Re: Raising the price benchmark??
Serious eBay money, tell me about it! A couple of years ago, my parents cleared out their loft and took my *3* expanded Acorn Atoms and peripherals to the local tip!!! Atom's go for a couple of hundred or more each these days... On 12 March 2014 12:36, Chris Pile chris.p...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: That £699/£799 SAM has been on eBay for months now. But if that £442 sale is an indication of things to come then it's certainly creeping closer to his asking price. That £799 SAM does look to be in a very nice condition but £799 for 256k and no floppy drive. Probably not! The Jupiter Ace is another machine that fetches serious money on eBay. On 12/03/2014 10:25, Stephen Longhurst wrote: The guy who constantly puts a Sam up for sale at £699 has upped his price to £799 now, http://lngs.tv/1nKs7OB, probably off the back of the referenced sale going for £442. Although I don't agree with the greed of attempting to sell a Sam at that price, (presumably to an uneducated buyer), I do like the fact that if you do a worldwide listing of the eBay Vintage Computer category, and sort it by highest price first, the Sam is usually very close to the top.
Re: Raising the price benchmark??
On 13/03/2014 10:26, Stephen Longhurst wrote: Serious eBay money, tell me about it! A couple of years ago, my parents cleared out their loft and took my *3* expanded Acorn Atoms and peripherals to the local tip!!! Atom's go for a couple of hundred or more each these days... Ouch! Sort of makes you wonder just how many more working vintage computers followed a similar fate... :(
RE: Raising the price benchmark??
Ive got a bbc micro with z80 second cpu module if anyone wants it ;) --- Please sponsor me for the Plymouth half marathon: http://www.justgiving.com/adrianpbrown Or text APBH76 + dontation to 70070 -Original Message- From: owner-sam-us...@nvg.ntnu.no [mailto:owner-sam-us...@nvg.ntnu.no] On Behalf Of Chris Pile Sent: 13 March 2014 12:49 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Raising the price benchmark?? On 13/03/2014 10:26, Stephen Longhurst wrote: Serious eBay money, tell me about it! A couple of years ago, my parents cleared out their loft and took my *3* expanded Acorn Atoms and peripherals to the local tip!!! Atom's go for a couple of hundred or more each these days... Ouch! Sort of makes you wonder just how many more working vintage computers followed a similar fate... :(
Re: Raising the price benchmark??
My own parents did the exact same thing with my three C64s and Amstrad CPC 464. On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Adrian Brown adr...@apbcomputerservices.co.uk wrote: Ive got a bbc micro with z80 second cpu module if anyone wants it ;) --- Please sponsor me for the Plymouth half marathon: http://www.justgiving.com/adrianpbrown Or text APBH76 + dontation to 70070 -Original Message- From: owner-sam-us...@nvg.ntnu.no [mailto:owner-sam-us...@nvg.ntnu.no] On Behalf Of Chris Pile Sent: 13 March 2014 12:49 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Raising the price benchmark?? On 13/03/2014 10:26, Stephen Longhurst wrote: Serious eBay money, tell me about it! A couple of years ago, my parents cleared out their loft and took my *3* expanded Acorn Atoms and peripherals to the local tip!!! Atom's go for a couple of hundred or more each these days... Ouch! Sort of makes you wonder just how many more working vintage computers followed a similar fate... :( -- James R Curry 8...@itdoesntsuck.com
Re: Raising the price benchmark??
The guy who constantly puts a Sam up for sale at £699 has upped his price to £799 now, http://lngs.tv/1nKs7OB, probably off the back of the referenced sale going for £442. Although I don't agree with the greed of attempting to sell a Sam at that price, (presumably to an uneducated buyer), I do like the fact that if you do a worldwide listing of the eBay Vintage Computer category, and sort it by highest price first, the Sam is usually very close to the top. On 11 March 2014 19:12, Mike Nicholas m...@euroasic.com wrote: Gosh £442 and only one drive. My SAM switches on, but both drives don't do much. The disc continuously spins. On 11 March 2014, Chris Pile chris.p...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: On 11/03/2014 14:23, Balor Price wrote: Would you sell though? Well if that eBay listing is a indication of future prices then I don't think I'd sell mine! Once it's gone I'd never be able to afford another!! I think I'll follow Adrian and get mine insured!! ;)
Re: Raising the price benchmark??
