My wife wondered what was happening when I hauled all this
into the house:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1
The seller was local, so I arranged to pick it up, and saved the shipping!
All I really wanted was the 1750 REU and the two 1571 drives, oh, and
to sort through the piles of disks.
I figure I can trade or sell the rest.
Whats up for grabs:
- about 25 original Loadstar disks (duplicates to my collection)
- the Sears printer (dual CBM serial / pc- centronics)
- a third party mouse
- 100 or so commodore formatted disks (mostly document or data files)
- the seller included a Magnavox RGB/composite monitor
All the above items are yet untested, if anybody is interested, I will
make that item a priority on the testing schedule.
The 128 itself needs cleaned up (and tested), but the box is
in great shape, and includes a nice dust cover. I haven't decided
yet, but I may be interested in selling that also.
PM if interested in anything.
Thanks,
Brian
Bought way tooo much on ebay
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I went on a bit of a buying spree in December and January on Ebay. I bought way too much Amiga and VIC stuff too. I really have to cool it down. The sad thing is I probably ended up paying more in shipping than what the items actually cost.
I keep telling myself I have enough Commodore stuff (already trying to find room to store it).
My New-Year's resolution is to only buy Commodore stuff that I come across in the wild (i.e. Thrift stores or garage sales). That's the most thrilling stuff to find and also the cheapest (like $10 for a PET).
I keep telling myself I have enough Commodore stuff (already trying to find room to store it).
My New-Year's resolution is to only buy Commodore stuff that I come across in the wild (i.e. Thrift stores or garage sales). That's the most thrilling stuff to find and also the cheapest (like $10 for a PET).
Thrift store or garage sale finds are the best, but they stopped
completely about 2-3 years ago around here.
I remember a day of hitting all the thrift stores around town, and
having to pass on commodore (or atari or apple II) because I
had reached my "limit"!
This summer I did manage to find some Atari 8-bit items at
a thrift store, but that was the last. Now its hardly worthwhile to
stop there.
To compensate, I have ebay email me about "local" (50 miles)
commodore or atari items. If they won't allow free pickup, I most
likely won't bid. I found one of my 128D's that way, it
was a $10 "extra" the seller threw in!
completely about 2-3 years ago around here.
I remember a day of hitting all the thrift stores around town, and
having to pass on commodore (or atari or apple II) because I
had reached my "limit"!
This summer I did manage to find some Atari 8-bit items at
a thrift store, but that was the last. Now its hardly worthwhile to
stop there.
To compensate, I have ebay email me about "local" (50 miles)
commodore or atari items. If they won't allow free pickup, I most
likely won't bid. I found one of my 128D's that way, it
was a $10 "extra" the seller threw in!
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Yes, the same happened here in Canada about 3 years ago. Suddenly the Thrift stores became devoid of almost any classic video game stuff. It seemed to have happened very quickly. Now there is only N64, Sega Genesis, etc. at most.yoyodyne wrote:Thrift store or garage sale finds are the best, but they stopped
completely about 2-3 years ago around here.
I too remember having to pass up Commodore stuff because there was so much (around 1998). The first time I went into a Value Village I saw six or seven VIC-20s at $2.99 each. No one was buying them. That starting me on collecting.
Up until 2000 always guaranteed to see several C64s on the shelves an any one time.
I passed up things I would kill for now. Several original PET 2001s, CBM disk drives, REUs....rare stuff.
It's not worth it, you're right, to even stop in these stores. I see MAYBE one Atari 2600 per year.....and instead of being on the shelf for $5 it's now in the glass "auction" cabinet or priced at $25 or above.
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There is one "chain" of thrift stores (2 shops) in Lincoln, NE:
'The Disabled American Vetrans (DAV) Thrift Store". They
still will once and a while have vintage computer equipment.
Goodwill Industries maintains 4 or 5 stores in Lincoln, but don't
have much on the shelves for 2 reasons:
1. They realize the prices vintage items bring on ebay, and
have started their own auction site : www.shopgoodwill.com
They get prices sometimes much higher than equal items on
ebay.
2. They have started to not accept some electronics equipment
as donations. They have trouble disposing of it if they can't sell it.
I remember in the late 80's I saw some s-100 equipment, 8" floppy
drives and stuff in those thrift stores. I wish I had the money and
storage space back then....
'The Disabled American Vetrans (DAV) Thrift Store". They
still will once and a while have vintage computer equipment.
Goodwill Industries maintains 4 or 5 stores in Lincoln, but don't
have much on the shelves for 2 reasons:
1. They realize the prices vintage items bring on ebay, and
have started their own auction site : www.shopgoodwill.com
They get prices sometimes much higher than equal items on
ebay.
2. They have started to not accept some electronics equipment
as donations. They have trouble disposing of it if they can't sell it.
I remember in the late 80's I saw some s-100 equipment, 8" floppy
drives and stuff in those thrift stores. I wish I had the money and
storage space back then....
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Australian thrift stores (or op-shops as we call them) were more or less forced to stop selling electronic items, including all game consoles and computers. The Government cracked down on thrift stores due to some legal action due to faulty electrical items causing injury and fires. Now all stores have to have all items tested by a registered electrician. This costs way too much for charities to be able to do. So the only option has been to no longer sell electronics. Sadly this has meant a near total dry-up of all gaming related items. Salvation Army stores and other thrift stores used to be a great place to find consoles and games. But sadly, nor more:-(
This past week, I went to the local Value Village; lo and behold, I found 3 Commodore 8 bit serial cables. I bought one, inquired about the computers and disk drives they would've been used for, but they didn't seem to exist. A couple of days later, I decided to return to buy the other two serial cables, and they were gone.
I got a good haul at the local flea market; I'm hoping he has more Commodore stuff in his "Inventory." I cleaned him out today with this haul:
I would've walked past this stuff before, but finding how rare it is to find classic Commodore stuff these days, I figured I'd better grab it while I can.
I got a good haul at the local flea market; I'm hoping he has more Commodore stuff in his "Inventory." I cleaned him out today with this haul:
I would've walked past this stuff before, but finding how rare it is to find classic Commodore stuff these days, I figured I'd better grab it while I can.
"Gold Disk's All-In-One programs provide everything you need to get the most out of your Amiga, and your creativity." So says the box.
It includes Paint (a graphics application), Music (for creating music with MIDI support), Write (has spell checking and document analysis), and three "challenging games of strategy and entertainment, Silhouette, Bouncer-Shaker, and Intrigue."
It includes a tutorial video cassette. Software is on 3 diskettes. Looks like something I wish I had back when I had my Amiga; Textcraft Plus was sorely lacking.
It includes Paint (a graphics application), Music (for creating music with MIDI support), Write (has spell checking and document analysis), and three "challenging games of strategy and entertainment, Silhouette, Bouncer-Shaker, and Intrigue."
It includes a tutorial video cassette. Software is on 3 diskettes. Looks like something I wish I had back when I had my Amiga; Textcraft Plus was sorely lacking.
They are opening a new Value Village in my town of Cornwall. When I used to live in Brampton, there were 3 great thrift stores within 30 seconds of each other. Cornwall doesn't have much (one small Goodwill). Hopefully the Value Village will bring some classic computing items into this town....overpriced no doubt.