When I spotted this Mac 512ke auction, I couldn't help but remember this thread. The seller is basically selling a Mac Plus but he is pitching it heavily as a 512ke because he feels such will allow him to use that fish-bait word, "rare." This is a Macintosh Plus folks, not a 512ke. I couldn't care less if it has a badly yellowed Mac 512ke case. The logic board inside is from a Mac Plus. And yet, how many instances of "512ke" do you find in that auction listing versus "Plus"? The only thing good about this auction thus far is the price -- $25 plus shipping is about all this thing is worth, if that.

Folks, you really have to be careful on EBAY, especially when reading a listing that centers on that magical word "rare."