I certainly don't think it's worth $1K, but Model Is are getting pretty hard to find in decent condition, at least around here. -Dave On Saturday, January 4, 2003, at 07:13 PM, Daniel Hicks wrote: -- Dave McGuire "She's a cheek pincher. I have scars." St. Petersburg, FL -Gary Nichols

A semi-common tactic (from what I have heard) is to 'bomb' and auction, by placing a huge bid, like $1000 on it, and nobody will be able to beat you. Of course, if two people try this tactic on the same auction, one of them is screwed. Ian Primus ian_primus(a)yahoo.com On Saturday, January 4, 2003, at 07:23 PM, Bill Sudbrink wrote:

I don't know how this would work, because when you place a bid on eBay, it will only show the amount necessary to beat a previous bid. Which means if this guy is running in $10 increments, someone had $990 on it. --John

At 00:54 05/01/2003, John Wren wrote: Ah, but ebay will continue to auto-bid until either your top bid is reached, or your bid exceeds the current high bid. So, for example, if the current winner bid $1100, and the current 2nd placer bid $990, then the bidding stops (with the high bidder) at $1000. What is more likely is that the current winner bid exactly $1000, as did the current 2nd place bidder. However, since the current winner's bid takes precedence, it ends up at $1000... I can forsee that sale ending in negative feedback.... I can only assume that an earlier win by the buyer (TRS-80 Mod 1 with s/n 87) doesn't work, and he/she needs a working one to make repairs/swaps, so that s/n 87 becomes the valuable working machine. ICBW, of course... -- Cheers, Ade. Be where it's at, B-Racing! http://b-racing.com

The current high bidder recently bought just a system unit (serial number 000087) for $232.50.

Yes, it does happen ("bid sheltering") and the seller can chose not to sell the item if it does in fact happen. So no loss. Also no bad feedback either because the item gets removed as a cancelled sale after the fact. I have seen this happen. I think the actual term is "bid shielding". -Dave

Okay, if you are offering one for $500, I'll let one go for ... let's say $300 in untested excellent condition. BUT no expansion chassis, monitor, or keyboard ... well, okay I'll include the keyboard :). And it is a Level I without the numeric keyboard :). Hans Franke wrote:

Ooops. Sorry, was ment to be private mail. Hans -- VCF Europa 4.0 am 03./04. Mai 2003 in Muenchen http://www.vcfe.org/

Looks like we are back on topic, 'cause that's exactly what I'm missing. Ok, we had an unusual warm Christmas, some days up to 15 Celsius (~60F?), still I'd love to avoide the white stuff at all. Servus Hans -- VCF Europa 4.0 am 03./04. Mai 2003 in Muenchen http://www.vcfe.org/

Hans Franke wrote: It is wonderful ... sunny, about 75 degrees F (real temperature :) ), and it is expected to be that way through the weekend. This would be good ... about time you decided to visit the US :). BTW, the IBM5100, external tape drive, and printer were sold to someone over in Germany ($4942.98). Any thoughts about the best way to ship it? I certainly will miss it, but financial concerns made it necessary <sigh>. BTW, both Eric Smith and Wayne Smith will have copies of the IBM 5100 tapes that include PATCH, GAMES, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Accounts Receiveable/Invoicing. I am also keeping a set for myself; better to have them spread around in case a set gets destroyed somehow. I can't speak for either Eric or Wayne, but if anyone on the listserver needs copies, those are the two people to start with :).

At 07:01 PM 1/7/03 +0100, you wrote: Right now its 1:30 PM, Sunny, a bit hot, maybe 78 degrees, air is dry as the desert, and Sunday night the wind was so strong power lines and telephone poles blew over, so my son is getting an extra 3 days of xmas vacation before his school can reopen.