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[Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« on: Mon, 21 July 2014, 04:39:33 »
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 21 July 2014, 22:41:52 »
What's the going rate on these? Been wanting one for a while and I think I'm going to go for it.
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 21 July 2014, 23:37:13 »
I paid $200 for mine at the height of the bubble. They typically go for around $125 now.
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 22 July 2014, 01:04:11 »
Quote from: jdcarpe on Mon, 21 July 2014, 23:37:13
I paid $200 for mine at the height of the bubble. They typically go for around $125 now.
I paid around $150 for mine shipped, hopefully you can get it for less than Jdcarpe and I paid for it.
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 22 July 2014, 06:52:52 »
Quote from: jdcarpe on Mon, 21 July 2014, 23:37:13
I paid $200 for mine at the height of the bubble.

At the height of the bubble (~January-February of this year?) weren't they twice that?


Edit: Oops, sorry, I was thinking about the SSK.

But I paid $150 for an F AT in a previous bubble in the summer about 2-3 years ago!
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 22 July 2014, 07:01:59 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Tue, 22 July 2014, 06:52:52
Quote from: jdcarpe on Mon, 21 July 2014, 23:37:13
I paid $200 for mine at the height of the bubble.

At the height of the bubble (~January-February of this year?) weren't they twice that?

I don't recall seeing an AT F going in the $400 range, but that may be because I stopped really searching for them after I bought mine. I always felt I paid too much for it, even though it is a really nice specimen. I guess I shouldn't feel too bad, though. Buying vintage IBM can be a crap shoot. Sometimes you find that diamond in the rough, and sometimes you simply get a polished turd. :)
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:16:52 »
A double edged sword this subforum is... that was* on my ebay watch list  :'(

@$88 w/ 5+ days to go.
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:29:26 »
Quote from: Vanilla on Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:16:52
A double edged sword this subforum is... that was* on my ebay watch list  :'(

@$88 w/ 5+ days to go.

Double edged sword? Death to a good deal is what this subforum is. Once in a while your search parameters will hit on something that goes unposted here, and you can get a good buy. If it winds up here, forget about it.
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:39:39 »
Quote from: jdcarpe on Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:29:26
Quote from: Vanilla on Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:16:52
A double edged sword this subforum is... that was* on my ebay watch list  :'(

@$88 w/ 5+ days to go.

Double edged sword? Death to a good deal is what this subforum is. Once in a while your search parameters will hit on something that goes unposted here, and you can get a good buy. If it winds up here, forget about it.

Pretty much; the only good deals here are BIN's
*can't believe I missed out on that ~$50? F AT to that one dude reselling artisans for $200+ by minutes....
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:46:55 »
Quote from: jdcarpe on Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:29:26
Quote from: Vanilla on Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:16:52
A double edged sword this subforum is... that was* on my ebay watch list  :'(

@$88 w/ 5+ days to go.

Double edged sword? Death to a good deal is what this subforum is. Once in a while your search parameters will hit on something that goes unposted here, and you can get a good buy. If it winds up here, forget about it.

Last time there was a BIN or bid on an F AT for like $80 shipped and I was going to buy it, somebody bid on it and ended the BIN. It ended up going for like $120 or $150 I think...

So yes, this whole subforum is kinda a joke in a sense. Ideally it should be used to post good deals from retailers, not eBay listings.

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Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 23 March 2015, 15:14:18
tp thread is tp thread
Sometimes it's like he accidentally makes a thread instead of a google search.

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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:52:23 »
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:46:55
Quote from: jdcarpe on Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:29:26
Quote from: Vanilla on Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:16:52
A double edged sword this subforum is... that was* on my ebay watch list  :'(

@$88 w/ 5+ days to go.

Double edged sword? Death to a good deal is what this subforum is. Once in a while your search parameters will hit on something that goes unposted here, and you can get a good buy. If it winds up here, forget about it.

Last time there was a BIN or bid on an F AT for like $80 shipped and I was going to buy it, somebody bid on it and ended the BIN. It ended up going for like $120 or $150 I think...

So yes, this whole subforum is kinda a joke in a sense. Ideally it should be used to post good deals from retailers, not eBay listings.



There was one for $55 shipped :(
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=60315.0
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:59:19 »
That was actually a great find since it was only BIN. Wasn't the one I was thinking of though, it was posted several months prior to that one...
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Quote from: Frenir on Mon, 23 March 2015, 15:16:48
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 23 March 2015, 15:14:18
tp thread is tp thread
Sometimes it's like he accidentally makes a thread instead of a google search.

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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 22 July 2014, 14:15:10 »
Yeah, the one that recently sold BIN for $55 went to the person least deserving of getting a great deal on one. The seller obviously didn't know what they had.
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #13 on: Tue, 22 July 2014, 14:21:00 »
Quote from: jdcarpe on Tue, 22 July 2014, 14:15:10
Yeah, the one that recently sold BIN for $55 went to the person least deserving of getting a great deal on one. The seller obviously didn't know what they had.

And he was immediately bragging about it in that thread.
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Quote from: Frenir on Mon, 23 March 2015, 15:16:48
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 23 March 2015, 15:14:18
tp thread is tp thread
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #14 on: Tue, 22 July 2014, 18:49:10 »
Quote from: Vanilla on Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:16:52
A double edged sword this subforum is... that was* on my ebay watch list  :'(

@$88 w/ 5+ days to go.
Sorry about that Vanilla.  You guys do have a point, so I'll stop linking ebay auctions in here.  I'll only link from retailers or BIN sales.
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #15 on: Tue, 22 July 2014, 19:16:40 »
Quote from: Daspartic on Tue, 22 July 2014, 18:49:10
Quote from: Vanilla on Tue, 22 July 2014, 13:16:52
A double edged sword this subforum is... that was* on my ebay watch list  :'(

@$88 w/ 5+ days to go.
Sorry about that Vanilla.  You guys do have a point, so I'll stop linking ebay auctions in here.  I'll only link from retailers or BIN sales.

Haha it's okay. Give and get.

From a seller's point of view this is a godsend.
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Re: [Ebay] Another IBM Model F PC AT currently at $36.00
« Reply #16 on: Wed, 23 July 2014, 17:09:50 »
The chicony with monterey blues that I got was on ebay and posted here. It was NIB and I was the only bidder for some reason that time, got it for $30 shipped. This was a few years ago though.
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