That £699/£799 SAM has been on eBay for months now. But if that £442 sale is an indication of things to come then it's certainly creeping closer to his asking price. That £799 SAM does look to be in a very nice condition but £799 for 256k and no floppy drive. Probably not! The Jupiter Ace is another machine that fetches serious money on eBay. On 12/03/2014 10:25, Stephen Longhurst wrote: The guy who constantly puts a Sam up for sale at £699 has upped his price to £799 now, http://lngs.tv/1nKs7OB, probably off the back of the referenced sale going for £442. Although I don't agree with the greed of attempting to sell a Sam at that price, (presumably to an uneducated buyer), I do like the fact that if you do a worldwide listing of the eBay Vintage Computer category, and sort it by highest price first, the Sam is usually very close to the top.
Re: Raising the price benchmark??
£799... amazing... I have mine in a drawer but haven't used it for at least 10 years, so I think it still works pretty well. Insuring it now ;) Matthew. From: Stephen Longhurst st...@longsteve.com To: sam-users sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Sent: Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 10:25 Subject: Re: Raising the price benchmark?? The guy who constantly puts a Sam up for sale at £699 has upped his price to £799 now, http://lngs.tv/1nKs7OB, probably off the back of the referenced sale going for £442. Although I don't agree with the greed of attempting to sell a Sam at that price, (presumably to an uneducated buyer), I do like the fact that if you do a worldwide listing of the eBay Vintage Computer category, and sort it by highest price first, the Sam is usually very close to the top. On 11 March 2014 19:12, Mike Nicholas m...@euroasic.com wrote: Gosh £442 and only one drive. My SAM switches on, but both drives don't do much. The disc continuously spins. On 11 March 2014, Chris Pile chris.p...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: On 11/03/2014 14:23, Balor Price wrote: Would you sell though? Well if that eBay listing is a indication of future prices then I don't think I'd sell mine! Once it's gone I'd never be able to afford another!! I think I'll follow Adrian and get mine insured!! ;)
Raising the price benchmark??
Well if the result of this (http://goo.gl/kbtMkZ) eBay sale is genuine then it surely raises the value of all of our genuine SAMS! What a price - and for a 256k, single drive SAM too!
RE: Raising the price benchmark??
Erm I best insure mine ;) --- Please sponsor me for the Plymouth half marathon: http://www.justgiving.com/adrianpbrown Or text APBH76 + dontation to 70070 -Original Message- From: owner-sam-us...@nvg.ntnu.no [mailto:owner-sam-us...@nvg.ntnu.no] On Behalf Of Chris Pile Sent: 11 March 2014 13:56 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Raising the price benchmark?? Well if the result of this (http://goo.gl/kbtMkZ) eBay sale is genuine then it surely raises the value of all of our genuine SAMS! What a price - and for a 256k, single drive SAM too!
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Would you sell though? My beloved SAM is pretty broken but I wouldn't dream of flogging it.. Howard Chris Pile chris.p...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Well if the result of this (http://goo.gl/kbtMkZ) eBay sale is genuine then it surely raises the value of all of our genuine SAMS! What a price - and for a 256k, single drive SAM too!
Re: Raising the price benchmark??
On 11/03/2014 14:23, Balor Price wrote: Would you sell though? Well if that eBay listing is a indication of future prices then I don't think I'd sell mine! Once it's gone I'd never be able to afford another!! I think I'll follow Adrian and get mine insured!! ;)
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I'd never sell, although I could almost retire then. I have three SAMs here :-) Sent from my iPhone On 11 Mar 2014, at 15:28, Balor Price toberm...@cookingcircle.co.uk wrote: Would you sell though? My beloved SAM is pretty broken but I wouldn't dream of flogging it.. Howard Chris Pile chris.p...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Well if the result of this (http://goo.gl/kbtMkZ) eBay sale is genuine then it surely raises the value of all of our genuine SAMS! What a price - and for a 256k, single drive SAM too!
Re: Raising the price benchmark??
I will take mine to Foreve demo party in Trencin. Shoul I fear street robbers? ;) Am 11.03.2014 15:38, schrieb Chris Pile: On 11/03/2014 14:23, Balor Price wrote: Would you sell though? Well if that eBay listing is a indication of future prices then I don't think I'd sell mine! Once it's gone I'd never be able to afford another!! I think I'll follow Adrian and get mine insured!! ;) . attachment: Retrozx.vcf
Re: Raising the price benchmark??
Gosh £442 and only one drive. My SAM switches on, but both drives don't do much. The disc continuously spins.On 11 March 2014, Chris Pile chris.p...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:On 11/03/2014 14:23, Balor Price wrote:Would you sell though?Well if that eBay listing is a indication of future pricesthen I don't think I'd sell mine! Once it's gone I'd neverbe able to afford another!!I think I'll follow Adrian and get mine insured!! ;)
