13 Jan
2003
13 Jan
'03
10:59 p.m.
I agree with Marvin, I've had great luck on eBay. Finding a BYT-8 for $75
and an MITS Altair 8800 full of Rev 0 boards and a C8080-8 CPU for $1250 was
a great rush. I've sold an Apple II+ to Richard Garriot and bought a
Heathkit H-11 from Jon Titus, don't sell it short. eBay works great if you
don't bid against idiots and always keep a lookout for the bargains.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marvin Johnston" <marvin(a)rain.org>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: Help with pricing on vintage computers?
Ebay is a retail venue; most people don't expect wholesale prices at
Sears :). And there *have* been some *incredible* buys on Ebay. Someone
I know bought an item on Ebay that just happened to be one of the two
known prototype motors built by Tesla. I don't recall the pricing but I
think it was less than $100. And for someone who either doesn't have or
who doesn't want to take the time to do their own treasure hunting, Ebay
is an excellent choice. And the prices are mostly reasonable.
Sellam Ismail wrote:
>
> On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Marvin Johnston wrote:
>
> > I've found the best way to get a realistic price on an ebay item is to
> > go to the bid history and look at the the pricing on the third bidder
> > down. And Ebay IS a *most* useful tool for finding what the value is
to
most people; you just can't use the final bid
price all the time.
And as long as you're planning to buy or sell the item in question ON
eBay.