Performa 200, isn't this just a Classic II?

[Damian Ward]

Am I missing something? I've been watching a Performa 200 on ebay and the price keep on going up. I'm sure they are the same model as the Classic II, but with a different name. Are these models that rare that they go for this sort of price?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Apple-Macintosh-Performa-200-Classic-II-Style...

[Damian Ward]

Thanks Guys, I have only seen a couple on ebay in the last two years, so I know they don't come up that often. From memory they both went for about the £20 ($30) mark. I kinda wish I bid on them now, but they where too far away to collect.

I guess this is one of those ebay fever moments, where two bidders can't back down. Only a few hour left now so I'll let you know how much it goes for. I'm off to deface one of my Classic II's with a magic marker ;-)

[Ken]

I saw one of these on sale at a flea market in Frankfurt for 10 Euro. I couldn't justify lugging the weight back to the US. ::sigh::

[Damian Ward]

It finally went for £280 ($425) I find this amazing.

[MacMan]

£280, blimey! That's absolutely crazy - as you've mentioned there were some on eBay a while back that went for very little indeed. It would be worth going out and getting a couple of Classic II's re-screen printed with the Performa 200 name. Or to make one extra desirable, print it with a "Performa 210" badge or something and sell it as a prototype!

[Lars (WhyOSX)]

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2902...
Ending on Sunday immediately before 10 p.m. G.M.T.
My latest bid is at 10,50 € - I will not go any further ( got a Classic II as a gift on Christmas Day) !

[Damian Ward]

Looks like a good one and it's in a box. Your bid is about what I would expect to pay. I hope you get it.

[Lars (WhyOSX)]

This has been in before, The girl denied sending at first - she must have bought it herself. That was one month ago;
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290277804655
So with the SW II printer ~€ 20-25 seems ok., but not if I already have one of each.
The € 10.50 is where I was bidden out - 5 days before ending !

[MacMan]

I have noticed that there have been a few of these listed (in the UK) since this auction, probably by people hoping to get a similar amount for theirs. It's funny how eBay works isn't it?

[Damian Ward]

There was one that went last week from the same seller. The picture and description where the same, it just listed it as not booting. May be whoever won the original £280 one returned as faulty.

The re-listed Performa 200 went for just over £40, which I still think is a bit expensive, even for a working one.

[MacMan]

The price of these compacts is inevitably going to go up with time but you do occasionally get these little blips when they go for crazy prices. To think I was pulling these out of skips a few years ago, less so these days.

[Damian Ward]

I suppose you could look at it, like more are now being saved and put to good use, rather than being crushed.

[Ian C.]

Found another one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Apple-Mac-Performa-200-Computer-WORKS-G...