9/17/07 Auctions of Note

Lest anyone think I'm not posting... heh... I am, I just haven't been inspired to do so by the listings available the last week. Not that there hasn't been buyable stuff, just not stuff to make me go Wow! I like wow.

Mainly, I've been in the Evil Lab butchering a poor CoCo 3 to death. It's going well so far. If by well we mean killing it. In consultations now to resesitate the poor guy, but we'll see. It's a fun project though. See the "Pimp My CoCo" posts over on the CoCo Hut blog for more on this impending disaster.

Anyhow, here we go with a nice round up. Some of these will be pretty short on time, so jump on in if you're of a mind to bid.

RAINBOW MAGAZINE MAG FOR COCO COLOR COMPUTER 1988

Here's a nice set of 1988 Rainbows from levona1 (frequent seller of CoCo stuff). The run actually doesn't come very often, so might be worth a look.

Tandy color computer books for basic and OS-9

Here's a lot of CoCo (and BASIC) books that appear to be in Good quality. Not collectible perhaps, but certainly usable. And you should have two copies on hand anyway. :) And it's for a good cause. The seller is trying to save his '63 Nova. Personally, I'd have gone with the CoCo, but...

Tandy color computer 1/2 OS-9 software plus

Same seller. A complete set of OS/9 for the CoCo 1/2. The seller is including a patched disk, so that it'll run properly on the CoCo3 as well. Be sure to look closely at the second picture for a few extra rarities. :)

Tandy color computer 3 system with OS-9 software

And the same seller's CoCo 3 system. The starting bid may seem a little high, but it's quite reasonable for this system. Looks good too. Includes OS-9 Level 2, Duel FD-502s, CM-8 and some extras. (You can also make out the Nova in the background.)

TRS-80 Floppy Drive Controller FD-502 Tandy Radio Shack

FD-502 contoller if you need it (see below). Never hurts to have a spare.

TRS-80 Color Computer MINI DISK Drive Cat. 26-3023
TRS-80 Color Computer MINI DISK Drive Cat. 26-3022

Couple of older silver vertical drives. Sold seperately, no cables and no controller. But fun if you're old schooling it with a gray.

TANDY CoCo Multi Pak Interface Connect up to 4 Carts!

A rather nice looking gray MPI. Even sans box and manual, this one looks pretty good from the pictures. Again, if you're going truely retro, this behemoth looks great plugged in to a gray. With the drives, though, make sure you've got vast desk real estate.

TRS 80 VINTAGE COLOR COMPUTER 2 WITH 4 GAMES AND BOOKS

Relisted on this one. (Did this already sell or am I imagining things? It's the exact same pictures and listing, unless I'm going nuts, and both parties already left postitive feedback for each other. Weird. I'd definately inquire before bidding... hmm...) The main treasures here are the paks, though, that appear in at least Very Good condition. Panic Button and Tenis are rare.

DUAL HARD DRIVE FOR TRS 80 COLOR COMPUTER FD 500

Floppies, not hard drives. But a nice retro 35-track system if you're in the mood. Controller pak looks a bit ate up, no label.

Vintage Tandy Color Computer 1 w/ manuals & Joysticks

Here's a decent looking 26-3001. Good machine. Probably an E-Board. With the 1.0 ROM and 4K for the truely manly CoCoists. Grunt, grunt, grunt. :)

Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer Games Vintage

Not particularly collectible here, but a nice big fat lot of CoCo 1/2 paks for playing with. Some real gems in there like Skiing, Downland, Gomoku/Renju, Castle Guard, Doubleback, Slay the Nares and others.

Tandy color computer 3 service manual

The always handy CoCo 3 Service Manual. Particularly if you're like me and fudge up your CoCo in an alarmingly regular manner. Ahem. Hopefully you're not like me, but this is still useful. :) Be aware though that it's not a cure all. It assumes a lot and skips over quite a bit. Still, what's there is worth having and makes a nice basic quick reference, particularly with the fold out schematics.

TRS 80 COLOR COMPUTER X-PAD (DRAWING TABLET)

This is interesting not because it's particularly collectible (or perhaps even usuable), but because the seller is throwing in a copy of an article he wrote for The Rainbow about how to interface this thing. Neat add-on. :)


For the CoCoist Down Under:


TANDY TRS-80 Color Computer II Vintage retro rare box

Here's a rather sharp looking 2 with plenty of fixin's for the Autralian CoCoist. Also includes some software I haven't seen before. hmmm...

Mislisted:

Vintage TANDY Disk Drive FD-502 for Color Computer

A single drive FD-502. No controller pak, but luckily there's one listed elsewhere (see above). :)

Vintage TANDY Color Computer 3 128K

And from the same seller, a 128K CoCo 3. Appears to be in nice shape. No manuals, alas. (Note: This same seller listed a CM-5 as a CoCo monitor. He's corrected the listing somewhat, but not the title as of this writing. Be aware that the CM-5 WILL NOT work with the CoCo. Nope. Not gonna happen.)


TRS 80 COLOR COMPUTER TWO DISK DRIVE (0 AND 1 DRIVES)

Horriblly mislisted, but a nice vertical gray drive set up with cables and contollers. Shipping might seem high, but it's probably pretty accurate. These suckers are heavy!


Like I said, just a few of particular note. Mainly stuff that's very usable and worth having, but nothing anyone is going to jump out of their skin over. These are, however, the stuff I watch closely becuase this is exactly the sort of items that can have an impact on the Price Guide. Another update coming soon. Tune in and stay tuned...

Angel's Luck,
Capt.