13 Sep
2004
13 Sep
'04
9:58 a.m.
I have a TRS-80 mod 3, two TRS-80 mod 1s, some expansion chassis for
TRS-80 and some 5.25" floppies for TRS 80, a Commodore Pet, a North Star
(8" floppies!!), a Chameleon (dos/cpm)(portable but weighs 40 lbs!!) , a
Sinclair that has been built into a monitor/keyboard cabinet with lots
of super mods., a couple of TI computers and modules, a Commodore
SX-64, several Datavue 25s (first really portable computer). If I were
to hang on to anything it might be the Commodore SX-64 because it has a
color screen and I have a Packet radio set up that fits it....hmmmm
maybe I should sell the packet radio set up with it. But what I think
what I will do is sell these either here or on E Bay and when the stack
gets low, keep the last couple or the ones of the least value and use
what I get from the others to make the last ones really nice.
Is there a place where I can go to see what the values of the various
units is?
Dan Veeneman wrote:
Hi Jim,
At 07:37 PM 9/12/04, you wrote:
I just joined because I have a garage full of old
computers that my
wife said, "either do something with them or get rid of them." So I
am here to make a decision, one or the other.
Welcome to this list. I'm sure you'll get a number of people
(including me) curious about what computers you might have
and where you're located.
As far as deciding what to do -- do you have some "favorites"
that you'd like to power up and run?
Cheers,
Dan
13 Sep
13 Sep
10:03 a.m.
Jim,
To sell your systems, I recommend either using this list, or posting at a web
site like http://marketplace.vintage.org or
http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum -- I'd urge you to avoid eBay. For the
price of systems, you should check out the book "Collectible Microcomputer" by
Michael Nadeau, or just ask people on this list.
- Evan K.
--- Jim Isbell <millenniumfalcon(a)cableone.net> wrote:
I have a TRS-80 mod 3, two TRS-80 mod 1s, some
expansion chassis for
TRS-80 and some 5.25" floppies for TRS 80, a Commodore Pet, a North Star
(8" floppies!!), a Chameleon (dos/cpm)(portable but weighs 40 lbs!!) , a
Sinclair that has been built into a monitor/keyboard cabinet with lots
of super mods., a couple of TI computers and modules, a Commodore
SX-64, several Datavue 25s (first really portable computer). If I were
to hang on to anything it might be the Commodore SX-64 because it has a
color screen and I have a Packet radio set up that fits it....hmmmm
maybe I should sell the packet radio set up with it. But what I think
what I will do is sell these either here or on E Bay and when the stack
gets low, keep the last couple or the ones of the least value and use
what I get from the others to make the last ones really nice.
Is there a place where I can go to see what the values of the various
units is?
Dan Veeneman wrote:
Hi Jim,
At 07:37 PM 9/12/04, you wrote:
I just joined because I have a garage full of old
computers that my
wife said, "either do something with them or get rid of them." So I
am here to make a decision, one or the other.
Welcome to this list. I'm sure you'll get a number of people
(including me) curious about what computers you might have
and where you're located.
As far as deciding what to do -- do you have some "favorites"
that you'd like to power up and run?
Cheers,
Dan
10:10 a.m.
Why would you avoid E Bay? I have found that with Ham gear its a
pretty good market. I can get more there than at Ham Fests and I don't
have to haul it all over hells half acre.
Computer Collector E-Mail Newsletter wrote:
Jim,
To sell your systems, I recommend either using this list, or posting at a web
site like http://marketplace.vintage.org or
http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum -- I'd urge you to avoid eBay. For the
price of systems, you should check out the book "Collectible Microcomputer" by
Michael Nadeau, or just ask people on this list.
- Evan K.
--- Jim Isbell <millenniumfalcon(a)cableone.net> wrote:
I have a TRS-80 mod 3, two TRS-80 mod 1s, some
expansion chassis for
TRS-80 and some 5.25" floppies for TRS 80, a Commodore Pet, a North Star
(8" floppies!!), a Chameleon (dos/cpm)(portable but weighs 40 lbs!!) , a
Sinclair that has been built into a monitor/keyboard cabinet with lots
of super mods., a couple of TI computers and modules, a Commodore
SX-64, several Datavue 25s (first really portable computer). If I were
to hang on to anything it might be the Commodore SX-64 because it has a
color screen and I have a Packet radio set up that fits it....hmmmm
maybe I should sell the packet radio set up with it. But what I think
what I will do is sell these either here or on E Bay and when the stack
gets low, keep the last couple or the ones of the least value and use
what I get from the others to make the last ones really nice.
