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PET 2001 guide price?

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StowComputers

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So I have an opportunity to purchase a non working, rusty case, but complete PET 2001 from someone 5 minutes drive away.

He knows one sold for $300 on eBay, a while back. What should I offer? It's a tricky one this.

I don't know if I want to spend £150 on it, I'm busy as it is on restoration jobs.

Just don't know what to do.
 
Hmm. It does sound a bit high. Especially non-working, since the time commitment to get it working again is unknown. More likely than not, if you wait a while and then contact the seller again, their imagined price will go down. Of course I could sell you a non-working, not-rusty one if you like for much less than this, but the shipping cost from San Francisco would probably be prohibitive :)
 
In my opinion, $300 is way too expensive. I paid 50,- EUR for a non working but beautiful PET 2001 and watch them regulary at eBay in working condition for 130-150 EUR.
 
Small keyboard aside, but £150 for a rusty and obviously non-working PET 2001 sounds like the seller (I almost wrote "your friend" but I don't know if he is a friend of yours) is trying to screw you. Perhaps £50 on a good day. The one selling for $300 must've been in almost pristine and newly restored condition, not to mention one or several bidders who were very eager or not clued in on the market availability.
 
I gave $100.00 usd for a perfect physical condition, non working 2001-8 with the chicklet keyboard. (It needed a decent amount of repairs, bad regulator, All the power diodes, 1 bad 6550 ram.).

$300.... too rich for my blood.

Later,
dabone
 
Thanks for all the feedback guys.

It's easy to get excited over a system so close to me here, but I still have to consider the purchase carefully. I wasn't sure how rare, or collectable this particular model is. With none on the auctions in recent memory to compare it with, your help has enabled me to make an informed offer; and more important not overpay.

I'm not expecting to aquire it, as I think the seller has high expectations. We shall see, and I will let you know if I get it.

Thanks again.
 
If you're willing to settle for a later 40 or 80 column PET, the ones with full sized keyboard but no tape recorder, you will probably find something for relatively low amounts of money within reasonable distance from your home. Of course those might not be as iconized as the first, small keyboard version but later PETs tend to be more servicable and with more number of spare parts to obtain if required.
 
Yeah, rusty and non-working are the keywords you should focus on. The price to fix it depending on what's wrong or the amount of rust would cost about as much as the system is worth. A nice condition and working on I could see selling for $300 in the states but non-working, the rust, I dunno. Depending on that I would recommend making him an offer if you're REALLY wanting the hardware for no more than $80 but you'd probably be best to sit back and wait for a more reliable system. Otherwise you're going to be replacing or fixing almost every part of that system lol (chiclet keyboard, internal tape drive). I can't quite recall what I spent a year ago but I did pay someone $200 or $2x0 for a working system and then paid shipping (that was a cool typo for a sec) for another $60. Everything went well, so depending on your desired price (say you're willing to shell out $300 or what not you may just look around further locations and do the deal with shipping in mind).
 
I agree with the others. Look for a working PET with the 4116 type RAM and the 24 pin 2332 type ROMs. It will be relatively easy to get substitute parts. A non working PET of any type is not worth even $25 in my mind. The very early PET had RAM (6550) and ROM (6540) that cannot be easily substituted. So make sure you know what type of RAM/ROM are in the machine.
 
Personally I wouldn't touch one with a rusty case. Not unless you have a second case you can substitute.

For myself, I find it much easier to fix the electronics than recondition a damaged case (plastic or metal). These days I'd rather go for something that's not working and looks good, than the other way around.

Tez
 
For myself, I find it much easier to fix the electronics than recondition a damaged case (plastic or metal). These days I'd rather go for something that's not working and looks good, than the other way around.
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Ditto... electronics are easy to make it look good, metal working and replacement plastics.... impossible for me...


Later,
dabone
 
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