Where are the retro bargains? List here!

Yeah the final price is insane but I can see where the value is in this one. The card itself is incredibly hard to find on it's own but this looks to be complete in box right down to it still having the tshirt which as a bonus appears to be unworn and still sealed up. From a collector's stand point that is as rare as Unicorn poo which has been stepped on by a Yeti. You just don't know when another like this will come around if at all.

Would never pay that though...........unless I won the lottery.

 

Basically one game then.

I jumped into quake with the voodoo. I'm sure like many others here, I was the "first in the group" to have one.

 

Not a bargain (need to change the title of the thread at this point...) but a decent Socket 7 system for $149.95pp: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/283641752450

A quintessential late 90s beige box, but the tidy case and Shuttle HOT-569 motherboard make it interesting.

 

Got that fella on my watchlist. It's not exactly what I'm after, but there's not exactly a lot on ebay to watch.

 

NOS HP OEM Nvidia GTS250 video cards for $29pp: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/264428028024

Postage is a bit steep for 1, but works out alright for 3...

 

Not sure if a bargain but for those interested in big box Microsoft 95 era software.

Microsoft Office Value Pack for Windows 95,
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sta...ampaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_android

 

opposite of bargain.

 

Definitely a bargain! The price for a Microsoft serial mouse alone is ridiculous on ebay now.

 

Just looking at eBay and weeping when I think about the amount of those things I've seen go to the bin

 

There's a big auction of old computer hardware and games at Yarra Valley this weekend.

https://www.yarravalleyauctions.com.au/

You can bid online and arrange shipping.

There's some Commodores and Amigas in the 'Keyboards and Mice' category.

 

yeah that's been doing the rounds, heaps of amazing stuff on offer.

 

Wow comes with free internet too..

Microsoft Fury, Microsoft mouse, multiple big boxes.
I really like the boxes for productivity and OS stuff. Because in real life, those were the ones I used to keep. Things like a MS DOS manual or a Windows Manual would sometime be handy.
Would be ideal for 386/486/Pentium era collectors going for a theme.

 

Try not to recoil at the grottiness of these! 2x Apple Extended Keyboard II for $20ea. These pack ALPS switches, and clean examples are now fetching Model M prices. ADB-USB adapters are out there. If I was in his hood I'd be on the way over there instead of posting about it! (In fact I would spend a good day at his junkyard).

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/joy...vintage-apple-extended-keyboard-ii/1231113931

 

I want to buy those just to clean them

 

They would make a very relaxing video of the cleaning/retrobrighting..

Checking some old pages in this thread.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage...m3b3446ce84:g:wQsAAOSwmd1dF7lX&frcectupt=true

is still available.

 

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/joyner/monitors/apple-power-macintosh-5500-225-monitor/1230956289
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/joyner/monitors/apple-iic-monitor/1230685917
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/joyner/toys-outdoor/radio-flyer-tricycle/1230685768
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/joyner/desktops/apple-power-mac-g4-for-photo-prop/1230607308
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/joyner/monitors/apple-iic-computer-monitor/1229425138
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/joyner/desktops/vintage-apple-iie-computer/1228279030

good prices

 

Apparently old games are big business...

 

Wow. That is way out of line with what the other lots of PC games went for. This is the lot in question. Can anyone spot what's special in this box?

 

did anyone catch the price of the neogeo cab ?

 

Apparently there were a couple of Wolfenstein 3d boxes, and some other Apogee/Manaccom boxes which are apparently sought after in some circles.