Is there a place where I can go to see what the values of the various
units is?
Dan Veeneman wrote:
Hi Jim,
At 07:37 PM 9/12/04, you wrote:
I just joined because I have a garage full of old
computers that my
wife said, "either do something with them or get rid of them." So I
am here to make a decision, one or the other.
Welcome to this list. I'm sure you'll get a number of people
(including me) curious about what computers you might have
and where you're located.
As far as deciding what to do -- do you have some "favorites"
that you'd like to power up and run?
Cheers,
Dan
10:37 a.m.
I've also used ebay for specific hard-to-find things, but in general, many of
us in the "active" part of the hobby like to keep things in the family, so to
speak... I don't mean to say that anyone here works as a "clique"... just
the
opposite; people here (and me) love to see newcomers... but you'll generally
find that buy/sell/trade deals are most fair and honest amongst your fellow
collectors. Avoiding eBay, except when really necessary, also helps avoid your
stuff ending up at some (cringe!) scrap dealer, and helps avoid price inflation
from people who have no clue what they're bidding
on or what it's worth.
So I guess you could say I advocate buying on eBay, but not selling on eBay.
(Does that make any sense? I think so.)
If you look at the list archives (http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk)
you will see many long discussions on this topic.
--- Jim Isbell <millenniumfalcon(a)cableone.net> wrote:
Why would you avoid E Bay? I have found that with
Ham gear its a
pretty good market. I can get more there than at Ham Fests and I don't
have to haul it all over hells half acre.
Computer Collector E-Mail Newsletter wrote:
Jim,
To sell your systems, I recommend either using this list, or posting at a
web
site like http://marketplace.vintage.org or
http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum -- I'd urge you to avoid eBay. For
the
price of systems, you should check out the book
"Collectible Microcomputer"
by
Michael Nadeau, or just ask people on this list.
- Evan K.
--- Jim Isbell <millenniumfalcon(a)cableone.net> wrote:
I have a TRS-80 mod 3, two TRS-80 mod 1s, some
expansion chassis for
TRS-80 and some 5.25" floppies for TRS 80, a Commodore Pet, a North Star
(8" floppies!!), a Chameleon (dos/cpm)(portable but weighs 40 lbs!!) , a
Sinclair that has been built into a monitor/keyboard cabinet with lots
of super mods., a couple of TI computers and modules, a Commodore
SX-64, several Datavue 25s (first really portable computer). If I were
to hang on to anything it might be the Commodore SX-64 because it has a
color screen and I have a Packet radio set up that fits it....hmmmm
maybe I should sell the packet radio set up with it. But what I think
what I will do is sell these either here or on E Bay and when the stack
gets low, keep the last couple or the ones of the least value and use
what I get from the others to make the last ones really nice.
Is there a place where I can go to see what the values of the various
units is?
Dan Veeneman wrote:
Hi Jim,
At 07:37 PM 9/12/04, you wrote:
>I just joined because I have a garage full of old computers that my
>wife said, "either do something with them or get rid of them." So I
>am here to make a decision, one or the other.
>
>
Welcome to this list. I'm sure you'll get a number of people
(including me) curious about what computers you might have
and where you're located.
As far as deciding what to do -- do you have some "favorites"
that you'd like to power up and run?
Cheers,
Dan
1:59 p.m.
Hello, Jim, and welcome aboard! I'm certain you'll find the folks
on this list to be helpful, whether you decide to keep your computers
or find new homes for them.
I have a TRS-80 mod 3, two TRS-80 mod 1s, some
expansion chassis for
TRS-80 and some 5.25" floppies for TRS 80
If you decide to keep the TRS-80 Model 3, I have a bunch of different
operating systems for it which I'd be happy to share.
a Sinclair that has been built into a
monitor/keyboard cabinet with lots
of super mods
Which model Sinclair? What sort of mods? I may very well be interested
if you decide to offload it -- I collect Sinclair and Timex-Sinclair
machines
and their clones and peripherals.
Later --
Glen Goodwin
http://www.acme-sales.net
Electronic parts and more
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