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Apple II items
Posted by: bibilit on 2012-10-07 08:22:12
Found this morning an Apple II Joystick, this is not an Apple branded product, but an Hayes one.

It was boxed and dirty, and when i asked for the price, i get a 5€ reply.

I say i can give 2€ if required, and we set a deal at only 3€ 🙂

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Was dirty, but managed to clean it and even had time to retrobright it a bit.

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Posted by: bibilit on 2012-10-07 08:28:36
The story doesn't end there.

In the same box several cards were found, also for an Apple ][ :

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kept looking around for the complete unit, but wasn't there...managed to get those as well for free :O

The thing is... i have no Apple ][ to play with, but doesn't matter, it was too cheap to leave.
Posted by: LOOM on 2012-10-07 08:34:44
Nice! très bien 😎

Good to see some conquests done in Europe!
Posted by: Cosmo on 2012-10-07 09:22:11
Fantastic finds for sure! Anything boxed is rare these days.

Anyone, what's that 3rd card used for?
Posted by: bibilit on 2012-10-07 09:57:28
My guess is a printer card, but cannot be sure a 100%
Posted by: Charlieman on 2012-10-07 11:26:19
That's a basic expansion kit for a IIe: 80 column card with RAM expansion, disk controller and an Epson printer board. You should have asked the seller where the IIe system unit resides...
Posted by: bibilit on 2012-10-07 13:14:24
You should have asked the seller where the IIe system unit resides...
The seller had a lot of rubbish in that box,most not related with computer stuff.

I didn't want to ring a bell when asking for vintage computer or even Apple Stuff, my 3€ conquest will probably not have been possible 🙂

Posted by: Cosmo on 2012-10-07 20:21:17
You should pay the cards first, then ask about the computer itself 🙂 Was it at the flea-market?
Posted by: bibilit on 2012-10-07 23:12:45
Was it at the flea-market?
yes more or less.
Posted by: volvo242gt on 2012-10-07 23:31:53
Next time, ask the seller if they have an Apple IIe system that they want to sell. Maybe you'll get lucky and be able to get the rest for a reasonable amount.

-J
Posted by: bibilit on 2012-10-08 01:28:08
Don't know if the seller was aware what an Apple ][ is really.

The items were mixed with old books, plates...etc.

I think he get all these as a whole bulk, he probably could have made more money from a complete Apple ][ including the joystick.

If i can remember clearly Krye did found a similar joystick not so long ago, and it wasn't cheap.
Posted by: Cosmo on 2012-10-08 04:43:00
Just an question, how common Apple ]['s are in France generally? I find them being really difficult to come by, not to mention IIgs wich is virtually impossible.
Posted by: bibilit on 2012-10-08 07:33:37
Don't know really, seems they were pretty successful in France, i have seen several on ebay.fr lately...but don't get me wrong never seen any at garage sales or flea markets.

Will let you know as soon as i get one on my own :lol:

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