Retro Computing Roundtable

RCR Episode 157 - eBay and retrocomputing

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Panelists: Jack Nutting (hosting), Earl Evans, and Paul Hagstrom

Host's Topic: eBay and retrocomputing

“Atari 800 - RARE - $1,000 - L@@K!!1!”. Why do such listings exist? They are becoming more and more common. Does anyone ever accidentally buy from these outrageous listings? Memorabilia - especially recent-ish (90s, 2000s). Sometimes the vintage section of eBay is absolutely cram-packed with this stuff. Does anyone buy it? Is there value to having these items listed, or is it just yard sale stuff cluttering up the category? (Super common with Apple stuff.) “Not tested” - why not? Some items may indeed be difficult to test, but in other cases, it would be simply “hook it to the TV”. Do we assume that the alleged “cannot test it...” items are broken? Books - often overpriced on eBay. Should always check to see if the used Internet bookstores (including Amazon) have a lower price. Total junk - 4X internal CD-ROM units. Why? Among all the noise, decrease of actual interesting stuff that isn’t selling for 5x the price it should go for.

Feedback notes

  • Ricki's palmtops and retrotech blog
  • The Arcade Experience (Centre of Computing History, Sept 2)
  • Converting the 6510 as a replacement for the 8501
  • Adobe Audition
  • Audacity

    • Retro Computing News:

    • The Virtual Museum of Computing (with many 3D Blender models)
    • Alan Kay on Steve Jobs' visit to Xerox PARC (Quora)
    • Putting CoCo3 BASIC programs on an autoloading cartridge
    • Earl's experience at VCF West
      • MOnSter 6502
      • Xerox Alto restoration video blog (Marc Verdiell)
      • Neohabitat
      • Amiga A-EON X5000
      • Hypercard on the Internet Archive
      • RetroGathering, Sep 30, Västerås, Sweden

        • Vintage Computer Commercial

        • Sun Microsystems 1997

          • Retro Computing Gift Idea:

          • Antikythera Mechanism pendant

            • Auction Picks:

            • Earl: Commodore PET 2001
            • Paul: SuperPET
              • Heathkit ET6800
              • Microace kit
              • See also: Kodetroll's first computer
              • Apple Interactive Television Box
              • Palm IIIxe and Landware keyboard

                • Closing notes:

                • Changing the "ROM" in the Mac IIe card
                • Halt and Catch Fire

                  • Feedback/Discussion:

                  • @rcrpodcast on Twitter
                  • Vintage Computer Forum
                  • RCR Podcast on Facebook
                  • Throwback Network
                    • Throwback Network on Facebook

                      • Intro / Closing Song: Back to Oz by John X - link

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