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Offline motruckerTopic starter

New RAM high
« on: October 11, 2010, 10:07:40 PM »
I think a record has been set for Expansion RAM prices. A Microbotics Starboard II with 2Mb of RAM (only - no clock, etc.) just sold for $204. and change - plus shipping on eBay!
I'll have to give serious thought to were mine will end up.....
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Offline Franko

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Re: New RAM high
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2010, 10:58:31 PM »
Just last week on ebay a Blizzard 1260 went for £361, made me think about selling my spare one, I only paid about £260 for it three years ago... :)

SNES R.P.G. games always go for silly prices too on ebay. I have two mint condition Terranigma games, paid £25 retail for them, on ebay just now there going for around the £80 - £90 mark... :)
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Re: New RAM high
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2010, 02:15:43 AM »
My favorite Ebay acutions are the guys that do a complete dismantle of an A1000 and sell off the 256k front ram expansion for $80, mb for $100 etc...
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Re: New RAM high
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2010, 03:03:05 AM »
Quote from: motrucker;584113
I think a record has been set for Expansion RAM prices. A Microbotics Starboard II with 2Mb of RAM (only - no clock, etc.) just sold for $204. and change - plus shipping on eBay!
I'll have to give serious thought to were mine will end up.....


Damn.  I have one of those, with the extra RAM/clock module and SCSI.  Cannot use both at the same time, though.  Maybe I can snare that same buyer.

Ya know, I used to feel bad about when I would put my stuff up on eBay.  I even pulled a couple of auctions when I thought the price had gotten stupidly high.  The problem was that I was afraid collectors would be running up the price so people who would actually use the equipment would be bid out.  But now I feel that if someone wants to be dumb enough to pay $200 for something as useless as the Starboard (considering the many better options available,) fekken let 'em.
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Re: New RAM high
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2010, 03:37:54 AM »
Quote from: motrucker;584113
I think a record has been set for Expansion RAM prices. A Microbotics Starboard II with 2Mb of RAM (only - no clock, etc.) just sold for $204. and change - plus shipping on eBay!


Yeah and just think of how stupid the idiot was who bought the Starboard new and then fully populated it with DRAM! LOL!

... I still use mine everyday so that I can recover my expenses from 1987.
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Offline motruckerTopic starter

Re: New RAM high
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2010, 07:23:00 AM »
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Yeah and just think of how stupid the idiot was who bought the Starboard new and then fully populated it with DRAM! LOL!

... I still use mine everyday so that I can recover my expenses from 1987.

In an old Amazing Computing, the Starboard 2 sold for $879.95 from Microbotics with 2Mb installed. BTW - I use mine every day too. I just need to get a hard drive on the A1000....
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A2000 GVP 40MHz \'030, 21Mb RAM SD/FF, 2 floppies, internal CD-ROM drive, micromys v3 w/laser mouse
A1000 Microbotics Starboard II w/2Mb 1080, & external floppy (AIRdrive)
C-128 w/1571, 1750, & Final Cartridge III+
 

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Re: New RAM high
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2010, 12:56:43 AM »
beware of "stupid prices" Some people get a "friend" to buy something hoping to start a run
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