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Unknown_K Full Member USA 602 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 10:29:45 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2530800967&category=25402 check the price of this IIfx out! I was offered a IIfx with these type of cards from a local university for $10 + shipping and turned it down (I have a bunch of expensive data aquisition cards for the PC), this is probably the same dam machine I was offered.
emaq123 Junior Member USA 258 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 11:01:25 Oddball cards can get some good prices. That the highest I've seen on a IIfx. I sold a transwarp for a //e and got $70 US for it. emaq123 SE/30 and system 6.0.8 Now we're talking POWER!
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 16:34:40 Geez, i sure do know that Marchie would love that if it wasn't so expensive...he loves those National Instrument things. But yeah, you could almost buy a new eMac for that! -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
Macintrash New Member Australia 68 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 18:42:02 They are "dreamin"! I would never pay that price for a machine like that. Its a nice machine, but far too over priced!
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 20 May 2003 : 21:41:32 data aquisition? I've been interested in the possibility of getting some kind of data aquisition stuff... like... wind speeds at certain times here where I live dunno though... wishful thinking... I didn't look at the auction but it sounds like one of the coolest, most overpriced things ever! Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
Unknown_K Full Member USA 602 Posts	Posted - 21 May 2003 : 23:08:38 Cheaper to make a bot that grabs the information from a weather site
Citon X600 Junior Member Canada 206 Posts	Posted - 25 May 2003 : 23:45:56 I check out thier Ebay Store and it's equally appaling! They are insane idiots for thinking people will buy thier stuff so inflated. Even habitual eBayers who buy frivolous things wouldn't touch that price. Some people think they are so "elite" and can demand any price if they trump up smart words like "data aquasition" making people think: "oh, it must be some rare vintage that was really expensive in the days" Hmmph. For that price I can buy a G3/G4 and it can do 5,000 times the "data aquisition". Why must there be rotten apples in the garden? Great minds...Great minds...Think Different.
Citon X600 Junior Member Canada 206 Posts	Posted - 26 May 2003 : 00:01:20 Ok, after taking a close further look at thier pages, I have to point out these auctions: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2731077056&category=4193 Only someone on dope would buy that. When is anything of Microsoft/IBM been worth anything? 4 years ago I bought Windows 3.1 OEM for 25 bucks. 2 years ago I bought Windows 95 for 25 bucks. See a trend? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2731050663&category=1247 Talk about inflation. Thank the Gods of Utility that RAM isn't as expensive like these days, or your 256MB Chip would cost you $9,2160.00 . Yeah a bit exxagerated but hey it drives the insanity point across. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2731803965&category=4193 Ughhh RadioShack. No contest there. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2731521147&category=4610 Don't get me wrong, I love apple stuff but I'm not going to spend this much on a thing that won't break the "bit" barrier. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3609650051&category=11229 See my comments above on the Dos Version 1. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2731076838&category=1247 Hehehe, RadioShack....but wait, it's better, it's a calculator software package! Oh boy! </sarcasm> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3610010878&category=3782 Garage sales are good places for this. And they only want 5 bucks. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2731064723&category=1247 Unless Microsoft goes under in the next while and Linux has a few "problems" I doubt this would be a wise investment. I mean, great if you are into collectibales but RadioShack isn't gonna be the next big boy. OK, I'm done harrassing and humiliating them. But they really should lower some of thier prices. That's one thing I hate about the Mac User base. Yes, Hate. I hate zealiots, I hate the "elite". The zealouts blindly argue it's superior in every way. The elite buy the BS Zealouts push and think they can charge you 3X for it. Like my local Mac Reseller. Used 5260. 300 Bucks. G3 Beige, 500. Used iMac, 700. And people are suckers enough to buy them. About the only good deal they had was a 6100 for 50 bucks. (Came with 40MB RAM and an AV card, it's saving grace) And my trust 840Av which i paid 25 Canadian for. Nuff said. Great minds...Great minds...Think Different.
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 26 May 2003 : 03:26:02 Those prices are crazy. Seriously. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
G4from128k Full Member USA 873 Posts	Posted - 26 May 2003 : 05:18:29 quote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2530800967&category=25402 check the price of this IIfx out! You will notice that NOBODY bid on the thing. I wish this seller lots of luck because it is only through luck that they will find any suckers...erm...um... I mean buyers for their stuff. Either they have an inflated idea of what stuff is worth or they are just hoping that some poor (rich) desperate soul will really really want the item. G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way Reserve Officer in 68kMLA Cantankerous Coot Contingent
Unknown_K Full Member USA 602 Posts	Posted - 26 May 2003 : 05:52:36 I assumed the seller was looking for some company hard up for a replacement A/D system. The IIfx itself isnt worth much. I just purchased a IIfx 8mb/160mb system with 2 DIO cards from a guy at a university for a grand total of $5 +$15 shipping. Too bad the system it was running got crushed instead of sold. The drive still has software for the cards on it I am told. The only thing hard to find for IIfx is that damm memory. I want to get at least 20mb to run A/UX 2 (assuming I can find 2.0)
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 26 May 2003 : 07:12:18 heh... RePC in seattle charged a killing for alot of their stuff too... "we use archaic prices, from back when the stuff was still new" Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
Slomac636 Junior Member USA 103 Posts	Posted - 27 May 2003 : 11:54:50 There are some people in this world who think if its old its worth money. Personally, the most I ever paid for a Apple product was my Classic when it was brand new, ever since then I haven't paid anymore than $50.00 and that was for a Performa 6400, 16" monitor and a boxful of mice, keyboards, software and other goodies. I guess some people think this is a good deal. Macs Liberated: 9 - 6400/180 (main Mac), 660AV, 636CD, LCIII+, LCII (2), Classic II, Classic and SE. See my system: www.pbase.com/image/9129025
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 28 May 2003 : 02:32:18 Yes, it was a great deal! "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1

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