3/19/07 Auctions of Note

Auctions of note for March 19th, 2007:

Plenty of Color Computer Goodness out there, including a nice selection of vintage CoCo magazines. Some of these are ending soon, so jump in and get them while they're hot. Also, a lot of CoCo 2s and 3s listing lately. While most are not technically "notable" as far as collecting goes, they are certainly useful. One of the other guys may call these gems out, but even if not, do a thorough search. You'll probably come up with some great deals for hobby use!

eBay: GFL Championship Football II color computer coco (item 110105039586 end time Mar-25-07 17:28:54 PDT)

Nice looking pak with instructions and a clear clamshell case. The price seems right, if you need to add this one to the collection.

eBay: TRS 80 Color Computer Accessories/Games/Joysticks/etc!! (item 290095456244 end time Mar-24-07 18:09:28 PDT)

Giant lot of games, books and miscellaneous hardware. The seller doesn't catalog all the disks, but Text Pro IV and P51 Flight Simulator are both in there, among other goodies. On the rare manuals and books side we have Leventhal's 6809 manual, a 6809 Reference Card, the Motorolla 6809 manual and a couple of the Unraveled Books. Hardware includes a y-cable, CoCo Max hi-res pak and a Wico trackball (which by the way, is loads of fun to play with). Definitely worth a peek if you're looking for a big score to boost the collection a bit.

eBay: TRS 80 Color Computer 3 with 512 MB Expansion (item 290095449984 end time Mar-24-07 17:43:58 PDT)

Here's a 512K CoCo 3 in the original box with manuals. Seller doesn't mention which upgrade is in it, but these come up infrequently enough that I thought it was worth a mention.

eBay: Dual Half Height CoCo Compatible Drives w. Controller (item 280095060574 end time Mar-27-07 09:23:59 PDT)

Didn't this sell already? Maybe I'm going nuts, but could have swore this sold already.... Which will just teach me to update the Price Guide and Sales of Note more often, won't it. ha! Anyhow, an unusual dual vertical drives for the CoCo hooked up to a super rare Disto Mini Controller. The latter alone is worth the opening bid.

eBay: Complete Working Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 2 (item 170092354929 end time Mar-23-07 16:32:26 PDT)

Large lot of CoCo 2 stuff with drives. Of interest to the collector will be the three boxes of diskettes. Kind of a grab bag, since alas, the seller does not list the disks' contents.

eBay: Rare Basic Computing The TRS-80 User Journal Magazines (item 230104939975 end time Mar-21-07 21:44:14 PDT)

Basic Computer started life as 80 US, I seem to recall. Don't quote me on that. Regardless, the magazine covered all TRS-80s, including the CoCo. Haven't seen these come much before, so worth a look!

eBay: Vintage Radio Shack TRS-80 2 w/37 pieces WORKS!! (item 140097040212 end time Mar-21-07 21:07:40 PDT)

This huge lot has a considerable amount of the old Tandy educational software with it. Some of it's actually fun to play with if you have kids. If you want to score a bulk of the edu-tainment stuff for the CoCo all at once though, have a looksee.

eBay: TRS-80 LEISURE SUIT LARRY 128 K DISK NO RESERVE (item 260097262387 end time Mar-21-07 20:17:31 PDT)

Okay, Leisure Suit Larry for the Color Computer 128K. I honestly don't remember this game being available for the CoCo. Starting price is high. I'd ask plenty of questions.

eBay: TRS-80 SHANGHAI COLOR COMPUTER 128 K NO RESERVE (item 260097259177 end time Mar-21-07 20:11:26 PDT)

One of the best CoCo 3 puzzle games. Comes as a pak. Here it is shrink wrapped.

eBay: Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer Disk Drive System (item 200089750936 end time Mar-21-07 19:51:42 PDT)

Occasionally a peek at an auction I normally would not list as notable as far as a collection goes turns up a gem or two. Okay, nice drive and certainly worth a look. The seller lists that it comes with COCOPACT 6.0 and COPACT 3 Version 1.0 disks. Don't know what those are, but they haven't appeared before! Also includes COCOPBBS 4.02 on disk, which is I'd guess as being a BBS software package. No mention of manuals for them, alas.

eBay: Vintage 80 US Magazines for TRS-80 - Jun 82 to Jun 83 (item 230104698062 end time Mar-21-07 14:17:07 PDT)

A nice run of 80 US in the early years. Also covered the Color Computer.

eBay: RADIO SHACK TRS-80 COLOR COMPUTER 2 LIKE NEW + 3 BOOKS (item 160095787130 end time Mar-20-07 19:01:18 PDT)

What appears to be an almost complete and nice looking 64K 26-3127 Color Computer 2.

eBay: Vintage Computronics Magazine TRS-80 computers 82-83 (item 230104119410 end time Mar-20-07 10:45:45 PDT)

Here's a TRS-80 magazine I haven't seen before. Couldn't say whether it covers the Color Computer or not, though. Ask questions.

eBay: Vintage TRS-80 Microcomputer News Magazines 81-83 (item 230104084121 end time Mar-20-07 09:17:14 PDT)

I rarely mention these because they're kind of common, but this is Tandy's own computer magazine. It did cover the CoCo... occasionally.

eBay: Vintage Computer User Magazine 83-84 TRS-80 computers (item 230103779691 end time Mar-19-07 14:28:39 PDT)

Another somewhat rare collection of magazines for the TRS-80, called Computer User. This magazine also covered the Color Computer from time-to-time.

eBay: Vintage Basic Computing Magazine 83-84 TRS-80 Users (item 230103774997 end time Mar-19-07 14:14:45 PDT)

More Basic Computing magazines. The seller actually mentions that it was formerly 80 US, so maybe my memory isn't entirely fried yet.

eBay: COLOR COMPUTER MAGAZINE, PREMIER THRU 10/84, short 4 (item 250096054395 end time Mar-25-07 18:27:49 PDT)

Big fat lot of Color Computer Magazine. Good magazine. From the pictures, these look to be in pretty good condition.

eBay: 10 ISSUES OF COLOR COMPUTER NEWS - 2 1982, 8 1983 (item 250093817355 end time Mar-19-07 15:55:55 PDT)

The always rare and, for the early CoCo collector, excellent Color Computer News.


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