Hi all,
Indulge me while I make my own comment about this recent eBay auction, I heartily congratulate the winning bidder. $510 USD for that machine was I think a very VERY good price with extra CPU cards and the like. My 10-1/2" 11/05 cost me about $800 USD before adding on the shipping from Arizona to Australia (which took about 7 months, three shipping agents and some local interstate shipping) and considerably less than my slimline 11/05 (the subject of that outrageous "collusion" thread a while back) which I obtained for considerably less than the $2000 USD another slimline 11/05 went for last year. On its way to Australia less than 48 hours after the auction finished, postage of this one was a very reasonable $375 although it suffered some minor case damage by not being packed properly.
Heck, an 11/05 console front panel alone went for I recall $280 USD in the last year. Doubtless there are those who will shake their head and comment "yeah, I got one of THOSE but only paid $X for it" where X is some embarrassingly low amount. I restore WWII vintage vehicles and believe me I hear this comment at swap meets and clearing auctions all the time, whilst chasing rare parts. Sometimes I pay too much, sure, but for the most part I ignore them.
Anyway, I ramble. I suppose I am guilty about not posting some details about my own machines here. I will do so, just need some bulk time to work on them, what with all my other hobbies (and family) competing for time.
So again I reckon whoever got that 11/05 today is jumping for joy, what a fantastic win!
Steve.