[Coco] Ebay CoCo3 Madness

[K. Pruitt]

Yeah, they're called wives.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Philipsen"
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Ebay CoCo3 Madness


> Of course some people don't even get why anyone would want to by a 1980s 
> era computer that is slower than molasses! :-)
>
> Dave
>
>
> On 7/14/2015 7:05 PM, Arthur Flexser wrote:
>> I really don't get the thing with original boxes increasing the value of
>> the item.  I guess I could maybe see it if it was a completely mint, 
>> never
>> used CoCo in a pristine box, with the purchaser intending to keep it in 
>> the
>> box as an investment or to display the CoCo and not use it.
>>
>> Otherwise, the only value of the box that I see is as a convenience for
>> shipping, if they kept the original shaped styrofoam padding.  I 
>> frequently
>> keep original boxes stored with the styrofoam inside in case I need to
>> ship an item somewhere for repair.
>>
>> Art
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 5:17 PM, Sean wrote:
>>
>>> Current bid up to $280 for a boxed CoCo 3 (and the box isn't that
>>> great)...  Wow.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-TANDY-128K-COLOR-COMPUTER-3-W-BOX-/221822250432
>>> ?
>>>
>>> --