Apple II items

#1 Sun, 7 Oct 2012 - 16:22

Found this morning an Apple II Joystick, this is not an Apple branded product, but an Hayes one.

It was boxed and dirty, and when i asked for the price, i get a 5€ reply.

I say i can give 2€ if required, and we set a deal at only 3€

Was dirty, but managed to clean it and even had time to retrobright it a bit.

#2 Sun, 7 Oct 2012 - 16:28

The story doesn't end there.

In the same box several cards were found, also for an Apple ][ :

kept looking around for the complete unit, but wasn't there...managed to get those as well for free :O

The thing is... i have no Apple ][ to play with, but doesn't matter, it was too cheap to leave.

#3 Sun, 7 Oct 2012 - 16:34

Nice! très bien

Good to see some conquests done in Europe!

#4 Sun, 7 Oct 2012 - 17:22

Fantastic finds for sure! Anything boxed is rare these days.

Anyone, what's that 3rd card used for?

#5 Sun, 7 Oct 2012 - 17:57

My guess is a printer card, but cannot be sure a 100%

#6 Sun, 7 Oct 2012 - 19:26

That's a basic expansion kit for a IIe: 80 column card with RAM expansion, disk controller and an Epson printer board. You should have asked the seller where the IIe system unit resides...

#7 Sun, 7 Oct 2012 - 21:14

You should have asked the seller where the IIe system unit resides...

The seller had a lot of rubbish in that box,most not related with computer stuff.

I didn't want to ring a bell when asking for vintage computer or even Apple Stuff, my 3€ conquest will probably not have been possible

#8 Mon, 8 Oct 2012 - 04:21

You should pay the cards first, then ask about the computer itself

Was it at the flea-market?

#9 Mon, 8 Oct 2012 - 07:12

Was it at the flea-market?

yes more or less.

#10 Mon, 8 Oct 2012 - 07:31

Next time, ask the seller if they have an Apple IIe system that they want to sell. Maybe you'll get lucky and be able to get the rest for a reasonable amount.

-J

#11 Mon, 8 Oct 2012 - 09:28

Don't know if the seller was aware what an Apple ][ is really.

The items were mixed with old books, plates...etc.

I think he get all these as a whole bulk, he probably could have made more money from a complete Apple ][ including the joystick.

If i can remember clearly Krye did found a similar joystick not so long ago, and it wasn't cheap.

#12 Mon, 8 Oct 2012 - 12:43

Just an question, how common Apple ]['s are in France generally? I find them being really difficult to come by, not to mention IIgs wich is virtually impossible.

#13 Mon, 8 Oct 2012 - 15:33

Don't know really, seems they were pretty successful in France, i have seen several on ebay.fr lately...but don't get me wrong never seen any at garage sales or flea markets.

Will let you know as soon as i get one on my own :lol: