Auctions of note for February 7th, 2007:
Boy time flies when you're having fun. I haven't been able to do a lot of bidding lately, and let me tell you, it's killing me. There's been some pretty good stuff up for grabs. As mentioned last time, there's plenty of CoCo 3s listed, which is very nice to see.
Don't forgot to pop by the CoCo Collector Message Board while you're out and about on the Net. Speaking of which, there's a slight glitch in the board. The EMAIL button attached to each user's profile and in their posts doesn't work. I don't know why and not sure when I'll get to fix it. In the meantime, the PM (Private Message) with notify feature works. Use that if you need to contact a board member and don't have their email addy.
Now on to the CoCo collecting goodness!
eBay: TANDY'S COLOR COMPUTER TRS-80 3 SERVICE MANUAL (item 300078963541 end time Feb-13-07 22:38:17 PST)
eBay: Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer CoCo3 Service Manual (item 200076997881 end time Feb-13-07 17:28:29 PST)
Two CoCo 3 service manuals. These are packed full of all the technical guts of the Color Computer 3, including repair instructions, parts lists, and fold out circuit diagrams. Highly recommended for any CoCo collection or user that wants to know more about the hardware.
eBay: Rare Wico Command Control Joystick Adapter for TRS-80 (item 320080110881 end time Feb-13-07 17:54:58 PST)
These don't come up very often! This little box allows you to connect Atari-style joysticks to your CoCo. Always meant to build one of these things. There's instructions on the web for it (don't have the link handy... Brian sent it to me at one point... if you're interested, email and I'll dig it up). But this would certainly be simpler. And from a collector standpoint it's pretty rare. These were sold through several vendors in The Rainbow, Hot CoCo, The Color Computer Magazine and others. Great find. Went for about US$47.00 last time it came up.
eBay: TRS-80 CO CO ( 3 ) SUPER EXTENDED BASIC UNRAVELLED (item 300078606525 end time Feb-12-07 22:49:57 PST)
Super rare Unravelled (sic) book for the CoCo 3. (That word is traditionally spelled with one L, but the American Heritage Dictionary does offer the two L version as an alternative. And me being a dyslexic moron as far as spelling goes, who am I to complain. heh.) Anyhow, these are a) very rare and b) widely respected for being complete and useful. Worth a look.
eBay: EXTENDED ADOS 3 FOR TRS 80 COLOR COMPUTER (item 160082624382 end time Feb-12-07 22:46:55 PST)
eBay: ADOS FOR TRS 80 COLOR COMPUTER (item 160082624341 end time Feb-12-07 22:46:44 PST)
eBay: ADOS 3 FOR TRS 80 COLOR COMPUTER ADOS-3 (item 160082624295 end time Feb-12-07 22:46:33 PST)
I don't usually list copies for sale, only originals. However...
I'm thinking of bidding on these myself, and I always try to list the
things I'm thinking about trying for. Full disclosure and all that.
These do appear to come with the instructions as well, which is what is
of primary interest. I hope whoever wins these will scan the docs.
ADOS 3 is super rare, regardless, but copies are not considered in the
Collector or Price guide. Still... :)
eBay: Tandy Coco 3 New in Box (item 110088876959 end time Feb-12-07 14:05:30 PST)
A rather cherry and complete looking CoCo 3.
eBay: COLOR COMPUTER SECRETS REVELLED BY DISK"N DATA (item 300078265855 end time Feb-11-07 23:33:10 PST)
I've seen the ads, but never a copy of this rare book. Covers the original Color Computer, including the piggy back upgrade on the older 32K models. Doubt we'll be seeing this one again anytime soon.
eBay: HOT CoCo Magazine TRS-80 Color October 84 (item 260083642201 end time Feb-11-07 16:24:33 PST)
Copy of the (lately) scarce Hot CoCo Magazine. Get 'em while you can.
eBay: VINTAGE TANDY COLOR COMPUTER 3, VGC. WITH BOOKS, NR (item 280078484786 end time Feb-10-07 14:46:39 PST)
Another very nice looking CoCo 3.
eBay: TRS-80 CO CO APPLIANCE AND LIGHT CONTROLLER (item 300077593192 end time Feb-10-07 00:43:01 PST)
This one looks to be a complete, still in the package Appliance and Light Controller module for the CoCo. I remember having one of these way back (when I was about 12 or 13). Made my mother nuts when I unassed all the light switches and replaced them with the controller receptacles. Heh. Works well, though. I think they call this sort of thing X-10 or something like that now. No idea if it's compatible with the modern versions. Still a very nice collectible in this condition.
eBay: Tandy Coco 3 New in Box (item 110088876959 end time Feb-12-07 14:05:30 PST)
Very sweet "American Built" CoCo 3.
eBay: Lot of 8 VERY RARE Tandy Color Comp. (CoCo)3 GIME chips (item 200076415169 end time Feb-12-07 07:16:53 PST)
Exceedingly rare CoCo 3 GIME (pronounced "gimme" as in "give me") chips. These control the memory and video. Unless you pull them out of a CoCo 3, these don't appear very often.
eBay: 3 retro Rainbow Computer magazines Tandy Color Comput (item 290079384167 end time Feb-09-07 21:01:47 PST)
Three issue of Rainbow. Actually, I don't think I have that middle one. hmmm...
Speaking of CoCo 3s... :) Mark Martlette of Cloud-9 mentioned not to long ago on the CoCo mailing list that he had a few mint CoCo 3s. Now this is the strict definition of Mint. As in, the same condition they came out of the factor, sealed, never opened, like they just came off the shelf at the Shack kind of mint. He let slip that he'd sold one for about $400.00 to a collector. Now that's CoCo collecting. :)
Angel's Luck,
Capt.
