Thomas Harte
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:33:10 -0700
Hmm, well I didn't win. But that's not surprising. Faintly nostalgia-ish question: if I got my Sam from MGT (I think), the Christmas immediately after the price for a machine with a floppy drive dropped to £200, what year is that likely to have been? I'm guessing 1991 or 1992... On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:19 PM, Gavin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The TV screenshot is a crap pic - the overlay on the SAM test screen is from > the TV itself (for adjusting colour etc). > > > On 18 Jun 2008, at 12:09 PM, Leszek Chmielewski wrote: > >> That's a bit bad, unfortunally it is not possible to edit (at least one >> day before auctions end), a eBay fault! There will be no second time for you >> to try, unless you stop the auction, but I would write something like "SAM >> Coupé (SAM Coupe)". I myself have two SAM Coupé so no need for it at moment, >> I just need a new drive, but this SAM does not have one, right? The current >> price is okay for a new SAM, so if I didn't had purchased a car this month, >> it would be a nice buy, even for a higher price and without drive. The TV >> Screenshoot looks a bit strange (cannot zoom it), maybe bacause it was the >> first ROM version? >> >> LCD >> >> Gavin Smith schrieb: >>> >>> Erm, in my infinite intelligence and perfectionism, I listed the new SAM >>> as a "SAM Coupé". This means that if you search for "SAM Coupe" you won't >>> find it. DOH! It ends today (Weds) at lunchtime for anyone interested - I >>> say this just in case someone searched for "SAM Coupe" and couldn't find it. >>> No more spam, promise ;) >>> >>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220245979532 >>> >>> >>> >>> On 13 Jun 2008, at 2:17 PM, Thomas Harte wrote: >>> >>>> That's quite a find. But one thing, the auction says: >>>> >>>> "One of my pics shows the power supply without the plug and if you >>>> look closely you can see that the wires are tied up and completely >>>> unused.", and: >>>> "I have uploaded pictures of the test that I carried out." >>>> >>>> But the listing only seems to have one picture (the Sam in blue >>>> wrapping) and no obvious links to other photos. But maybe I'm being a >>>> dunce? >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 1:49 PM, Gavin Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I've a brand new SAM on eBay at the moment! It was won in a CVG >>>>> magazine >>>>> competition many years ago and stored in a cupboard all these years. >>>>> Check >>>>> it out if you're interested: >>>>> >>>>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220245979532 >>>>> >>>>> Gavin >>>>> >>> >>> >> > >