14 Nov
2000
14 Nov
'00
7:02 a.m.
In a message dated Tue, 14 Nov 2000 3:57:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, Sellam
Ismail <foo(a)siconic.com> writes:
<< On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Adrian Graham wrote:
> After my crash in the summer my solicitors want to
>know how much it would
> cost to replace the Apple /// that received a mashed >keyboard (physically
> broken veroboard along with several tracks). A quick >ebay search reveals
> none currently for sale, and I must admit I've only >ever seen 2 offered in
> the UK and they're the 2 I've got! Any clues as to >the current
replacement
> value? Obviously this has to include availability >and it must
> work......similarly for the HP Apollo 9000-400 I'm >claiming for.
I'd put a value on it of somewhere between US$50 to
>US$100, based upon
condition.
I sold one on eBay just before VCF 3.0 (1999) for some
>$500-$600 (can't
remember the exact amount), but believe me when I tell >you that was a
fluke.
Sellam Ismail
>Vintage Computer
Festival
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I'll admit, they are uncommon but not rare. I myself bought a complete
working /// with functioning profile and matching monitor for <$15 at a radio
rally. Apple ///s on ebay have seen up to $200 and more and that's without
the hard drive. A few years back, i gave a broken one to a friend who
subsequently ebayed it and got $60 for it!