Apple _1_ on ebay???

[Vintage Computer Festival]

On Fri, 1 Jul 2005, William Maddox wrote:

> > There's no guarantee it's an Apple 1. The seller says only he can see
> > "wires and cards" inside. Perhaps it is an Apple ][ in a wooden case?
> > Nobody knows, and without pictures, nobody will know.
>
> I asked the seller for some pictures "under the hood" of that machine,
> and was told that it had already been boxed up for shipment. I'd imagine
> that if the really thought it was an Apple I, he'd oblige, so it seems
> clear that he expected to gain more from the uninformed speculation of
> the potential buyers.

Me too, but I didn't get the courtesy of a reply.  But wow, he's fast.
Already has it boxed up for shipping, does he?  Right.  What a dick.  But
I gotta say, the buyer is an even bigger dick.

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