luckybuck Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Or D. a desperately seeker for OS 255... But the seller has to made the test before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleton Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 20 hours ago, jamm said: I find it fascinating that the seller keeps moving the price up and down on this. It was down to $1,700 for a while, but now it's back up to $2,985. What twisted game are you playing, Mister eBay Seller?? I think he (or she) is just enjoying the attention with no real intention of selling. It's just a "look what I have!" thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Very sad if true and as its ebay its always possible Here's another weird auction a friend showed me... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jupiter-...184226117948?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10 Not quite up there price wise but just look at that quality 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Mclaneinc said: Not quite up there price wise but just look at that quality Looks like prime dumpster diving trash to me. Amazing what people think crap is worth. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamm Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 1 minute ago, mytek said: Looks like prime dumpster diving trash to me. Amazing what people think crap is worth. So much of the Atari hardware on eBay right now is "no cables, can't test -- $300". ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 10 hours ago, jamm said: So much of the Atari hardware on eBay right now is "no cables, can't test -- $300". ? At least the Jupiter Ace guy was trying to test it, so in that regard it's a bit better than all the overpriced untested A8 stuff on eBay. But at nearly 500 USD factoring in shipping, that's a lot of money for something in this sad state, especially considering that it's not much more than a Timex Sinclair in different clothing (unless I'm mistaken). However if you are strictly a collector of vintage computers, this one is on the rarity list, having only sold 8000. And what makes it unique is the built-in Forth language. Other than that, it really isn't anything special. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 22 hours ago, Bumzyman said: I think I would gladly sell my 1400XL for $7k. You are a really lucky man... If I were you, I would NOT sell it... Any pictures you may want so share with us? That would be lovely! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umberto Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 3/3/2020 at 8:22 AM, flashjazzcat said: Must belong to this loon: Talked to whaky yank before, definitely a loon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Faicuai said: Any pictures you may want so share with us? That would be lovely! Seconded... Edited April 2, 2020 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Botta Bing, Botta Boom...Yuuuzzz Guys. From NY, much. Jersey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumzyman Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 21 hours ago, Faicuai said: You are a really lucky man... If I were you, I would NOT sell it... Any pictures you may want so share with us? That would be lovely! Sure, I uploaded a couple to the gallery a couple years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejay Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 There have been much of this absurdity on eBay recently. https://www.ebay.com/itm/RETRO-SONY-PLAYSTATION-2-SCPH-30001-CONSOLE-/192632483857?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamm Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 I know what you're thinking: "Where am I going to find a disk drive to match the sheer opulence of a more-than-two-thousand-dollar Atari 8bit??" (Which is still listed, by the way...) Well, what else but an $800 810 Disk Drive?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I was about to say "Did they even use that sort of packing foam in the late 1970s?" but someone replied they had the same sort of packaging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 On 4/2/2020 at 10:19 PM, bluejay said: There have been much of this absurdity on eBay recently. https://www.ebay.com/itm/RETRO-SONY-PLAYSTATION-2-SCPH-30001-CONSOLE-/192632483857?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10 I have one of these just tossed in a box in the garage, must get it out and sell it for tons of cash to some sucker !!! (sorry I mean collector of vintage systems) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
800xl_1984 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 3 hours ago, TGB1718 said: I have one of these just tossed in a box in the garage, must get it out and sell it for tons of cash to some sucker !!! (sorry I mean collector of vintage systems) ? Lol. Yeah, everyone else had been selling these for $35, but I guess COVID has driven up demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 On 3/20/2020 at 1:22 AM, leech said: Ha, I think it's the eab amiga forum that already has an insane ebay prices thread. And over on Lemon64. It's got a whole lot of pages... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 On 5/2/2020 at 3:41 AM, TGB1718 said: I have one of these just tossed in a box in the garage, must get it out and sell it for tons of cash to some sucker !!! (sorry I mean collector of vintage systems) ? Ha, I just told my brother about that, as I have his sitting in a box over at my house. Still not sure how a PS2 is even considered Retro, but I'm old... I mean to me the ST line is barely 'Retro'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8bitCarts Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Why is it that when these people "find" new OS unopened hardware and they take the worst, crappiest pictures that they can so you cant quite see any detail. They must use a 80's camera for the pic's. Or take them through some foggy Plexiglas. That the discoloration doesn't appear uniform and the wrapping is slapped on. It's like looking at that old picture of big foot, can't quite make out what it is... But the photographer swears by it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 17 hours ago, leech said: I mean to me the ST line is barely 'Retro'. I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure some groups still use the ST for it's MIDI capabilities which are still good by todays standards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamm Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 9 hours ago, Atari8bitCarts said: Why is it that when these people "find" new OS unopened hardware and they take the worst, crappiest pictures that they can so you cant quite see any detail. They must use a 80's camera for the pic's. Or take them through some foggy Plexiglas. That the discoloration doesn't appear uniform and the wrapping is slapped on. It's like looking at that old picture of big foot, can't quite make out what it is... But the photographer swears by it. Some of those pictures make me laugh. They look like they were taken on an old Polaroid by someone very drunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 What's even worse, the Playstation guy didn't even bother to clean it, looks like he took out of a dustbin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 3 hours ago, TGB1718 said: I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure some groups still use the ST for it's MIDI capabilities which are still good by todays standards Some groups do, the ST still has some of the tightest midi timing on the planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, _The Doctor__ said: Some groups do, the ST still has some of the tightest midi timing on the planet. For sure, you have to do a lot of nonsense to get modern PCs even remotely close. Granted a lot of musicians don't use MIDI anymore. Atari definitely hit upon something awesome when they decided to add those onto the board. They couldn't bother with sockets on their 8bit line, but those MIDI ports are awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGB1718 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 The ST was quite awesome, I bought a Mega ST for the department I worked for, it was used to do all the technical documentation and technical drawings for the Automated Test System we built, was always fun watching it draw circuit diagrams on an HP 10 pen colour plotter no special drivers other than what came with the software (GFA Draft), used an RS232 to IEEE488 interface to the plotter. (sorry I know this is the 8 bit forum, but at least its an Atari ? ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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