MacFriends had an ad for them on close out for $999.999 down from $1599 On Nov 24, 2010, at 7:28 PM, Jeff Walther wrote:
> > > Nat Hall wrote: >> On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 12:54 AM, Ron Soderblom <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I am trying to determine what my mac plus and imagewriter II printer >>> are currently worth and seeking a buyer. >>> >>> >> I can't answer that, but I will say one thing: never, EVER use eBay BIN >> listings as a guide. A quick search reveals a yellowed Mac Plus, without >> keyboard, mouse, or any other peripherals, sold AS-IS (untested), for the >> bargain price of $341.96. Another listing features a Plus "complete" with >> keyboard and mouse for a mere $400. > > Ebay is a strange and sometimes irritating place. I once bid on a > Fujitsu Magneto Optical Drive (DynaMO: think ZIP drive with six times > the capacity per disk and infinitely more reliable and media priced > the same per piece). I think I bid about $25. I was outbid. A few > hours after the auction, the winning bidder had the gall to spam me > about his online store which was full of MO drives all priced for > several hundred dollars each. So the guy outbids me and then tries > to sell me the item in question for thirty times what I bid on it. > > His business model seemed to be to buy all of the MO drives that ever > showed up and monopolize the supply. I already had three of the > drives and occasionally find them at Goodwill for $10, so I happily > ignored him. I hope he's choked on his businees strategy. > >> As for the ImageWriter II.... Well, I'm pretty sure the IW II shipped more >> units than any other printer in the history of mankind so you probably >> shouldn't expect much there. On the other hand, if your unit is mint and >> still with the original packaging it might be worth a small chunk of change >> to some collector type on the lookout for a pretty looking IW II to round >> out his collection. > > The IWII can sell for a nice chunk of money if it includes a working > Cut Sheet Feeder. Of course, in those circumstances, one can just > sell the Cut Sheet Feeder by itself, and let the buyer find an IWII > lying in a ditch by the road or sitting on a shelf in an old > warehouse. > > I, of course, have an IWII with the Cut Sheet Feeder, the LocalTalk > Option, and the MicroSpot MacPalette II extension (print driver) that > allows the four color ribbon to dither millions of colors. I think > I use it about once a year. Nevertheless, I have spares for the > major circuit boards and the print head sequestered in the attic for > that day when it fails to power up and print right. > > Jeff Walther > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
