YSG2020 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Hi Gang. Reaching out again to our terrific community here to see if any of you have a good condition, complete 830 modem you’d consider selling? Please PM me. Thx kindly. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 eBay prices https://www.ebay.com/itm/335442430273 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 2 hours ago, Frankie said: eBay prices https://www.ebay.com/itm/335442430273 Good lord. All of my Atari stuff I acquired on Ebay was $5 to $20 purchases. I feel so bad for people trying to start a collection now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSG2020 Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 That’s why I’m asking here in our community. EBay buying is typically just trouble and out to lunch. I like to deal with fellow educated Atari enthusiasts, not capitalist retailers inflating prices selling junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burkhart87 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Damn. Maybe that asking price is legit. Do an ebay search but include sold and completed items. 🤷♂️ What am I missing about these prices? I've got an 830 and an 850. The only practical use I've had for either in the past 35+ years is a source of 3086's or 6532's. What can you do with an acoustic modem these days? How could you even test it? We still pay for a landline (yes, we're dinosaurs, my wife really likes the idea of keeping a home phone#) but have not owned a phone that would fit that 830 cradle for decades. For the OP, my only advice is to be patient and flexible. Look for local deals or the facebook marketplace, and be willing to buy an 830 as part of a multi-item lot. 810's were selling for absurd amounts not that long ago, but that market seems to have crashed. Maybe the same will happen for 830's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 I made the mistake 13 years ago for buying two of these for $100 each (I really wanted one bad) and they have been that high or higher ever since... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DavidMil2 Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 1 hour ago, AtariGeezer said: I made the mistake 13 years ago for buying two of these for $100 each (I really wanted one bad) and they have been that high or higher ever since... Don't feel bad; my old 830 still has the $125.00 sticker on it. I thought that we had gone to heaven when we got our 835. No more quickly putting the phone in the 830 and walking around on eggshells! DavidMil2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSG2020 Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 Anybody have one they’d like to sell? Thx kindly. pm me. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 11 hours ago, burkhart87 said: Damn. Maybe that asking price is legit. Do an ebay search but include sold and completed items. 🤷♂️ What am I missing about these prices? I've got an 830 and an 850. The only practical use I've had for either in the past 35+ years is a source of 3086's or 6532's. What can you do with an acoustic modem these days? How could you even test it? We still pay for a landline (yes, we're dinosaurs, my wife really likes the idea of keeping a home phone#) but have not owned a phone that would fit that 830 cradle for decades. For the OP, my only advice is to be patient and flexible. Look for local deals or the facebook marketplace, and be willing to buy an 830 as part of a multi-item lot. 810's were selling for absurd amounts not that long ago, but that market seems to have crashed. Maybe the same will happen for 830's. Sure... we had one on display at VCFMW... We actually did a demo of it during one of the Atari BBS Zoom meetings a short while back. You can still call the modern telnet BBS's with these things. All you need is a PC with an actual modem running SexPots and something like the Viking Line Simulator or one of those PABX systems ($118 and $80 respectively.... yeah, the PBX system is cheaper but the line simulator is brain dead easy with no configuration). But since the OP probably just wants it to sit on a shelf or table, I'll probably leave it at that. Anyone else who's really interested might want to actually look in on the BBS club here or actually show up for one of our twice-monthly meetings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 8 hours ago, AtariGeezer said: I made the mistake 13 years ago for buying two of these for $100 each (I really wanted one bad) and they have been that high or higher ever since... Then why was it a mistake? Sounds like you could sell them for a nice profit if you don't actually want them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Actually, if anyone here bought the one on eBay that had the advertising poster along with it from a month or so back, could you scan that thing? I wanted to buy it but honestly I just didn't need three 830's. (Poster maybe not the right word since I think it was more 8.5" x 11" from the looks of it... still, would look great at the VCFMW table next year). Curiously, the 830 and the phone I had with it were one of the biggest interest items next to the Atari sign. