[GreenKeys] eBay prices for 8-bit machines lately

[Pete Lancashire]

I guess I should get the three 33's off the back porch and put them
somewhere dryer and warmer :-)

-pet


On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 6:44 AM, Javier Albinarrate
<javier at albinarrate.com>wrote:

>  Hello
>
> I made this tool some time ago, kind of Worthopedia, but free and this one
> is for handpicked items (it has over 25k items, mostly radio oriented) and
> keeps copies of high resolution pictures (over 100k pics already thanks to
> the Amazon cloud).
>
> http://acrayara.com.ar/cms/ebay-list?title=teletype+33&seller=&status=&order=ended+asc&action=Buscar
> or
>
> http://www.acrayara.com.ar/cms/ebay-list?title=teletype&seller=&status=&order=ended+asc&action=Buscar
> or
>
> http://www.acrayara.com.ar/cms/ebay-list?title=fernschreiber&seller=&status=&order=ended+asc&action=Buscar
> or
>
> http://www.acrayara.com.ar/cms/ebay-list?title=radiola+%3C20%3E&seller=&status=&order=ended+asc&action=Buscar
>
> It has data from 2011 onwards more or less, mainly from ebay US, UK, CA &
> DE
> You can search with regexes, exclude with -, word bound with < >, etc
> If you click on the title of the item you open a very basic page with a
> stripped description and the high resolution pictures.
> Not only relevant items are selected but sometimes some selected
> photographs/ads being sold on ebay, because they may be interesting or they
> may have the high resolution pictures easily usable with Photoshop.
>
> It was born because getting pics from ebay was very annoying, remembering
> prices was nearly impossible and I wanted a 1 click bookmarklet to do the
> work right from the ebay page.
> Help yourselves.
>
> Javier
> LU8AJA
>
>
>
> On 16/12/2013 11:06, Steve Ripper wrote:
>
> Oh the prices have been higher. I believe Wayne holds the record for a
> refurb model 33 ASR. If I am not mistaken he sold one for over $3000 and
> that was a while ago.
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 10:05 PM, David Burns <dvdbrns at rcn.com> wrote:
>
>>  It seems as though eBay prices for M33 machines (and 8-bit ilk) have
>> jumped rather markedly since summertime.  It was only 'yesterday' when a
>> $199 asking bid for a 33 machine didn't get any takers, regardless of
>> condition.
>>
>> This evening I sent the following link to my buddy Pete with whom I
>> visited The Black Hole in Los Alamos (shortly before it closed forever)
>> where he picked up an operational 33ASR (*sitting out in the parking
>> lot!!!)* for $20.  Now:
>>
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Teletype-Model-33-Vintage-typewriter-and-punch-tape-reader-with-stand-/321230326766?nma=true&si=l21KhQ67dVr6zzgKwTqBcKvNPrQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
>>
>> After I wondered why 8-bit machines seemed suddenly in demand, he checked
>> out what his $200 Altair microcomputer would be worth on eBay:
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_nkw=altair+8800&_sop=16
>>
>> I think he's solved the mystery of why 8-bit Teletypes are suddenly in
>> demand:  All those Altairs need 33ASRs to go with them!
>>
>> -Dave in Boston
>>
>>
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>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Steve Ripper
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