IMSAI 8080 for sale....

[David Griffith]

On Mon, 18 May 2009, Michael Hart wrote:

> Lol!!!
> I just checked e-bay for what is being asked of an IMSAI-8080 that is 
> not fully tested, no floppy drives and from what I can tell only has one 
> board 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-IMSAI-8080-S100-Low-S-003878-NEC-8080A-Works_W0QQitemZ190307992840QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2c4f3d8508&_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116
>
> They are asking near $4000.00
>
> So whomever takes my offer will be getting a gem for of a system at a 
> bargain price of $2000.00
>
> Anyway you have until Wednesday morning until I place it on e-bay.

Speaking as someone who has sold a few IMSAIs on Ebay, here's my take on 
it.  $2000 for a known-working IMSAI-8080 with peripherals is a very good 
deal.  I sold a machine with a CPU and a defective memory board (noted 
that fact on the auction page) for $1700.  With all the goodies you're 
tossing in, it's a steal.

Regarding shipping something like that?  I've found that the best way to 
do it is get a roll of bubble wrap with the 1-inch-across bubbles.  Wrap 
the thing with enough to turn it into a marshmallow.  Put that in a box 
with at least six inches of clearance all the way around, then fill with 
styrofoam peanuts.  I've done this with IMSAIs, Altairs, and an AT&T 3b1 
-- no troubles reported.

Anyhow, I'm not interested as I already have my dream IMSAI.  My storage 
unit can't take much more.  Someone, please give that machine a good home.


-- 
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu

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