STICH666 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I only had $8 on me. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 doh! Too bad the guy couldn't wait, I'd have gone tot he atm quick-like. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1761426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Was this at a garage sale? You could have given the dude your $8 as a deposit while you found the nearest ATM machine... Chris Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1761463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICH666 Posted May 30, 2009 Author Share Posted May 30, 2009 doh! Too bad the guy couldn't wait, I'd have gone tot he atm quick-like. I don't have a bank card. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1761505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 That sucks, see if he stll got it later and then you can find more money Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1761646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I woulda had him hold onto my $$ ran down the street, rob a beverage store came back and payed him double. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1761667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickybaby Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Well, I bet you have a cellphone. That would have warrented a "Mom, Dad, I'll mow the lawn for you if I can borrow some money" phone call. ps - Don't forget to check the guy's trash later. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1761673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICH666 Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 (edited) Lucky for me my birthday is monday. As soon as I got home I found a $100 check in the mail from my Aunt and Uncle. Tomorrow I'm going to cash it and go back to see if it's still there. Edited May 31, 2009 by STICH666 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1761781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Definitely check his trash. And happy birthday to you. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1761824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICH666 Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Definitely check his trash. And happy birthday to you. I will and thanks! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1761845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koopa64 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Damn, I hope you can get that 128 Stitch, that would be such a massive loss if you can't. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1762149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Is that a good deal on a 128? I have to admit I have ZERO nostalgia for old home computers. Over the past couple of years I did snag a TI99/4a with a bunch of games at a sale for about $25, and a Commodore 128 with a floppy drive and a box of discs for about $3! They sat untouched for over a year until I unloaded the whole thing on Craigslist for $50 to a retired college professor. Now when I see stuff like that I just pass it by unless I KNOW it might be super rare. Unfortunately I just don't know what to look for when it comes to old computers as opposed to game systems. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1762255 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Well, as a general rule I go by, if it says Commodore, Atari, Tandy, TI or Timex, I get it because nobody else will and it most likely will get trashed unless I find it a home. I feel I am doing a public service by snagging them. We are preserving history! If you see another and think to pass it by, snag it for me, the Grand Historian I'll get it from you definitely before a year passes. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1762260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICH666 Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 I'm going to go back tomorrow to see what happened with it. I have money now so if it's still there i'll get it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1762359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoFever1982 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Let us know if you get it. I had a guy i know give me a complete 128 with drives and a bunch of stuff for free after he picked it up off a guy who was just getting rid of it. I have a ram expansion for it as well. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1763011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLove0378 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) It's simple: "Hey, could you hold onto this for me? I gotta run back home real quick and get some money." Often times, they'll be nice enough to do that for you. It worked for me once, back in '03: I asked the folks at GameStop to hold a top-loader NES deck for me overnight, because I didn't have $39.99 (or a credit card) on me to buy it. So I went back in the morning with the cash, and got it! That's one of the best deals I ever got! If you did get the Commodore, let us know. Edited June 5, 2009 by DrLove0378 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/144871-i-just-had-to-turn-down-a-commodore-128-for-30/#findComment-1765903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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