On Mon, 3 Jun 2002, John R. Keys Jr. wrote:
> Did everyone see the IBM 5100 that just sold for $5,656 item #2026242813
That is indeed high for a 5100.
> ( what can I get for my two 5110's ?)and the Lisa I the sold for $10,000
> item #2026966399. So one got me at the last minute on a Hasbo
This may scare some people, but that is the exact value that I would give
to a Lisa 1 (and not just because I own one). Also, this is almost a
perfect example of an original Lisa, and it works, which is a major plus
because a lot of original Lisa and Lisa 2 (which was an upgraded Lisa 1)
machines have had their on-board battery leak all over the board and
corrode components (mine has this problem, but still boots, albeit to an
error window). This is repairable but the fact that this one boots right
up indicates that either this didn't happen (someone was cognizant of the
switch inside that deactivates the battery) or it didn't damage the
motherboard.
Also, the mumblings of "prototype" and possibly early serial number push
the value of this one up. And the fact that it still has the original
boxes for the keyboard and mouse is amazing. Altogether, a very
significant auction (I don't normally get worked up over eBay auctions
in this manner ;)
> Think-A-Tron in orig box went for only $38.50. I was out this morning
Think-A-Tron's are actually fairly common.
> when it sold. Also a Mac 128k went for around $1250 and I'm setting on
> about 10 of those things but not in the shape this one was. And Mr.
Is it an original Macintosh or a Macintosh 128K (with the "Macintosh 128"
emblem on the back as opposed to the "Macintosh 512" for the 512K version
and "Macintosh" for the original)?
> "aek" took me out on two mainframe books that I had the high bids on.
Never try to outbid Al on a mainframe book. It's a basic law of nature.
> All-in-all a bad day on ebay for me (lost five and won 1).
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