CT_Ohio
Well-Known Member
"I just don't need it anymore"... while asking for museum prices. Maybe someone in Silicon Valley would pay that, as a sideboard adornment.
What I learned on Craigslist
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"I just don't need it anymore"... while asking for museum prices. Maybe someone in Silicon Valley would pay that, as a sideboard adornment.
Lazarus Long
Super Member
Or they could buy one from eBay for $50.
Goodwill_HiFi
Super Member
Yes, that was it. Looking at your link, I see it was more of a dial than extra buttons.
They're that much now? I guess they're probably starting to dry up now, so the price is rising...... or the $50 includes shipping. I don't know how much they weigh, but I'd guess as much as an amplifier, or more.
CT_Ohio
Well-Known Member
Yes, they're damned heavy.
steerpike2
Super Member
From what I remember of the Selectric, it was entirely mechanical. A beautiful piece of engineering!
The golfballs were fiendishly expensive when new - and fragile; if you drop them they break!
Hak Foo
Active Member
I suspect there is something novel about the Selectric from the grey numeric keys. It might have had some data-entry thing going on.
You should see what some of the "beamspring" keyboards (basically, IBM's first generation of free-standing terminals that weren't just Selectric mechanisms) sell for... some do scrape $1000 due to hype and limited supply.
You should see what some of the "beamspring" keyboards (basically, IBM's first generation of free-standing terminals that weren't just Selectric mechanisms) sell for... some do scrape $1000 due to hype and limited supply.
judsonw
Super Member
The Seletric had the advantage of some versatility. There were special versions of those 'golfballs' that allowed for other languages, especially Native American languages like Navajo and Apache. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Selectric_typewriter#Features_and_uses)
toxcrusadr
Omelette au Fromage
I think I have a box of those golf balls somewhere, leftover from the big charity garage sale. Couldn't bear to throw them out.
toxcrusadr
Omelette au Fromage
$15 grand...well the Olympics are on right now, maybe they're hoping to cash in.
HiFi in WYO
The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.
Seems reasonable enough. After all, it does play three different types of records. And it would look good in the rec room.
Now this on the other hand - not such a good deal. Yeah, it's not on CL. But the price ...
1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass - BIN: US $1,000,000.00
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1996-Oldsm...ash=item33e2d4d40c:g:Wv4AAOSwJtdaHqjZ&vxp=mtr
Mighty powerful Yamaha here.
https://denver.craigslist.org/ele/d/yamaha-v-reciever-1290watts/6504019042.html
https://denver.craigslist.org/ele/d/yamaha-v-reciever-1290watts/6504019042.html
CT_Ohio
Well-Known Member
Darwin Vega... it'll blow your ears off!
HiFi in WYO
The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.
It's an evolutionary system for sure.
toxcrusadr
Omelette au Fromage
Actual published specs (CNET) indicate power consumption 1000W and total output power 1290W. Amazing! This Yamaha defies the laws of physics.
Sharpstik
Stuck in the 70's
I post a Lab 420 turntable. It's been up a year. ( No more ) Guy says I'll be over. Whats my address ? I give it. 2 minutes later : " My car won't start." So now my address is out there.
I post Bozaks. 2 minutes later, my phone dings. " I wanna buy your Bozaks. I'll send you a code, since most cl listings are scams." Now , the number popping up is from New York. I say " I'm no scam. You come here." Last I heard from that one..
Tired of this bullshit. I'm on the verge of tossing this stuff.
I post Bozaks. 2 minutes later, my phone dings. " I wanna buy your Bozaks. I'll send you a code, since most cl listings are scams." Now , the number popping up is from New York. I say " I'm no scam. You come here." Last I heard from that one..
Tired of this bullshit. I'm on the verge of tossing this stuff.
Goodwill_HiFi
Super Member
I would guess that your address was tossed after the car not starting..... if he were a scammer, I doubt he would have let you know he wasn't coming. I think it was just an excuse after he got yelled at by someone, or some other "better" purchase came up.
I have had pretty decent experiences with Craigslist, when my items have sold. Everyone has been just regular people wanting to buy things. My issue has been items taking forever to move, or not moving at all, because I'm not in a big metro area. The scammers have been very easy to pic out..... I get a text or email asking if I still have the "item" and that they'd really like to purchase it..... Yes, I'm sure you really want to buy a 93 Chrysler Lebaron from MI, when you live in SC, or they're in TX and want to buy boat that's likely not going to be sea worthy.
When it came to the boat, I did have one rude guy. Offered me a pittance, without seeing. I told him, I'd need more than that, mentioned that he hadn't even seen it. He replied that he didn't need to see a salvage boat and that was his offer, as he was picking up one just like it in a few days, for that amount. I told him "good luck with your project". I waited, and the next person paid me double what the first guy offered.
I would love to see one
