Re: ...thoughts on Retro-uC?

On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 11:16 AM smf <smf@null.net> wrote:
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> On 14/09/2018 02:37, Mia Magnusson wrote:
> > At least the ebay prices for a known good VIC-II and a known-good SID
> > together is higher than a C64 (without any accessories) is worth here
> > in Sweden.
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> That is because the vic-ii and sid are sold as working.
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> There are far too many c64 sold without power supplies & a statement to
> say that it used to work but they can't find the power adapter.
>
> I may be too cynical, but if it hasn't been tested then I assume it
> doesn't work & if the seller says it's an easy fix then I assume it isn't.

I've not bought a lot of C64 on ebay, just the very cheap ones (< 20
euros when I happen to find one), of course untested, missing supply
or missing cables etc.
They always worked fine. In one occasion I had to clean the keyboard.
Yes, my sample is less than 10 units, but so far I can't confirm your theory.
Of course there're some people doing this on purpose, but you can
easily tell from their feedback and ebay history.
Frank