[Info-vax] Prices of Microvax 3100's

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

Jan-Erik Soderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
> glen herrmannsfeldt wrote 2012-05-02 20:43:
>> AEF<spamsink2001 at yahoo.com>  wrote:

>>> Went to ebay to check this out. Entered "Microvax 3100" and got some
>>> interesting results. A model 90 w/ 64MB for $3183. Is this for real?
>>> There's a 3100/98 system going for $3950. I see other variations
>>> ranging from $49 (1 bid) to $3175. Are these things really worth this
>>> much?

>> There are many overpriced items on ebay now that will never sell.

(snip)
>> It might be about 10 years ago that I bought a 3100-30 for
>> about $20, plus shipping. But now the prices are going up.

> The -30 and the -90 are *way* different boxes!

> 3100-30 :  5 VUPS,  32 MB max.
> 3100-90 : 24 VUPS, 128 MB max.

> The -90 was a realy nice system...

That is certainly true. But for a hobbyist, the difference might
not be so large. 

Even so, it is hard to explain the difference between $20 and $3000.

-- glen