Buying & Selling etc

I regularly buy and sell machines and peripherals. This is not a profit making activity for me; it’s just an important part of managing my hobby.

The temptation is to acquire an ever greater number of machines, but i only have so much space. I now sell/give as much as i buy/acquire. It’s not a profit making venture. I try to recover my costs, but that’s not always possible. In this hobby we have to accept that sometimes we pay for the entertainment value of constructing, restoring or embellishing a machine.

I will post items that are for sale on this site, but i would rather sell low than go through the hassle of postage. Typically, i prefer pickup either at my shed (Cockatoo Valley SA) or at a monthly ARC meet (Unley SA).

Commodore 64C Family Pack $340

This was a gifted by a Rotarian. Sale proceeds will go to the Rotary Foundation.

Commodore 64C – Nice cosmetic condition.  A little yellow on the rear panel and backs of keys.  Loads up games.  Sounded and looked good with my monitor and cable. No manual

Diagnostic cart identified faults with 6526 U2 6581 U17 and Control Port.  Sound test sounded fine. Joystick test program showed ports, joysticks, and paddles working fine.  I have not noticed any issues in use. 

Power Supply – works. 

1541 Disk Drive – passes Commodore performance test and loads games.  A few small cable “melts” on the case. Includes box, cable, and manual.

Datasette – it would detect titles but would not start loading.   Includes box and manual.

Accessories, games, and boxes including:

  • 2x Joystick – One with a homemade replacement cable.
  • Paddle set
  • Cartridges: Le Mans, International Football (both worked for me)
  • Tapes: Armchair Cricket, America’s Cup, SWAT, Desert Hawke (I only got SWAT to load)

RF Cable but no other video cables

Does not include monitor.

Macintosh Plus $390

4MB RAM

SC20 enclosure with SCSI2SD with 16GB card configured as 2x 8GB drives

MacOS 6.0.8 installed

Matching keyboard and mouse

Bright sharp screen with no visible burn-in

Internal battery pack installed

Platinum cases, but yellowed to a colour more like the original beige

Third-party carry bag in fair condition with slightly damaged zip (poses no issue)