Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 10:48:20 01/21/05
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On January 21, 2005 at 13:26:27, Steve B wrote: > >>>Really? It's not terribly handsom -- cheap plastic board and pieces (Silver and >>Black). > >well ,beauty is in the eye of the collector >but lets not start disussing the "Beauty" topic again >i spent all day and night answering/defending my post yesterday about "Beauty" >in chess programming >:) > > >> But I do have the original box and manual (which is the Excel 68000 >>manual, for model 6094). In fact the box it shipped in is an Excel 68000 box. >>The only clue that's its a Mach II LA is the model number (6097). > >you must have an early Mach II >the box should have an indication on it that it is a Mach II with the LA >tournament program Actually, I mis-spoke. Upon further inspection, the box does have a decal that was pasted over the Excel 68000 graphics that does say it's a Mach II 6097, but it does not mention the LA tournament. The manual is for an Excel 68000. > >look at my Mach II here: > >http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=3353&.dnm=b8ce.jpg&.src=ph > >however you do have the right model number so you are good to go > >> >>I did pay a pretty penny for it at Labate's Chess Center in Anaheim, CA. I'm >>amazed that I might be able to get that much money out of it. >> >>Do you have a ballpark estimate of it's likely value? >> >>Thanks a million. (I won't do any surgery on it. I promise!) > >ok since you promised.. > >the trick here will be to post your computer on EBAY and make it availalbe to >German buyers >you will have to ship WORLDWIDE >you should get close to $350 for it if not more,because there hasen't been one >on Ebay for quite awhile > >by puttung the word "SCHACHCOMPUTER" in your auction title..this will enable >German Ebayers to grab your auction when they do a search > >The Germans LOVE Fidelity computers and you will grealty increase the number and >dollar amount of the bids you would receive > >you can set a "reserve price" of say $300 >this means that if you do not receive a bid equal to or greater then $300 then >you dont have to sell the computer so you have nothing to lose >noone will know your reserve price other then you >Ebay will take a small fee,i think it is 4% of the final selling price,but i >cant say for certain as i have never sold anything on Ebay but of course i have >won many auctions Wow, Steve! That's really amazing. I had no idea the machine could fetch such a sum. I will have to think about that. My other machine is probably more rare than that. It's a Fidelity Chess Challenger 12 SE (special edition). The model number is SE12. I had purchased Fidelity computers before (CC 7, and a Champion CC Voice [non-functional now]), so this was a mailer promotion. It was a CC 12 with the 1983 World Champion program, but the clock speed was bumped up to 3.6 instead of the usual 3.0, IIRC. This is all from memory, since I don't have the origianl flyer or box. I do have a manual, which is for a standard CC 12. Matt > >Best >Steve > > > > > > >>
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