The prices on ebay are going UP

From: John R. Keys Jr. <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
Date: Mon Jun 3 22:58:36 2002

Sorry the Mac 128 was item number 2026464664 and the final price was
$2752.22 and it was for a complete system with boxes and extras.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo_at_siconic.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: The prices on ebay are going UP


> 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).
>
> <violins>
>
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