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Timothy Kline

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I really didn't see anywhere else to do this at, so apologies in advance if posting this to the wrong section...

 

This is an exploratory question:

 

I have three Atari 16-bit system bundles that I'll be looking to re-home, and I am hoping to get some idea of relative pricing to have in mind.

 

The first bundle is (2) Atari 520STs, with a couple (maybe three) external floppy drives (SF314 & SF354). One 520ST works fine, the other doesn't but might be useful for parts (or repair?). I simply don't know the 16-bit line good enough to say. The drives didn't seem to work, unfortunately. Probably toss in a bunch of non-working Atari mice, too.

 

The second bundle is (2) Atari Mega ST4s (don't have my notes here at work, but they MIGHT be Mega ST2). Both units come with the keyboards, of course, and an Atari Mega 30 hard drive. Everything works BUT one of the MegaSTs is the German model (matching keyboard). I swapped the power supply with a US-oriented unit but I think the TOS will need to be changed over to US?

 

The third bundle is a complete, fully working 1040STe (with 520STe badge, so might be upgraded from stock 520STe?). Includes two external floppy drives (a SF314 and a SF354), UltraSatan, NetUSBee, Supra 60 hard drive, Gotek floppy emulator (currently installed in lieu of the floppy drive but both come-with), color and monochrome Atari monitors with cabling, several dozen floppy disks and commercial software titles, a Discovery cartridge with original disk, a couple working Atari mice-- and I'm sure there's a few other things I'm not remembering to list besides a box or two of original manuals and other ephemera. This was the system I was going to keep for myself but circumstances are dictating something different now.

 

Pricing relatively, isn't the 520ST a "lower-value" item than the Mega ST? If so, from an eBay selling perspective does it make sense for me to ask for, let's say, $179-ish for the 520STs bundle, $425 for the Mega STs since they include the rarer-and-rarer keyboards and Mega 30, and $575 for the complete 1040STe system? Plus shipping and handling, of course.

 

I already know that the third bundle will be problematic due to the size/weight of everything, but unless there is a seriously compelling (PM me if you want) offer I have absolutely NO interest at the present time in having unwanted leftover parts, bits, and pieces of 16-bit gear--- so it stays bundled even if it never sells. (I may change my mind down the road.) Given the value of the included items, I think I'm vastly underpricing the STe bundle, but want to offset the costs of shipping for a potential buyer, too.

 

Reason for selling: need cash to help daughter-in-law get a place to live with the children, and since I'm an 8-bitter (and 1200XL addict at heart), the 16-bits seemed like a great place to start to collect money for her.

 

Thank you, in advance, for any suggestions and recommendations anyone may have that'll help before I put the bundles up for sale with photos.

 

--Timothy Kline

 

 

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Thank you to everyone who's participated in my exploratory posting, and my apologies for taking so long to get back to this with some photos (more to come), but Life is body-slamming my family right now-- and that stinks enough... Ugh!

 

Alright, so as I mentioned, this is really exploratory at this point, and should not be considered a For Sale posting at this stage. Just trying to get an idea of what the market is for all this 16-bit hardware and software I've accumulated over these past couple years or so.

 

In the meantime, things are still pretty fluid as I sort all this out in the slices of time I can carve, as quickly as possible due to needing to raise funds for our daughter-in-law and the grandchildren, but at this point I've got three bundle pictures to post (a boatload of additional pics, but... ugh! TIME to turn around and get them up on the server and then update this topic!!)

 

And, yes, I agree with anyone who knows and/or suggests that bundling things will impact the "appealing" factor, but I simply cannot be left with a bunch of needs-work and handyman hardware due to the present circumstances. I may be left with no choice if they do not move on eBay-- and in that case, those who have expressed interest in particular items will have the opportunity to adopt the pieces that most interest them... Pairing the systems is done with the intent of providing a working system AND a second system that can either be troubleshooted or kept on-hand for parts for repairs. Similar to a 2-for-1 deal in some ways, I guess is how I would explain it. But that's why I'm counting on YOU for advice on pricing.

 

Alright, on to business: here are the initial three bundles I'm trying to prep for rehoming as part of raising funds for our daughter-in-law— I really hope to be able to get the other pictures up in the next day or so, too...

 

In order of appearance: 520ST bundle, 1040STf(m) bundle, Mega ST4 bundle

 

--Tim

 

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