[Coco] Fd501 on ebay

[Rob Rosenbrock]

Agreed.

With most of the ones I've seen, they get described as 'powered on' but no
further information. I suspect most sellers aren't even familiar with them
and know how to hook them up to a television. They just describe them as
'rare.'

It's fascinating to watch the sales for iPhones. Even the broken ones
fetch a high price! I guess that those of us who know how to repair them
are willing to pay.

> I have bought a few 'as is ' items from ebay and all have worked. I agree
> that the seller probably has no way of testing and doesn't want to
> ‎negatively affect his rating with negative comments. Selling 'as is' is
> a safe bet for non coco sellers
>
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>   Original Message
> From: Steve C.
> Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 10:04 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Coco] Fd501 on ebay
>
>
> I think nighttime me was trying to scare off other bidders by denigrating
> the device, morning me thinks nighttime me is a dirt-bag.
>
> I'm sure it will work fine.
>
> On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 4:03 AM, Francis Swygert <farna at att.net> wrote:
>
>> Says "for parts" and "as is", but really sounds like the seller is just
>> covering themselves as they have no way to test it. If they just plug it
>> in
>> the drives might spin, but that really only tell you the PS is good. If
>> I
>> were looking for one I'd take a chance on it -- just make sure it's the
>> drives, cable, and controller and not just the drives. Probably just
>> need
>> cleaning, but even if one or both floppy drives are bad or the
>> controller
>> needs a chip or two it's a good deal at under $100. Just my two
>> cents... Frank Swygert
>>  Fix-It-Frank Handyman Service
>>  803-604-6548
>>
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