CPC664 on ebay right now!!

[khisanth]

First 664 I have seen on ebay in reasonable condition as far as i can see


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amstrad-CPC664-/260763597134?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item3cb6b8b94e#ht_506wt_1134


pick up from Richmond only. I can pick it up from there if anyone not in the area wants to bid for as its my hometown!


40 quid start price 0 bids so far.

[Devilmarkus]

Poor: 40gbp for only the CPC!
No monitor included and the keyboard looks bad and is broken, too.
Also not sure if the floppy works.

Really: a starting bid of 1gbp would be enough for it.

If someone pays me 40gbp + postage, I'll send him my 664 also without monitor but with working keys and floppy (German Schneider CPC 664)

[khisanth]

probably why he is selling it, play on the rarity etc

[Gryzor]

yeah... I'd consider buying it and trying to fix it, but not at £40+...

[Bryce]

There's been a few 664s on the German iiiibay over the last few months, and I don't think any of them got up to €40.

Bryce.

[Devilmarkus]

Right!
The only difference is that they are labelled "Schneider" and have no blue keys.

[arnoldemu]

yeah... I'd consider buying it and trying to fix it, but not at £40+...

cleaning the keyboard is also not so easy with these.
for a start the membrane seems to be locked into the pcb (some special connectors).
If you try to prise the top off the keys you end up bending them or cutting them (the plastic is a bit more softer it seems).
so your only hope is that there is a bad connection between the pcb and the 74ls245 or AY that you can fix.

Believe me, I've opened my 664 and tried, thank god it's keyboard works ok.

EDIT: Of course the price is higher because there were not made for long (we all know the cpc6128 was sold only a year or so later).
EDIT2: I am planning to make a program that can be used to test the keyboard, it will show the state of the keys and you can use it to press and test the keys are working, much easier to see results than using basic.

[Gryzor]

@Markus: why would you want to buy a 664 with no blue keys anyway? Boring Germans...

@Arnoldemu: actually, according to CPCWiki, "the 664 did have a very short life and was soon replaced by the 6128 (according to Amstrad Action, Issue 1, Oct 1985, page 8, the 664 was produced only from May until August 1985)." While it does sound a bit too short to me, it was certainly not a year or so. As I had read in an AA, Sugar had actually mentioned the 6128 even when the 664 was rolling out the factory's gates... should have given some hint to everybody

[MacDeath]

I personnally see no points in having a CPC664.

Ok it's cute and rare and so on...

Yet :
-Poor keyboard quality (often broken).
-not the proper RAM setting to me (64 only ?)
-casing bigger than the elegant and compact 6128...(I have no spare space in my room).


The only classy thing ?
the blue keys...

I wish I could get some of my 6128's keys with such an elegant bright Cyan.

Also, well... it is actually a "fixed" 464... this means get rid of those scrappy tapes and get a good 3" disk drive...

[khisanth]

Well I want one for two reasons. 1 because of the rarity and 2 because it would one step to completing my CPC collection. Just need a 6128+ also 

[Ynot.zer0]

and as usual, another appears:


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Very-Rare-AMSTRAD-CPC664-Good-Cond-Fully-tested-/320683717117?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item4aaa3d31fd#ht_1051wt_1120


although, this one looks to be on sale by someone who knows what they are doing.  all keys work (shown tested), etc...etc..


£99 is a bit 'rich'... but, it could be a good investment for a 664 that 'should' be in working order.  If I didn't have 2 already - I'd bid for it 

[Gryzor]

I have a 664 and a Schneider 664, but even if I didn't I don't think I'd be *starting* at £99 - and no monitor!!!

I also like the bit where he says "a professional job was done, I have 20 years experience successfully repairing drives." Wow, I didn't know I'm a professional myself... I should probably write, in my tax form, "CPC drive belt changer"

[MacDeath]

And a 464PLUS...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amstrad-CPC-464-Plus-Colour-w-pad-games-and-books-/320683299772?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item4aaa36d3bc

cheers
Rob

Rob ? yes, that's what i was about to say, it is a complete robbery...

[steve]

You see so many CPC's on ebay being sold without the monitor that it might sell just to get the monitor alone, I think most monitors are being sent to landfill sites just because the owners do not want to send them through the post.

[steve]

I have a 664 with faulty keyboard, I want £1000 for it, any takers?

[EgoTrip]

I have a 664 with faulty keyboard, I want £1000 for it, any takers?

Wow 1K? I'll offer you 2 (p)

[Devilmarkus]

I have a 664 with faulty keyboard, I want £1000 for it, any takers?

I have a 6128 without keyboard and drive! Who wants it?
(You don't need the keyboard because no drive!)
Extra-forum-price: £6999

[MacDeath]

Only if the drive belt is broken...

[Ynot.zer0]

okay... so who bid on it?   

[Gryzor]

okay... so who bid on it?   

*TWO* bids? Oh my, I've been sitting on a treasure...

[OCT]

@Markus: why would you want to buy a 664 with no blue keys anyway? Boring Germans...

I personnally see no points in having a CPC664.

Ok it's cute and rare and so on...

Yet :
-Poor keyboard quality (often broken). [...]
-casing bigger than the elegant and compact 6128

And yet the 664's keyboard arguably does have the best layout of the entire CPC line:
While the casing was way too high, the huge cursor keys with COPY as the center "fire" button made menu navigation a breeze and were more intuitive to use even than anything found on PCs today, at a time when every peripherial (including a joystick) meant major expenditure for the target audience.

[awergh]

I'd hate to see how much someone would try to sell a 664 on ebay AU. Afterall it has produce another 6128 at $300
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Vintage-Amstrad-CPC6128-Computer-/290555646317?pt=AU_Computers_Vintage&hash=item43a677516d

Somehow I don't think ebay AU would be a place for me to ever find a 6128, good thing I decided the hard way of getting a DDI and stuff for a 464 was easier.

[Gryzor]

Speaking of drives, I got me a boxed drive and interface for 30 euros...

[Cholo]

One of the few advantages about being in a small country is that you dont have a local ebay so "normal" people dont know what things are worth outside of the country. Only 2 months ago i picked up a local auction for 350 Dkr (£40-ish) with a 664 keyboard (1 key missing and needed new drive belt) + 2x Megadrive v2 consoles (+cables/power/joypads)+5 boxed MD games+2 amiga games + Amiga psu + Atari 2600 console (with everything and 1 game.. yet untested tho).

Sadly that is "advantage" usually means everything else gets overpriced.

[Gryzor]

Yeah... the times I've seen 464s going for a €300 asking price in the Greek market... :6