Posted By
Sidius
on 2007-03-28
12:20:42
 |  Commodore 232 on EBAY !
Take a look at this auction: 300096060325
Nice price... 
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Posted By
Gaia
on 2007-03-28
12:26:12
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
Geez... one has been auctioned here at a local Commodore party for like 700 euros, at that time I thought it was way too much already. I'm curious as to what the price turns out to be. Also, it would be good to know the serial number of this unit (it something like AA5 000069??, the picture is very low quality). The highest I have seen for a 232 was AA5 000097.
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2007-03-28
12:44:31
 | Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
Ridiculous...
Plus, that guy doesn't even give credit to the site where he copied the information. I'd sue him
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Posted By
Crown
on 2007-03-28
13:00:34
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
AA5 000007 according to the listing. It is supposed to be one of the known unit, from a known collector... I do wonder tough how did it end up in the hands of a comic book seller....
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Posted By
Gaia
on 2007-03-28
13:11:17
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
I have overlooked the serial in the listing. Oh well... I can recall this machine (#7) from a couple of years back, indeed. I even have the photos of that auction somewhere.
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2007-03-28
13:16:11
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
Crown...
That second copied article is misleading. It's not the AA5 000007 that's for sale!
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2007-03-28
13:23:56
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
It says "ARTICLE FROM A COMMODORE SITE NOT THIS ACTUAL MACHINE" and #7, according to the article, was/is boxed. This unit doesn't seem to be boxed.
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Posted By
Crown
on 2007-03-28
15:29:29
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
There is a separate section after the artice which describes the actual unit being sold, right after the line you quote. The article is from Bo Zimmerman's site, it is actually credited properly in the listing with a link
http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/c232s.html
The unit being sold is attributed to be the one which was the property of Dan Benson, check details about that here:
http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/secret/x64.html
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2007-03-28
16:08:05
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
Ooops... I misunderstood that. Reading it again, I see how it's meant. Before, I thought the description after the line I quoted was meant by "article from a commodore site" as well... I guess due to the same font.
And yes, that article above is credited. Shame on me 
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2007-03-28
17:34:32
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
Well, I wasn't all wrong
The "description" after that quoted line is copied as well. It's not the seller's description. So I got it right the first time. But I have to admit... it is quite confusing. However, the "missing" box caught my attention again.
Just for clarification: The unit to be sold in this auction is #69 and the one that is described in the article still belongs to a well known collector 
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Posted By
Plus4Vampyre
on 2007-03-29
08:00:29
 | Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
There are a quite more known Commodore 232. Rüdiger have had one but unfortunately sold it. Maybe he can remember the serial no of the sold machine. I know a collector from Germany, who owns one and also a collector from the Netherlands. The collector from Netherlands told me that another 232 was gone for 350 Eur to another collector from the Netherlands. Just to remember £1.500,00 is about 2.200 Eur for an unboxed and also opened and upgraded machine. I think it's to expensive. All we know that at least 97 Commodore 232 were made, but does anybody know the correct quantity?
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2007-03-29
11:21:38
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
Where do you get that the unit to be sold is opened and upgraded? BOTH texts are copied from websites and are not refering to #69.
Still, I think the price tag is ridiculous. However, I'm not a collector and I know that sometimes money doesn't really matter that much
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2007-03-29
11:59:30
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
There has been an update which includes an interesting not about the actual machine:
"Note from Marten: I was given this machine back in 1984 by Commodore UK. We were developing games for the c16 and Plus 4 and at the time they did not have any C16's to give us so I was supplied with this machine the serial no. is AA5 000069"
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Posted By
Plus4Vampyre
on 2007-03-29
16:11:49
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
Chicken you are right! I read "this unit has been upgraded to 64K", but the correct text is "his unit has been upgraded to 64K" in context to the article. So it looks like the 232 with the serial no. 69 is not upgrated, but it is still unsure if the computer is working.
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2007-03-29
16:34:07
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
Yeah, but that ad was quite confusing anyway. See how much misinterpretations it caused already
I'm not sure if a collector insists on a working machine... From what I read so far, most parts in the 232 are available from "other sources", so it's possible to repair that machine to make it run. But then it's not "original" anymore?!
I'm happy with my "regular" plus/4s And yes, I'd sell one for 2000 Euro, too
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Posted By
Chicken
on 2007-04-04
12:45:03
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
So nobody wanted this machine?!
It's in there once again: auction 300098546980
This time you can buy it right away... still the same price tag.
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Posted By
Chronos
on 2007-04-04
14:05:50
 | Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
if its only $3000, i will sell my commodore plus4 for $1000! its not rare as 232, but working and like brand new... lol.. (just joking, i don't want to sell it, im proud to use it)
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Posted By
C16 Chris
on 2007-04-08
11:55:11
 | Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
300099663431
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Posted By
Sidius
on 2007-04-09
04:58:23
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
Now, at least, he becomes slowly cheaper...
...if he wants to have then only £1.00 least orders, I access!
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Posted By
Plus4Vampyre
on 2007-04-16
03:42:21
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
The Commodore 232 was sold for £1.020,72 that's about 1500 EUR
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Posted By
Sidius
on 2007-04-16
08:29:15
| Re: Commodore 232 on EBAY !
Oh, a guy from USA has caught to themselves the part...not badly!
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