Re: Japanese Apple Collectors (was: Seeking information on the Apple II "j-plus" model)

[webmaster@callapple.org (A.P.P.L.E. Webmaster)]

Actually a IIgs at 25,000 is about $200, not 1000.  The exchange rate
floats at about 120 per $ on the market.  I have sold them as high as
30,000 yen here but that was with the works (drives, monitors, etc). 
The high end HDD and memory added models would fetch 40,000-50,000 yen
(about 300-380$) and not really all that different from the US.

"Bryan Villados" <news002@macgeek.org> wrote in message news:<nYJP9.42020$B31.9378400@twister.socal.rr.com>...
> Oh yes, I figured 40,000 yen is unrealistic. However, I'm amazed that people
> on YJ are bidding quite a bit of money on things that westerners take for
> granted: Disk II controllers, SSC's, etc. So definitely they're no an
> indicator of any sort for calculating the value of an item. If only 2000
> j-plus's were sold, and seeing the population of Apple collectors are
> increasing heavily, I can see why someone there would pay 25,000 yen or
> $1000+ for a IIGS system. Bottom line, Apple II stuff there is SCARCE!
> That's pretty much the connection I'm going to flow with for my article.
> 
> Hate to bring up the Macintosh Color Classic here, but even for the true
> diehard Apple II fan, you gotta love the following article:
> 
> http://www.macgeek.org/museum/images/colorclassic_article.jpg
> 
> It's an article a buddy of mine snail-mailed to me from New York a couple of
> years ago talking about an organization based in Japan called the CCSCC, or
> "Club for Creating the Strongest Color Classic". They take the Macintosh
> Color Classic and modify the crap out of it! You think today's Apple II club
> serves the far minority... You've got to take a look at this article. The
> CCSCC web site is:
> 
> http://homepage2.nifty.com/Kan-chan/
> 
> Too bad that enthusiasm hasn't ported over to the West. Now I know why CC's
> have been selling on eBay like crazy until recently. Until just a few months
> ago, the value of the CC was around $200. Now, it's down to around $60-$90.
> Going back to the Apple II and Japan subject... Call me a traitor and all,
> but when the dark, tragic day comes that I have to sell off my Bell & Howell
> Apple II set-up, I'm going to sell it on Yahoo Japan!
> 
> Here's my proposed plan: I have a friend in Hawaii who flies to Japan twice
> a year to purchase hard-to-find Japanese products (music, anime, resin
> garage kits, etc.) to sell on eBay for double+ the cost. I'd pay him about
> $100 plus the percentage of the overall sale of the collection. He would
> take my B&H package with him on the airplane as luggage. Then when he
> settles down in Japan, he would create the YJ ad, then post it on YJ with a
> very inexpensive shipping charge seeing both he and the buyer are Japan
> residents. When you boil it all down, it's all about the money. And if the
> Japanese collectors there are putting up $$$$$ for Apple II systems, let's
> take advantage of it!
> 
> BTW, the Bell & Howell system is NOT FOR SALE! :p
> 
> --- Bryan
> 
> "A.P.P.L.E. Webmaster" <webmaster@callapple.org> wrote in message
> cd9ac5a8.0212290558.6ba3dd92@posting.google.com">news:cd9ac5a8.0212290558.6ba3dd92@posting.google.com...
> > Bryan,
> >
> > You cant use that //e auction as a very good guide.  Normally a nice
> > //e with everything will go for 25,000 yen but it must be nice.  That
> > guy who is selling his for 40,000 wont get it.
> >
> > As for the J-Plus, only about 2000 of them or so ever sold as I have
> > heard.  The pop up once in a while on Yahoo Japan but the last one I
> > bid on started at 25,000 and ended at 68,000 yen.  A bit rich for this
> > old boy.  Of course it had all the manuals to go with it.
> >
> > Izumi san has some information on his web site about it (known as
> > SCKOP on Ebay).  You can check out the Japanese Apple II Web ring at
> > http://www1.linkclub.or.jp/~sckop/A2Web/ for more information.