C3 on eBay

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C3 on eBay

Post by Steve Gray » Sat Jun 30, 2012 6:14 pm

Auction#: 190694923040 (not mine)

This is a 3-processor C3 system with dual 8-inch drives and terminal unit. starting bid $800, or $2400 BIN.

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Re: C3 on eBay

Post by dave » Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:24 am

Wow, nice system. Looks like they got the $2,400 for it! The Hazeltine 1500 alone is a great find.

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Re: C3 on eBay

Post by Steve Gray » Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:25 pm

I see ZERO bids, so nobody was willing to pay the starting $800 bid...

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Re: C3 on eBay

Post by dave » Thu Jul 05, 2012 11:58 am

It must have been the buy-it-now. I've never seen an OSI system go over $1,000 before. Most people have no idea what they are.

The $800 starting bid would definitely be enough to keep me a spectator. But only one player is needed. I wonder who bought it. There must be some back story. I hope they end up finding this site an posting something.

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Re: C3 on eBay

Post by glitch » Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:17 pm

It looks like the auction may have just timed out, with no bidders and no Buy-it-Now. I doubt anyone would really be willing to pay that much for a C3 in "not working in many years" condition.
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