason why a recent Rev 0. ][ went for $5k and this one:
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> > > only bid up $999?
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> > I have an Apple ][ plus, serial number A2S2-68931, with a rev. 4 motherboard.  Probably the closest I'll get to owning an early Apple ][, unless I find someone local.
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> I have seven apple][+ computers, 2 evidently older than yours, that I
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> A2S1-27440    memory select blocks
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> A2S1-27456    memory select blocks
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> A2S2-70340    memory select blocks
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> A2S2-84490    no memory select blocks
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> A2S2-84551    memory select blocks
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> A2S2-445722  no memory select blocks
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> A2S2-525764  no memeory select blocks
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> I do not know how to tell logic board rev#.  All have 48K
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> If I put on ebay, what prices might I expect? ;-)
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>   --Steve

The logic board revision is either printed next to the slot 4 connector, or is present underneath the CPU (6502).

I'm fine with the II plus I have, don't really need an earlier one, it has the dark green connectors with mounting ears, so there was some overlap between II and II plus production.

Are those first two really A2S1's?  If they are, they're Apple ][s, not ][ pluses, maybe they have the wrong cover, or someone swapped ROMs or motherboards in them?

II pluses can go for anywhere from $100 to $500 or so, depending on option cards and revision (I paid $150 for mine shipped, not on eBay, with 16k card and one rainbow-ribbon cable Disk ][ drive with controller).  Rev 7+ RFI systems (with the metal overlay in the back) are worth the least, as they are very common.  Ones with the memory select blocks (like mine) are worth more... mine was originally a 16k model.

II plus serial numbers do jump around a bit, and the motherboard numbering is downright odd too.  My motherboard has 8010 on it, but it seems to be older than the 10th week of 1980....