Re: Things they have at a sale !

[dnuenke@ix.netcom.com (David Nuenke)]

In article <5oru3p$hdg@uni.library.ucla.edu>, pubpc1@library.ucla.edu wrote:

> shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford) wrote:
> >In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.970621183600.12672B-100000@host>,
> >
> >[snip]
> >
> >>Well, not to brag too much, but when the only apple dealer out here in 
> >>Sticksville, NY was going out of business ( right after I'd ordered my 
> >>SuperDrive Card ), I found an Apple High - Speed SCSI card for, oh, what 
> >>was it, $60.00? at their closing down sale.
> >>
> >>It's worked for me ever since.  Tho' I wish I could find a CD - ROM and a 
> >>driver for it that would work on a ||e . . . .
> >
> >$60 huh? The Apple dealer where I got my IIgs way back when used to have
> >"garage sales" where they sold off old stuff. At one of 'em they had a
> >whole stack of HS SCSI cards for $20 each. Silly me only bought one instead
> >of every one they had.
> >
> >Other "garage sale" finds from there:
> >
> >//e -> IIgs upgrade kit minus logic board: $1
> >beige key //c upgraded with memory expandable logic board with 512K card
> >installed: $25
> >workstation cards new in box still shrinkwrapped: $25
> >IW II network cards: $10
> >video overlay card: $50
> >old manuals: $1 each
> >
> >I'm sure there were more but those are the most memorable.
> >-- 
> >Randy Shackelford                                 
> >shack@frii.com                                    
> 
> I got my 25MHz PC from such a sale for $25.  It lacked a hard disk
> and had no memory.  The owners thought it was broken, but I nursed
> it back to health with 8MB and a drive and now it is a fine peripheral
> for the GS.  :)
> 
> I also once saw a Mac LC for $50, with an IWII, but I did not check
> to see its condition.  It would also be a good peripheral for a GS.
> 
> In such sales, the important point is "buyer beware."  Such products
> are much below market value, but not guaranteed to work.  Compare
> this to what Alltech or Sun (http://www.allelec.com/ and
> http://www.sunrem.com/) sells waranteed reconditioned GS units and
> systems ($225 to $500).  Reconditioned LC's and 486's go for
> around the same.
> 
> -Scott G.


Church "rummage" sales are even better places to find computers way below
maket value. This past weekend I was able to pick up a Mac II for $5 and
someone else got a IIC monitor for a dollar and a box of eight or 10 disk
II drives also went for a dollar, not a lot of selection, but if you can
find what you want the prices can not be beat!


DAvid Nuenke