22 Mar
2004
22 Mar
'04
6:39 a.m.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2794565538&cat…
7&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3ABIN&rd=1
Gaah!
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22 Mar
22 Mar
7:21 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Witchy" <witchy(a)binarydinosaurs.co.uk
To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'"
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Sent: Monday, March
22, 2004 3:39 PM
Subject: Bloody newbies
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2794565538&cat…
> 7&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3ABIN&rd=1
> Gaah!
> --
> Adrian/Witchy
> Owner & Webmaster, Binary Dinosaurs
> www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - possibly the UK's biggest online computer
museum
> www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - ex-monthly gothic shenanigans :o(
I guess I haven't figured out the
intricacies of Ebay yet. Why are there 8
consecutive bids from the same person?Plus other consecutive bids from this
same bidder?
Do you think people misconstrued the model number as the serial number? The
seller didn't mention that some of these early ones were signed by Jobs and
Woz. Or is that myth?
bm
10:12 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Brian Mahoney
Sent: 22 March 2004 21:21
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Bloody newbies
I guess I haven't figured out the intricacies of Ebay yet.
Why are there 8
consecutive bids from the same person?Plus other consecutive
bids from this same bidder?
Because someone put a total bid on and was consistently the highest bidder
while said n00b put the price up and up by continually bidding. Nothing
wrong with that - I've done it meself, though in my case I have reasonable
(for my thinking) ceilings, and even $150 is too much for an original Mac, I
think, particularly one that hasn't been fully tested and has sticky keys!
Do you think people misconstrued the model number as
the
serial number? The
seller didn't mention that some of these early ones were
signed by Jobs and Woz. Or is that myth?
It's not a myth, well, maybe the Woz link. All compact Macs up to I think
the SE and maybe the Classic bore the signatures of the development team on
the inside of the casing...pity some people play up on that and try to pass
it off as WOW*RARE*L@@K!
Cheers
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Adrian/Witchy
Owner & Webmaster, Binary Dinosaurs
www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk - possibly the UK's biggest online computer museum
www.snakebiteandblack.co.uk - ex-monthly gothic shenanigans :o(
10:50 a.m.
On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Brian Mahoney wrote:
I guess I haven't figured out the intricacies of
Ebay yet. Why are there 8
consecutive bids from the same person?Plus other consecutive bids from this
same bidder?
Those are proxy bids (the system automatically entering bids up to the
high bidder's hidden maximum as others submit counter bids).
Do you think people misconstrued the model number as
the serial number? The
seller didn't mention that some of these early ones were signed by Jobs and
Woz. Or is that myth?
Huh? The inside of the case has the signatures of the entire design team
(including those of Jobs and Wozniak) which is part of the mold. I've
never heard anywhere that early models were signed in any other way.
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10:47 a.m.
On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Witchy wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2794565538&cat…
7&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3ABIN&rd=1
Not so fast. These are actually getting more difficult to find, and are
getting more historically significant. Remember, this computer is 20
years old now.
If it was 4 years ago I'd say this price was way out of line. Now I would
just say it's a bit out of line.
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11:16 a.m.
Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Witchy wrote:
Using my "down three" rule of thumb for prices, the unit should have
gone for about 250 (British) pounds.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2794565538&cat…
7&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3ABIN&rd=1
Not so fast. These are actually getting more difficult to find, and are
getting more historically significant. Remember, this computer is 20
years old now.
If it was 4 years ago I'd say this price was way out of line. Now I would
just say it's a bit out of line.
7:48 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Vintage
Computer Festival
Sent: 23 March 2004 00:47
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Bloody newbies
Not so fast. These are actually getting more difficult to
find, and are getting more historically significant.
Remember, this computer is 20 years old now.
If it was 4 years ago I'd say this price was way out of line.
Now I would just say it's a bit out of line.
In that case I'll consider meself lucky that I'm getting a Fat Mac soon for
free, gratis and nothing :)
Cheers
w
23 Mar
23 Mar
3:13 a.m.
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Witchy wrote:
In that case I'll consider meself lucky that
I'm getting a Fat Mac soon for
free, gratis and nothing :)
Gather up all the original Macs you can. When they hit 30, I'm willing to
wager they'll be worth a LOT.
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4:30 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Vintage
Computer Festival
Sent: 23 March 2004 17:14
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: RE: Bloody newbies
Gather up all the original Macs you can. When they hit 30,
I'm willing to wager they'll be worth a LOT.
Hmm, someone just offered me a Mac Plus with 20mb HD, docs and
software.....pity I've got no room for it :-/
Cheers
w
5:29 a.m.
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Witchy wrote:
No MacPlus. Original Macs. Macintosh Plus machines are as common as
Commodore 64s.
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-----Original
Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Vintage
Computer Festival
Sent: 23 March 2004 17:14
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: RE: Bloody newbies
Gather up all the original Macs you can. When they hit 30,
I'm willing to wager they'll be worth a LOT.
Hmm, someone just offered me a Mac Plus with 20mb HD, docs and
software.....pity I've got no room for it :-/
7:33 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Vintage
Computer Festival
Sent: 23 March 2004 19:30
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: RE: Bloody newbies
No MacPlus. Original Macs. Macintosh Plus machines are as
common as Commodore 64s.
I thought as much :) Hells, if people DO keep offering me originals I'll
hoover 'em up no problem, probably at the expense of the multiples of
classics I've got!
Cheers
w
7:19 a.m.
Hmm, someone just offered me a Mac Plus with 20mb HD,
docs and
software.....pity I've got no room for it :-/
I would say that the docs and
software, if the docs are things like the
original invoice etc. would be pretty good to stash away. Sellam says there
are lots of SEs around, which there are but there are very few of anything
around, IMHO, with documentation. I have a IIe with 'some' original
paperwork and some original boxes. At auto auctions you always get more when
the manual is sitting there right on the dashboard.
bm
7:36 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Brian Mahoney
Sent: 23 March 2004 21:20
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Bloody newbies
I would say that the docs and software, if the docs are
things like the original invoice etc. would be pretty good to
stash away. Sellam says there are lots of SEs around, which
there are but there are very few of anything around, IMHO,
with documentation. I have a IIe with 'some' original
paperwork and some original boxes. At auto auctions you
always get more when the manual is sitting there right on the
dashboard.
Yep, I always try and get the docs if possible. I'm swimming in
documentation for all the LCs I've got but that was only because the Missus'
school was chucking everything out so I rescued as much as I could.
Cheers
w
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