Re: Mac 128

[Eric Rasmussen]

As a recent purchaser of a 128k (and as the original owner of a 
much-yellowed 128k with frozen drive but otherwise working that I hope 
to sell to make up some of the cost), I agree with Stuart that it is 
the original disks and manuals that add value beyond the machine's 
condition.  I would say they add $100 to the value if all the original 
disks and manuals are there and in good condition.  The Guided Tour 
cassette is a nice bonus if it is in its original case.

I paid about $350 for a working 128k with original external drive and 
original manuals and all disks, all in very good condition.

I watched these sell on eBay off and on for about six months before 
buying.  IMHO, the only auctions worth more than $400 are the ones that 
have all the original Picasso packaging in good to very good condition. 
 They are, of course, extremely rare, and can go quite high.

I am a nostalgia buyer, not really a collector, but I suppose I could 
evolve into one.  For me it is the experience of using the machine to 
write that I want to recapture (or is it my youth?!), so I don't really 
care about the packaging or the cassette.

I'm new to the list, so greetings to all,

Eric Rasmussen

On Mar 5, 2004, at 9:17 AM, Stuart Bell wrote:

On 5 Mar 2004, at 12:56, George Parada wrote:

Hi,

Can anybody tell me value of Mac 128 with broken disk drive
but working original external 400k drive ?
I have to thin out my collection due to space constraints.


IMHO highly dependent on case condition.

If  nice, with no other accessories apart from kbd and mouse, I'd 
guess round $150.

If truly lovely, perhaps to $200.  It's the box and s/w and manuals 
that adds value, it seems.

Must be non-upgraded, of course.

All IMHO.

Stuart


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