Kim-1 Computer

From: Stephen Dauphin <ai705_at_osfn.org>
Date: Tue Jan 5 09:34:54 1999

> On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, Marvin wrote:
>
> > Anyone have any idea what the Kim-1 computers are selling for? An

On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Sam Ismail wrote:
>
> Surprisingly I couldn't locate any past auctions on ebay for a KIM-1. But

Ebay auction records only go back 30 or 40 days. Anything older is
flushed from the system. They aren't a repository like dejanews.

There was a previous thread about compiling Ebay auction statistics and
the possibility they might object to a for profit use of them. I tend to
think they wouldn't as they don't even save the information themselves.

That's why I previously asked whether any other list members were saving
results. I keep an eclectic list of previous auctions and I tie it into
my general browsing of the site so it doesn't come to more than a couple
of hours a month.


> I'd say a reasonable price would be $250 since you subscribe to the ebay
> pricing dynamic. Otherwise, $50 - $100 tops (if it is indeed serial #1,
> which would be highly interesting).
>

Only previous reference I have is the following. Is this guy talking
about the same thing?

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   Vintage KIMSI, Unassembled Computer Kit, WOW Item #13701210
   
   Currently $106.00 (reserve met) First bid $5.00
   Quantity 1 # of bids 10 (bidding history) (include e-mails)
   Location Joplin Mo. 64804
   Ends 05/17/98 18:45:30 PDT
   Seller old_audio (55) star
   High bidder nba03223_at_niftyserve.or.jp (17) star
   
     Vintage KIMSI, Unassembled Computer Kit, WOW!! RARE!!! Own a peice of
computing history. This 1977 KIMSI single board computer was sold as a
kit by Forethought Products, through Popular Electronics, and other
magazines. These were the for-runner to todays PC.It is very rare to
find one of these today, and this one is UNASSEMBLED!! which makes it
twice as rare!! Comes with motherboard, parts, instruction book,
schematics, as far as I can tell, this one is complete. Don't Miss This
Chance!!! Thanks for looking! Buyer to pay Shipping $5 in the US
     
 
                                               -- Steve
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