[Coco] NT :is it just me?

[Glen VanDenBiggelaar]

Is it just me, or have the prices really skyrocketed on E-bay? I mean 
Really, the sellers are knowing it also. The "Buy it now" prices for 6 
issues of the Rainbow -$75. I am in one auction for a CoCo2 and some 
floppies -it states "low reserve". His "Low" is $99.99 and there is one 
buyer that is really spending a lot of money. A 4-color printer -Starting 
$75!!! I thought last winter when I was trying to just get floppy disk 
drives for my online store was expensive at $100, and I never could get a 
501! Now, I am trying to re-stock my store and it seems impossible to get 
anything for a half decent price. SO I am taking Some matters into my own 
hands! Next week marks the 1 year anniversary of the CoCo lounge, and as a 
result of not being able to get any more floppy disk drives in for a half 
decent price, I have been wheeling and Dealing with a few Third party 
Manufacturers and I will be offering custom made Floppy drives with atx 
Power supplies,custom cases, Truly re-manufactured 5 1/4" and new 3.5" 
drives. All good quality components and with a 90 No questions asked 
exchange policy. The web page is up at 
http://www.coco.8bit-micro.com/custom.htm, but no links from the main site 
or up yet. You have the first crack. Once we get some volume sales , the 
price will come down, but with the prices on ebay lately, they might be in 
the right "Ballpark".