Tandy 102...What's it worth?

[bowling]

I found a Tandy 102 in great condition at a flea market. No manual, but in
excellent cosmetic and working condition.
Since I am "new" to Tandy computers...can someone tell me approximately what
it's worth? Is it collectible?

Thanks,
Mark

[R.SAmbolin]

To get a fair idea of the current value, visit for sale area at
http://www.the-dock.com/club100.html. You can also see what club 100 sells
the tandy 100/102 in good shape. Parts are also available as well as
programs from your local Radio Shack store by special order.

bowling <mbow...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
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[bowling]

Thanks! I'd actually rather get some manuals, programs, etc. and join the
fun (as opposed to just selling it)!!
I'm a "Collector" at heart...

--Mark

[David J Firth]

: > I found a Tandy 102 in great condition at a flea market. No manual, but in

: > excellent cosmetic and working condition.
: > Since I am "new" to Tandy computers...can someone tell me approximately
: what
: > it's worth? Is it collectible?

Better than collectible -- the machines are still in use, 17 years after
the first ones were manufactured. They're popular still with electronics
hobbyists, radio amateurs, students, and anyone needing lots of battery
life and outdoor capability.

With 20-40 hours using 4 AA batteries and a refelctive LCD that is great
outdoors, the machines have a niche that the average Pentium-powered color
LCD possessing bit buster just doesn't fill. Tried to use any of the color
machines outside? Backlit LCDs just don't hold up to mother nature well.

I use mine for any kind of writing I do in the field.

The machines go usually in the range of $50 to $150 depending on
accessories, RAM, docs, and condition. Most that I see go in the $80 range
with 32K RAM and good condition. The high dollar ones usually have a disk
drive or some option ROMs.

New ones (old stock) and refurb units from Club 100 go for much more, but
those are professionally serviced units -- basically brand new. A used
unit shouldn't be compared to one of those. The Club 100 web site has a
for sale section for used units and accessories.

Welcome to the Tandy 100/102 community. We hope that you keep and use your
machine. You'll find a lot of experienced and helpful folk on the M100
listserv (see the Club 100 site).

http://www.the-dock.com/club100.html

I've used the machines since 1986. They're great.

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Supporting NEC PC-8201A and related Tandy laptops

[Rick]

It's only worth what someone would pay for it. Club 100 tries to sell them for
$300 to $400. Flea markets? Some times five bucks. E-Bay? Anywhere in between.
They seem to have a wide range of "worth" depending on who is selling, who is
buying, the condition, and who needs one. A fixed value is really impossible to
assign.

bowling wrote:

> I found a Tandy 102 in great condition at a flea market. No manual, but in
> excellent cosmetic and working condition.
> Since I am "new" to Tandy computers...can someone tell me approximately what
> it's worth? Is it collectible?
>

> Thanks,
> Mark

[brro...@gmail.com]

El sábado, 8 de enero de 2000, 6:00:00 (UTC-2), bowling escribió:
> I found a Tandy 102 in great condition at a flea market. No manual, but in
> excellent cosmetic and working condition.
> Since I am "new" to Tandy computers...can someone tell me approximately what
> it's worth? Is it collectible?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark

hi, i have 1 tandy 102, good conditions, but, i miss 1 key (NUM key). Working whitout problems. i want to sell it. Im from Chile. If you are interested, please whrite to me, i could send some pictures and we could talk about price.