Not tested or non working order, will make prices drop some 70 to 80 percent, compared to the current market value on working machines. If you ask me.

Of course, a fully working and cosmetically mint condition, plus fully clean system takes a premium price.

Do you know whether you'll be able to test these when you go see them?

If you don't get any opportunity to test them before purchasing, I think I'd be perfectly reasonable to lowball it.

I'd pay $150 maybe $200 for the lot. The IBM 5155 appears to be upside down in the photo. The Tandy 1000 looks like a 1000TX with an added 5.25" floppy or a 1000SX with an added 3.5" floppy. If it's a TX it's got the 8MHz 286 and is the fastest of "original" PCjr compatible models.

I can't quantify the amount but I would pay a GOOD DEAL if they are in working condition. I would also like to look at their interiors for usual suspect defects.

dr.ido wrote:

I'd pay $150 maybe $200 for the lot. The IBM 5155 appears to be upside down in the photo. The Tandy 1000 looks like a 1000TX with an added 5.25" floppy or a 1000SX with an added 3.5" floppy. If it's a TX it's got the 8MHz 286 and is the fastest of "original" PCjr compatible models.

I was thinking the same thing $150-200, mostly due to the untested condition. Except even at those prices I doubt I would take the risk because I don’t need an additional 3 long term projects right now.

tree fiddy

The guy is currently asking $425 for the lot, which is too high.

He also has the IBM 5153 and 5155 priced at $125 for both (they would be included in the entire lot price as well).

I'm going to try and test them when I get there.

Per the seller, the only one that he knows does not work properly is the 5155.

Assuming that the others boot fine, I was thinking probably $250 max.

The one piece that I don't want to pass up is the 5153 monitor as I need a CGA monitor.

Hopefully the guy is reasonable.

We'll see.

Thanks.

tegrady wrote:

(that's what he says it is, but it does look quite right to me as the monitor appears to be on the wrong side)

It's not on the wrong side, it's just upside-down 😀

OK, so I went and checked out the computers. I ended up buying the Tandy 1000, Tandy 2500, Tandy monitor, the IBM 5153 color monitor and the software.

The 5155 was completely dead, so I left that. I also did not take the dot matrix printers.

I tested the two Tandy computers and the monitors and they worked perfectly. Everything is also in very good cosmetic condition.

I'm not going to say what I paid, but it was within the ranges noted above. I don't think I got an amazing deal, but, based on eBay sales, especially with no shipping costs involved, I think I did well.

If anyone wants the dead 5155 and the dot matrix printers, and you live in the CT or MA area, take a look at Letgo and search for "computer". He said he would trash the 5155, but I told him to please not trash it as I'm sure someone would like it. He said he would hang onto it a bit longer.

Thanks.

If he was going to trash it, you should have asked him if he was ok giving it to you 😁

There is a chance it only needs fresh caps