> > Why not say how plentiful a rare item is so people start
> > giving them away! Then maybe I could find a 1581 drive for under $50 in
> > working condition.
> [blatant lie] Commodore 1541 disk drives are as common as soil [/blatant lie]
> I haven't seen C64s or peripherals for sale in the Leeds area for ages. I
> think I saw one at a car boot sale with a ?90 sticker on it, but that's it.
> The car boot sales around here are basically a load of crap - pirated
> software, old phones, kids toys, that sort of crap.
> Anyone care to suggest a car boot sale in the West Yorkshire (UK) area,
> preferably within, say, 15 miles of Leeds, that usually has people selling
> classiccmps?
> Which reminds me - I saw an Amiga 1000 in the free-adverts paper the other
> day - ?900 - "ideal starter's machine". Just for added irony, there was a
> very similar machine listed directly below that - "Amiga A1000, box full of
> games, loads of software including DeluxePaint. ?30 ONO".
Then again, to my experience Britisch car boot sales are
the best ting after dumpster diveing... I still remember
two stories, one was at a car boot sale in Ascot, where,
literaly, the third guy after the entrance had an Olivetti
PC-1 siting there, including the CRT and a fitting stand.
A machine I was looking for since years. With a sign stating
2 GBP (about 1 kg:).. I must have had a funy look in my face,
since the tried to explain what the machine is, when I told
him that I know it, he insisted that 2 GBP is the limit...
Of course I took it.
The other sale was on a car boot sale I just found along
one river wile driving along ... There was an old lady
and an incredible beautiful HP-46 like new in the original
carrying case. When I asked for the price she replyed
"Is 50 pence to much". I was stunned, and still feel bad
about just saying yes.
So, travler, if you'll ever make it to the island, don't
forget to stop by any car boot sale you can find.
Gruss
H.
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