Date   : Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:45:50 -0000
From   : Littlefield Aaron <CALITTLEFIEL@...>
Subject: Price query

Thanks guys,

I was wondering whether I was being a bit extravagant but as it's also go
t
the double drives (all mine have packed up) so it's not so bad.

I've only once laid my hands on another B+ 128k, but I didn't realise the

rarity of them. Which begs the question, just how many B+ machines were
actually sold? Did they sell well?

I've read stories that sales of the normal Model B rose considerably befo
re
they were replaced, but I've no idea how the 64k or 128k faired. The latt
er
seems a bit of an obscure stop-gap prior to the Master series.

This B+ 128k isn't very well in that in produces a continuous tone. Any
ideas how to cure it? Keyboard connector? Loose ROM?

Aaron
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Majordomo List Manager [mailto:majordomo@...] On Behalf Of

Jules Richardson
Sent: 20 February 2006 22:14
To: bbc-micro@...
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Price query

David Hunt wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I was wondering what the going rate for BBC stuff is at the minute, an
d
>> how
>> much you normally pay. I've been offered a minty B+ 128k (although it
>> gives
>> a continuous tone), double Cumana drives and a printer from a chap at
>> work.
>> I've offered him £45 for the lot. Is this a fair deal? I'm not sure
what
>> he
>> was after but he's accepted it. Do you find most people expect little
for
>> them these days?
>>
>> Aaron
>>
> 
> It's the upper end of what I'd pay. Don't forget there are no eBay fees
 or
> P&P involved.

Although it is a 128K B+, which we established aren't that common (unlike

64K 
models).

BBC Bs and Masters are just there for the taking still. 64K B+ models do
show 
up from time to time (I've stumbled across a handful in the last few year
s).

But I've only ever seen one 128K B+, and that was the one I mentioned tha
t
was 
given to the museum a couple of weeks ago.

I'm sure there's a healthy market amongst people who go after the rarer
stuff 
for things like this particular machine.

Remember that CJE charge over a 100 pounds for a used dual floppy drive..
.
:-)

I'm not sure what I'd pay for a 128K B+ if I really wanted one. Given the
 
chance of actually finding one, 45 probably isn't too bad.

cheers

Jules


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