19 Sep
2025
19 Sep
'25
3:43 p.m.
On 9/19/2025 8:48 AM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
For the working 1541's, about $45.00, though I started at $50.00, which
is about average for eBay but maybe a bit low (I saw examples from $75
down to $35 for working drives).
The 1571s went right at $75, which was low compared to eBay but I'm
happy they found good homes.
Of the broken 1541s, ~$20.00 on average, which was a steal, since you
could cherry pick and no doubt get a working drive for $40.00 and parts
to resell. I tested all of them and noted the issue. Just pick one with
a read error and another with a ROM issue, and swap the mechs for an
easy win. Probably both drives were fixable as is...
In general to the list, the offer's still on the table, but I really
don't want to ship them. I'll be at Tandy Assembly in a week, and WoC
in December, and I wouldn't have reservations meeting someone in Dixon
or Rochelle (or Peoria or other ~2hr drives from my house) for a batch
of drives. I sent the remaining broken ones home with someone else to
get fixed, but about 14 working drives came home with me and I really
don't need them (No one worried enough about it to ask, but this was not
my sole stash of drives. I have some boxed units and a couple sets of
unboxed drives here in various configs).
Jim
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It appears my "Commodore 1541 Tower of Drive Power" made it to various
social media outlets. I was eager to make deals on those Sunday, as I
did not want to haul them home.
Jim
Jim,
What was the average selling unit price of the drives from that tower?
Just curious. I am not selling nor buying drives btw. but I did notice
your tower and I noticed it was nearly gone by lunchtime on Sunday.
BIll