On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 12:56 PM, John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected]> wrote: > When I bought my t200s off eBay they were working units and in the $75 > range. Guess things have changed in the last several years. And maybe t200s > are simply deteriorating.
Things have changed. "Retro" is now cool; that's part of the reason that I refer to myself as a *vintage* computer enthusiast. (The term "classic" seems to mostly refer to big iron but it would also work in my book). People with nostalgia for these machines and have more money than skills up working machines quite high -- that's my I tend to bid on "mostly dead" machines with things issues that I know I can fix. > I’m guessing most of the people buying t200s are right here on this list. My > advice about buying behavior on eBay is set your price in a snipe bid tool > and walk away. > > Unfortunately some people think that is unethical. Don’t know why. Auction > fever is why people pay too much and snipe bidding takes the emotion out of > it. Nah - it's basically a silent auction at that point. I prefer to bid slightly earlier though since earlier bids take precedence. That's how I got my 200 - sniper had the same price I did, but I was earlier.
