Arfon Micro/VIC Expansion info

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Nobody buying? Really? I'm tempted to try a "make offer" :)
C'mon guys, it's cool!
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You need 2? I thought you'd prefer a migrogramma VIC20 1st.
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ofc I would. But no one's selling me one sadly...

Meanwhile, I'm contacting this Italian seller who did a home-made case for his VIC + datassette: http://tinyurl.com/j787vq9 :shock:
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orion70 wrote:
Nobody buying? Really? I'm tempted to try a "make offer" :)
C'mon guys, it's cool!
Relisted - and still nobody bought it. Sometimes I can't understand the VIC people...
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Meanwhile, in the US...
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orion70 wrote:Meanwhile, in the US...

Nice, someone must be thrilled. I only saw 2 before in Germany. One went for 200+ euros and the other went for 20 euros including a Microgramma VC20.
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mrr19121970 wrote:...and the other went for 20 euros including a Microgramma VC20.
:shock: this is f... luck.
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Yes, it was a balls up by the seller. He wanted to end the aution as it contained an error. He selected end auction and sell to highest bidder. The 'winner' threatened him with a lawyer, so he had to send the kit.

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http://www.ebay.de/itm/121937544343
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orion70 wrote:Meanwhile, in the US...

Like waiting for a bus?

http://www.ebay.de/itm/252483653509

1st none, the 2 come along. Almost identical? Same seller, or someone copied text.
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Yep they look the same, and were described with a copycat text. Apparently, both were sold. My guess is, identical models, so the Tucson guy being lazy copied the German seller's description. Or maybe he just bought it, just to put it on sale two months later.
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:shock: VERY similar! Looks like a repainted and rebranded AM...
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Necro-bumping - I found a strange AM expansion device for sale in the UK, HERE. Looks like a customized version, doesn't it? :shock:
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By the looks of it, yes it's a home-made addition. The last photo is a bit out of focus but there looks to be a ribbon cable running from the DIP switches to under the PCB.
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