e-bay madness

PaulQ · Post by **PaulQ** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:19 pm

Am I out of touch with the current value of the PET, or did this auction get just a little out of control?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Commodore-CBM-PET-3 ... dZViewItem

ral-clan · Post by **ral-clan** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:41 pm

That is a bit nuts. I sold a PET about three years ago on Ebay and got $150 US for it. But since then PETs have gotten pretty scarce. There were two or three other PETs being auctioned when I sold mine. Nowadays one comes up only every few months.

gklinger · Post by **gklinger** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:00 pm

I was just posting about this phenomenon in another thread. How do these auctions get up to these crazy amounts?

Centallica · Post by **Centallica** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:49 pm

It's a 3032 (European model of the 4032) with smaller screen than the (3) 12" 4032's I have. I don't hear/see much about them coming up often. I imagine the Eurpean's know the real deal behind this puppy??

Someday these will get repaired and re-live

There will be a working 4032 with dual drive unit retro night

Brian

PaulQ · Post by **PaulQ** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:53 pm

Centallica, your tagline should read,

"Real computers come with prop rods."

Post by **Jeff-20** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:51 am

Is that the computer on the Kraftwerk "Computer World" album?

BTW, have you ever seen the "Get Rich on Ebay" late night infomercials by dave espino?

carlsson · Post by **carlsson** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:25 am

Hm. I never considered the 3032 to be more rare than any of the other PETs. While I sell my finds ridiculously cheap directly to people I know and trust rather than going through online auctions, I would not think a PET like that has a value much above £100. I guess if I dared the risks of eBay, I might be a rich man. At least as long as the computers don't break physically and electronically during shipping. :-/

Post by **Jeff-20** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:25 am

By the way, do NOT buy anything on ebay without a picture. No matter how small. I thought I'd be safe to buy a pair of SNES extension cables. They seller sent me sega dreamcast extension cables. Is the seller at fault for being ignorant of videogames, or am I for trusting his description without a picture?