Retro pricing

[avalanche]

Some of you guys know me & know how hard I've worked on securing these great parts all over the world.
Said it for years & years, jump on the Super Seven parts as prices will go through the roof

Mention on OCAU " just how hard it is " too put together a nice retro beast, has mostly been skipped over.
Until lately I was a champion on winning auctions, bidding in the last seconds.

NOT NOW! Over x6 months, stay up till early 3 to 5am, to do battle on these actions.
I am getting flogged .........sometimes x6 or x8 last second bids rain in. Not used to being hammered like this, has me over it.
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I propose to help you guys. Get or build your dream systems.
I have enough here in my stash " double up " to let go now.
Or I can offer to find those rare parts. Not them Voodoo 5's too bloody expensive

Years of sales being pulled in OCAU Enough of that too.
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I'll put up sales of beautiful parts soon. Boards that I have recapped myself " with utmost care & precision "
Using the best quality capacitors " overkill spec'd " that I can lay my hands on.

Will they be dirt cheap so you can have a bargin? No. You'll not find these parts & a kind chap like me doing the x4 hour labour

eg My examples next
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dfi lanparty hitting $100US soon mostly

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=&_ ... sacat=1244

epox 7kxa Can't find them. Me either. Last ones in Europe quickly sold 89euro a pop.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=ep ... sacat=1244

Gigabyte 5ax. See the pic.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/S1B16-Gigabyte- ... Swxp9W6aa~

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It's a lot right Convert to AU dollar & throw in Paypal conversion 0.70 = $333 AU

[Krumm]

Thanks in advance for those who are going to benefit from your tireless efforts.

[avalanche]

Thankyou my man

I am seriously perplexed by that ebay price.
Many like that too..........so you sift through all those shit parts & hopefully find the one you want.

It's a minefield.

I've hunted like a wolverine like 10 years now. Can I let them go in OCAU tried tried again
Anyway my stealthy shopping will benefit true retro hoarder.

Unleashing my spares soon & they're bloody awesome

[Washerman]

Definitely takes the patience of a saint to find some good bargains! And keen eyes too, some of the best stuff can be picked up on by the pics.

I reckon group buys from certain retro sellers could also be the go, combine postage should make it cheaper overall. Though I need to control my addiction lol

[avalanche]

Offered many a time to combine with other members in that " other forum " " insert tired & over it here "
So the few that wanted help, just got all the parts they needed/wanted

But once they got a taste of that DHL express freight.........that was it, gone
It hurts big time & quite a shock if you're not used to it.
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Cant do it no more ...stay up late to win auctions.
Used to be in the shed till 5am & -5deg temps too sometimes " so not to wake the houehold up "
Absolutely painful typing on the hands.

Now at least I have some comfort in the man shack.

What does this all mean I'm done with it. Done the hard yards all to save parts for AU collectors.
You all were to get plenty of it. "thank ma stoppng all them sales"

So when I sell off my double up's. That's it < there are no more >

[shirl]

its funny i have been collecting for years i have accumulated alot of stuff,actually i have no idea what i have here now but i do know i have collected alot of hi end mobo,s,939,skA,its funny alot of it was free ppl said pick it up and its yours,so i did,im quite surprised the prices only 1 person here know some of what i got laying around "avalanche" has seen a few photos

[avalanche]

What is old becomes new again my friend. Like a bower bird build that nice display

[Krumm]

Have you seen much 8088 / 8086 gear in your travels avalanche? Member of the Aussie Arcade forums is looking to relieve some nostalgia with classic hardware but I don't know how much of that early gear is out there.

[avalanche]

Bit old for me........Do see like 286 & 386 combo's go dirt cheap.

Washerman mJord Flaming Joe much better on older stuff

[Washerman]

Have you seen much 8088 / 8086 gear in your travels avalanche? Member of the Aussie Arcade forums is looking to relieve some nostalgia with classic hardware but I don't know how much of that early gear is out there.

There is a bit of early gear about, but it does tend to get expensive. For example, recently IBM 5150s have been going for $300 each, usually just main unit and sometimes with a keyboard - considering these were a big seller back in the day, it says a lot about e-wastage that they are so rare now. I was lucky to score a couple of XT class machines cheaply but that's required a fair bit of luck and dedication to watching auctions. If your friend has a budget in mind and a specific machine or CPU type then it should be easy enough to pass on any leads to you when they come up.

[Krumm]

Thanks washerman, I shall pass that on.

[Washerman]

Lovely condition working 5150 with CGA monitor just went for $256 on eBay - pickup only in Sydney made it less accessible I guess.

[Krumm]

Looks like he has secured a nice XT clone to get him started but thanks for looking Washerman.

[DemetriusB]

Have the prices gone up or down compared to a couple of years ago btw?

[Washerman]

Hey Demetrius, retro prices are generally up from a couple of years ago.

Every year the chances of finding what you want at e-waste or roadside cleanup diminishes, and with that in mind people can sell their old gear on eBay for a lot more. Some folk have even made a business out of selling retro gear.

What retro computer gear are you into?