Atari 8-bit todays snapshot of disk drives for sale

[Mark2008]

e-bay u.s., 9/28/2022

 

 

The reason for the snapshot, is it' is a really simple way of getting a baseline. 

 

Of course, for the drives like Trak or Indus GT, they aren't super rare, but you might have a couple, or have none, on any given day.

 

One thing I'd like to know, will the 1050s   become more rare, or less rare over time.  One theory is estate sales could swell the ranks of 1050s with fewer buyers.  But another theory is things get rarer as time passes.   Of course, e-bay increasingly doesn't represent the whole market, we see atari drives sold on mercari already, as well as other websites - but anyway...whatever, some data.

 

SDRIVE $58
Atari 810 Powers ON - at auction
Atari 810 -works $89
Atari 1050 Powers ON - $89
S-Drive MAX $89
Atari 1050 working, w/ps - $93
Ataro 1050 no power supply - $95
Atari 1050 working - $100
Atari 1050 $102
Atari 1050 untested - $105
Atari 1050 works, boxed - $116
Atari 810 untested, no ps - $120
Atari 1050 parts - $130
Atari 1050 untested - $133
Atari 1050 - $135
Atari 1050 w/PS untested $144
Atari 1050 $146
Atari 1050 untested $156
Atari 1050 $158
Atari 1050 Powers On, $163
Atari 1050 defective, $166
Atari 1050 tested, works $169
Atari 810 powers up ,$171
Atari 1050 $186
Rana Systems 1000 $207
Atari 1050 Powers up  $207
Atari 810 CIB - at auction, BIN $336
Atari 1050, no ac $229
Atari 1050 - $230
Atari 1050 works, $234
Indus GT $250
Indus GT $266
Atari 1050 $270
Atari 1050 - claimed new $300

 

Stand alone drives counts

S-drive    :  2
Atari 810  :  5
Rana Systems: 1
Indus GT   :  2
Atari 1050 : 24

 

Did not include drives in bundles, even though, arguably, some of the bundles were less than the prices above and would've fit in the list.

Edited September 29, 2022 by Mark2008