[Forwarded by lawrence at ljw.me.uk] From: Tothwolf <tothwolf at concentric.net> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Apple 1 insanity continues Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 17:37:48 -0500 (CDT) [3rd attempt to send this to the list.] On Tue, 24 Jul 2012, Al Kossow wrote: I came across this link today: http://www.applefritter.com/content/seems-another-apple-1-replica-newton-1-… According to posts there, the guy building them goes by the name "Mike Newton" and also has photos on Google+ at https://plus.google.com/u/1/photos/109866693740649982432/albums What I found odd in the Applefritter thread is that another person going by 'michael0623' started that thread, and then 'Mike Newton' shows up and mentions "michael0623 has helped to advertise a bit and he went further by helping me to list one set of Newton 1 on Ebay". This sure looks like spamming to me, but maybe someone else will spot something I missed. While 'Mike Newton' claims he didn't copy Mike Willegal's Apple I reproduction boards, it sure looks to me like he did. http://willegal.net/appleii/apple1.htm Supposedly this guy has made some sales, however I'm not buying his story. Anyone can do a buy-it-now on their own items, which is actually allowed per eBay policy, (although /bidding/ on one's own items is /not/ allowed). http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251109274976 I call shenanigans.