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 Only buy them at 50 to 75 dollars, and be ready for some rehabbing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSG2020 Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 (edited) Nope. Not going on a shelf. I have the means to fully hook it up and use it as it was originally designed.. more or less. I use all of my 8 bit equipment and keep it running. No emulators or dusty static shelf collections here. Edited September 11 by YSG2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 4 hours ago, YSG2020 said: Nope. Not going on a shelf. I have the means to fully hook it up and use it as it was originally designed.. more or less. I use all of my 8 bit equipment and keep it running. No emulators or dusty static shelf collections here. Well...looking forward to seeing you on the BBSes then.... And who knows? Maybe even on the Zoom chats? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSG2020 Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 I’m already on BBS’s. Never been off them since their inception. Just looking for an even more authentic visceral way to connect with my 800 and a rotary phone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSG2020 Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 Well, I have one potential offer from one of our members in Spain. Lol. Anybody closer here in North America have one to sell? thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted September 11 Share Posted September 11 9 hours ago, Tillek said: Then why was it a mistake? Sounds like you could sell them for a nice profit if you don't actually want them anymore. That because after checking, they were being sold for around $50-$65 back then... I don't regret buying them though. Still need to buy a couple old style phones to use with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 43 minutes ago, AtariGeezer said: That because after checking, they were being sold for around $50-$65 back then... I don't regret buying them though. Still need to buy a couple old style phones to use with them Amazon has some "new" "old style" phones that seemed to work well enough if you can't find "the real thing". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSG2020 Posted September 12 Author Share Posted September 12 (edited) Tillek or Geezer, how about you sell me one of your doubles, and then we’ll each have one. Edited September 12 by YSG2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 5 minutes ago, Tillek said: Amazon has some "new" "old style" phones that seemed to work well enough if you can't find "the real thing". Cool, will have to check that out, thanks 👆... I've only found wall mounted phones at thrift stores so far... Just now, YSG2020 said: Tillek or Geezer, how about you sell me one, and then we’ll each have one. Dejavu, a guy asked me a similar question but about the TeleLink carts when I had two many years ago. Sorry, but not right now as it would cost me more to replace one than what I paid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 15 minutes ago, YSG2020 said: Tillek or Geezer, how about you sell me one of your doubles, and then we’ll each have one. Hmmmmm.... I was going to check your address from your account on my BBS... but... can't seem to find it. 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 5 minutes ago, AtariGeezer said: Cool, will have to check that out, thanks 👆... I've only found wall mounted phones at thrift stores so far... Dejavu, a guy asked me a similar question but about the TeleLink carts when I had two many years ago. Sorry, but not right now as it would cost me more to replace one than what I paid... Probably should have included the link.... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08QHKDRJ6 The handset didn't seem to fit 100% perfectly, but it worked when we demoed. The light didn't work when hooked up to my Ooma box, but with the PABX or Viking Line Simulator it got enough power on the ring to light up just perfectly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 8 minutes ago, AtariGeezer said: Dejavu, a guy asked me a similar question but about the TeleLink carts when I had two many years ago. Sorry, but not right now as it would cost me more to replace one than what I paid... Yeah... Telelink I seemed easy enough to find (somehow I think I have 2 or three) but Telelink II was hard and not cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 5 minutes ago, Tillek said: Yeah... Telelink I seemed easy enough to find (somehow I think I have 2 or three) but Telelink II was hard and not cheap. Yep true, same here. I have about 3 of each and three 835's, but only one works at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 1 minute ago, AtariGeezer said: Yep true, same here. I have about 3 of each and three 835's, but only one works at the moment... Only managed to get one 835 so far... But I have a few 1050's and SX212's and XM301's to make up for it. It was kind of funny at VCF Midwest to have the boxed ones, with the modem still in the box while I displayed one of the "not in box" on top of it. Of course, the 830 with the phone was the thing most people "interacted" with. Next year, I'll bring both 830's and get another phone and do a dueling banjos display where people can talk to each other. An 800 and 400 next to each other, both running Telelink I with a viking line simulator between them... that could be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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