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- From: wglenn@utkux1.utk.edu (Hecubus)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: The worth of a C64/128
- Date: Sun, 07 Jan 1996 13:20:43 GMT
- Organization: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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- jpnan@prairienet.org (Jean P Nance) wrote:
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- >You don't say what model the floppy drive is, or the printer, or
- >the monitor. So it would be close to impossible to make even an
- >estimate. A C-64 and a 1541 might bring $75 to $100. The monitor
- >might bring another $75. The printer could be anywhere from
- >unsaleable to around $50. The pirated software wouldn't be worth
- >much. This is based on asking prices in this newsgroup, very
- >possibly items actually sell for considerably less. I have
- >correspondents who find whole C-64 and even C-128 systems for
- >sale at yard sales for ridiculous prices, such as $15 for a
- >C-64 and a 1541 drive, and another $10 for a printer, etc. These
- >often turn out to be in perfect working condition. Some of my
- >friends have closets full of them.
- >--
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- >p
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- I have a Commodore 64, a datasette, and 4 1541's for which I paid $5,
- $5, $5.00, $5.00, $1.98, $1.98 respectively. Why buy for $50.00 when
- you can find this stuff at flea markets and thrift stores for $5.00?
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