cj7hawk
Veteran Member
I am feeling pretty down. Just got a reasonable price on an Osborne 1, newer model, clean, came with manuals and cables, and didn't quite have enough, so the seller discounted... I bought... Was looking forward to seeing it arrive, but as soon as it arrived at the GSP, they refused to ship it, stating they don't export computers...
Yeah, I got my money back, but clearly if I just wanted my money, I would not have bought it. I originally paid around US$130 to ship it too, and now I see similar items, and they show at shipping around $100, but any attempt to buy one jumps the shipping price up to around USD$300 to USD$400...
So I suspect they are just cancelling orders while hiking the price. Well, there goes my primary source of finding old CP/M computers. 
I can't afford to pay that much in just shipping for an old computer
Especially when I'm also taking a big risk on whether an item works or not and without knowing condition, and to be fair, it pretty much doubles or triples the price of most old CP/M machines, though I imagine based on some bargains people get, it's more in the range of 20 to 30 times as much.
I know there's a buy and sell on this site, but it's not well used from what I can see. That makes sense - we're all collectors so we rarely part with things - we just keep collecting.
So what are the options? Are there other places to buy old CP/M computers at a reasonable price? Some online shop that specialises in them without calling every find that smokes on power up a "collectors item"? I live in the most remote city in the world, so there is little to no supply locally. What is recommended? I am outside the US, so need a place that is friendly to people overseas and will go through the extra effort to pack and ship. I don't mind paying reasonable pricing for shipping, but Ebay is just gouging... Or are Ebay the only real source for international second hand items now?
Any suggestions appreciated -
Thanks
David
Yeah, I got my money back, but clearly if I just wanted my money, I would not have bought it. I originally paid around US$130 to ship it too, and now I see similar items, and they show at shipping around $100, but any attempt to buy one jumps the shipping price up to around USD$300 to USD$400...
I can't afford to pay that much in just shipping for an old computer
I know there's a buy and sell on this site, but it's not well used from what I can see. That makes sense - we're all collectors so we rarely part with things - we just keep collecting.
So what are the options? Are there other places to buy old CP/M computers at a reasonable price? Some online shop that specialises in them without calling every find that smokes on power up a "collectors item"? I live in the most remote city in the world, so there is little to no supply locally. What is recommended? I am outside the US, so need a place that is friendly to people overseas and will go through the extra effort to pack and ship. I don't mind paying reasonable pricing for shipping, but Ebay is just gouging... Or are Ebay the only real source for international second hand items now?
Any suggestions appreciated -
Thanks
David