FA: VIC-1540 disk drive!

wiskow · Post by **wiskow** » Fri May 16, 2008 6:51 pm

I just put up a VIC-1540 disk drive for auction on eBay. This is in pristine condition - you really have to see it to believe it!

Check out the auction here.

5 day auction... bidding starts, as usual, at 99¢.

-Andrew

PaulQ · Post by **PaulQ** » Fri May 16, 2008 6:53 pm

You are such a tease.

wiskow · Post by **wiskow** » Fri May 16, 2008 7:29 pm

DigitalQuirk wrote:You are such a tease.

Sorry 'bout that...

BTW, I just wanted to point something out... I really hate how people throw around the word "mint" in eBay auctions, and you won't find the word anywhere in this auction description, nor any description for any item I have put up for auction. However, if there is a "mint" Commodore disk drive, this is it! Seriously! Sure, the outer box sleeve shows signs of wear, but that's to be expected from being moved around for ~27 years. But the drive itself is in immaculate condition. The only time I ever saw a Commodore disk drive in this condition was when I bought a NEW 1541 in the 80's!

Okay... I'll stop teasing now.

I just really hope that this drive finds a good home.

-Andrew

Mirage1972 · Post by **Mirage1972** » Fri May 16, 2008 7:55 pm

Wow, I would really love to have that. I don't think I can justify yet another drive around here. It's a beauty though!

Iltanen · Post by **Iltanen** » Sat May 17, 2008 5:29 am

I'd want to buy this but I'm too afraid of breaking it.. I still remember what happened to my new 1541

Of course, I don't want to scare anyone, BID BID BID. This one'll go past 500 $ ?

That's really a beatiful machine!

PaulQ · Post by **PaulQ** » Sat May 17, 2008 6:04 am

Wow. Over $300 already. I'd bid, but if I won, my wife would kill me.

gklinger · Post by **gklinger** » Sat May 17, 2008 10:42 am

I must say, I'm surprised that it has gone that high and so quickly. Most legitimate bidders don't come out swinging like that so I start to worry when I see such aggressive bidding. The high bidder has a lot of feedback though so I'm figure all is well. Should be a nice payday for wiskow.

wiskow · Post by **wiskow** » Sat May 17, 2008 11:13 am

I don't know for sure, but I have a hunch that the high bidder (ebay username "commie") is Bo Zimmerman.

-Andrew

carlsson · Post by **carlsson** » Sun May 18, 2008 5:17 pm

A serious bidder who isn't so much for sniping may put in a rather high bid to start with, to scare away luck-seekers.