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

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Howard Poe <hojopo@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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>>>> 251214826923
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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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>> am willing to sell.
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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....

Since the only difference between ][ and early ][+ boards was the ROMs, I
suspect that Apple didn't bother to differentiate between them until they
plugged in ROMs and mounted them in a case...

-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon