More Ebay Insanity - TRS-80 for $1000!

From: "Chandra Bajpai" &lt;cbajpai(a)attbi.com&gt; Date: 2003/01/06 Mon AM 06:32:16 CST To: &lt;cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt; Subject: More Ebay Insanity - TRS-80 for $1000! OK.I'll be the first one to stay I don't understand Ebay. Case in question: 2 TRS-80 Model I, Expansion Interface + Disk drive Very similar machines.but look at the price difference: >$700 (with 5 hours left) VINTAGE TRS-80 MODEL 1 SYS w/ 2 DISK DRIVES Current Bid - $255 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4193&item=208491 7980&rd=1> &category=4193&item=2084917980&rd=1 1ST TRS-80 MODEL 1 COMPLETE DRIVE EXPANSION + Current Bid: $1000 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4193&item=208521 7285&rd=1> &category=4193&item=2085217285&rd=1 Why the insanity? Because the auction title says 'First'???? Here's one that's almost as good: TRS-80 Model I Keyboard/CPU only - closed at $232 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2084247042> &item=2084247042