1 Jul
2005
1 Jul
'05
9:01 a.m.
It could be one of Vince Briel's replicas. He has sold a few in wooden
cases via eBay.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Richard Beaudry
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:55 AM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: Apple _1_ on ebay???
I have not have to time to look at ebay recently. I
just did and saw
this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=80286&item=5…
40640
&rd=1
Somebody has put an Apple 1 up, it has been there for five days and
nobody has mentioned it here???
There's no guarantee it's an Apple 1. The seller says only he can see
"wires and cards" inside. Perhaps it is an Apple ][ in a wooden case?
Nobody knows, and without pictures, nobody will know.
My take is that the seller knows full well what it is, and is hoping people
will think it is an Apple 1 (and judging by the questions at the bottom,
they do). People will then drive up the price to some outrageous level.
When they get it and realize it's just a //e that someone threw in a wooden
case (or maybe not even anything in the Apple line), they'll get mad, but
there's nothing they can do because he described it accurately .....
Cynical, yes, but most likely true :-)
Rich B.