[Coco] This is a "new" one for E-Bay

[Zippster]

Or fantasy… lol  The eBay version of playing the lottery to see if by some miracle you win.

- Ed


> On Nov 10, 2014, at 11:25 PM, Josh Harper via Coco <coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:
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> now this is greed
> BRAND NEW COMMODORE 128D - vintage computer and keyboard RARE
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> BRAND NEW COMMODORE 128D - vintage computer and keyboard...
> US $2,800.00 in Computers/Tablets & Networking, Vintage Computing, Vintage Computers & Mainframes  
> View on www.eba... Preview by Yahoo  
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> From: Zippster <zippster278 at gmail.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com> 
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 8:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] This is a "new" one for E-Bay
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> Well, wether we like it or not, an item is worth what someone will pay for it.
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> - Ed
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>> On Nov 10, 2014, at 7:10 PM, Mark McDougall <msmcdoug at iinet.net.au> wrote:
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>> On 11/11/2014 11:10 AM, Louis Ciotti wrote:
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>>> It really boils down to people trying to make a buck, not blaming them for
>>> trying, but most times I cannot believe what some auction prices end at.
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>> Sorry, don't agree. Blatant greed does nothing but artificially inflate prices and when everyone jumps on the bandwagon, that suddenly becomes the 'normal price'.
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>> As I'm sure I've lamented here before, a case in point is Mario Party 1, 2 & 3 for the N64. They aren't even _remotely_ rare, possibly even amongst the most common cartridges for the N64, yet the prices are ridiculous; each eBay auction is driven by the last and despite the fact that there's always several available at any one time, the prices all start high.
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>> Ditto for the C64 - more C64's were produced than any other in the history of pre-PC machines, yet you can't get a decent working example now for much less than AUD$100 here. The price isn't driven by supply, it's driven by previous sales.
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>> Regards,
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