Boy time flies when you're having fun. I haven't been able to do a lot of bidding lately, and let me tell you, it's killing me. There's been some pretty good stuff up for grabs. As mentioned last time, there's plenty of CoCo 3s listed, which is very nice to see.
Don't forgot to pop by the CoCo Collector Message Board while you're out and about on the Net. Speaking of which, there's a slight glitch in the board. The EMAIL button attached to each user's profile and in their posts doesn't work. I don't know why and not sure when I'll get to fix it. In the meantime, the PM (Private Message) with notify feature works. Use that if you need to contact a board member and don't have their email addy.
Now on to the CoCo collecting goodness!
eBay: TANDY'S COLOR COMPUTER TRS-80 3 SERVICE MANUAL (item 300078963541 end time Feb-13-07 22:38:17 PST)
eBay: Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer CoCo3 Service Manual (item 200076997881 end time Feb-13-07 17:28:29 PST)
Two CoCo 3 service manuals. These are packed full of all the technical guts of the Color Computer 3, including repair instructions, parts lists, and fold out circuit diagrams. Highly recommended for any CoCo collection or user that wants to know more about the hardware.
eBay: Rare Wico Command Control Joystick Adapter for TRS-80 (item 320080110881 end time Feb-13-07 17:54:58 PST)
These don't come up very often! This little box allows you to connect Atari-style joysticks to your CoCo. Always meant to build one of these things. There's instructions on the web for it (don't have the link handy... Brian sent it to me at one point... if you're interested, email and I'll dig it up). But this would certainly be simpler. And from a collector standpoint it's pretty rare. These were sold through several vendors in The Rainbow, Hot CoCo, The Color Computer Magazine and others. Great find. Went for about US$47.00 last time it came up.
eBay: TRS-80 CO CO ( 3 ) SUPER EXTENDED BASIC UNRAVELLED (item 300078606525 end time Feb-12-07 22:49:57 PST)
Super rare Unravelled (sic) book for the CoCo 3. (That word is traditionally spelled with one L, but the American Heritage Dictionary does offer the two L version as an alternative. And me being a dyslexic moron as far as spelling goes, who am I to complain. heh.) Anyhow, these are a) very rare and b) widely respected for being complete and useful. Worth a look.
eBay: EXTENDED ADOS 3 FOR TRS 80 COLOR COMPUTER (item 160082624382 end time Feb-12-07 22:46:55 PST)
eBay: ADOS FOR TRS 80 COLOR COMPUTER (item 160082624341 end time Feb-12-07 22:46:44 PST)
eBay: ADOS 3 FOR TRS 80 COLOR COMPUTER ADOS-3 (item 160082624295 end time Feb-12-07 22:46:33 PST)
I don't usually list copies for sale, only originals. However...
I'm thinking of bidding on these myself, and I always try to list the
things I'm thinking about trying for. Full disclosure and all that.
These do appear to come with the instructions as well, which is what is
of primary interest. I hope whoever wins these will scan the docs.
ADOS 3 is super rare, regardless, but copies are not considered in the
Collector or Price guide. Still... :)
eBay: Tandy Coco 3 New in Box (item 110088876959 end time Feb-12-07 14:05:30 PST)
A rather cherry and complete looking CoCo 3.
eBay: COLOR COMPUTER SECRETS REVELLED BY DISK"N DATA (item 300078265855 end time Feb-11-07 23:33:10 PST)
I've seen the ads, but never a copy of this rare book. Covers the original Color Computer, including the piggy back upgrade on the older 32K models. Doubt we'll be seeing this one again anytime soon.
eBay: HOT CoCo Magazine TRS-80 Color October 84 (item 260083642201 end time Feb-11-07 16:24:33 PST)
Copy of the (lately) scarce Hot CoCo Magazine. Get 'em while you can.
eBay: VINTAGE TANDY COLOR COMPUTER 3, VGC. WITH BOOKS, NR (item 280078484786 end time Feb-10-07 14:46:39 PST)
Another very nice looking CoCo 3.
eBay: TRS-80 CO CO APPLIANCE AND LIGHT CONTROLLER (item 300077593192 end time Feb-10-07 00:43:01 PST)
This one looks to be a complete, still in the package Appliance and Light Controller module for the CoCo. I remember having one of these way back (when I was about 12 or 13). Made my mother nuts when I unassed all the light switches and replaced them with the controller receptacles. Heh. Works well, though. I think they call this sort of thing X-10 or something like that now. No idea if it's compatible with the modern versions. Still a very nice collectible in this condition.
eBay: Tandy Coco 3 New in Box (item 110088876959 end time Feb-12-07 14:05:30 PST)
Very sweet "American Built" CoCo 3.
eBay: Lot of 8 VERY RARE Tandy Color Comp. (CoCo)3 GIME chips (item 200076415169 end time Feb-12-07 07:16:53 PST)
Exceedingly rare CoCo 3 GIME (pronounced "gimme" as in "give me") chips. These control the memory and video. Unless you pull them out of a CoCo 3, these don't appear very often.
eBay: 3 retro Rainbow Computer magazines Tandy Color Comput (item 290079384167 end time Feb-09-07 21:01:47 PST)
Three issue of Rainbow. Actually, I don't think I have that middle one. hmmm...
Speaking of CoCo 3s... :) Mark Martlette of Cloud-9 mentioned not to long ago on the CoCo mailing list that he had a few mint CoCo 3s. Now this is the strict definition of Mint. As in, the same condition they came out of the factor, sealed, never opened, like they just came off the shelf at the Shack kind of mint. He let slip that he'd sold one for about $400.00 to a collector. Now that's CoCo collecting. :)
Angel's Luck,
Capt.
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