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Diary blog of ramblings and adventures in collecting and reliving childhood memories.
Just my own little place on the web about my hobby. Stories about selling, repairs, buying and the people behind that. Reporting from the Netherlands, and started collecting again way too late.
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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Commodore 64G – III
30/01/2018 Just made an offer of 100 euro. Brand new Commodore 64G. Views: 153
Visit a collector yesterday
The collection actually blew me away, collector was a very nice guy. He is getting older, and he has started to sell his collection. Except for Atari, MSX etc, he has been collecting Commodore as well. Showed me some of … Continue reading
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Tagged Prologic, Speedloader
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Joysticks
28/01/2018 Got myself some rubber bands to tie up the cables, and some spare time to sort out the growing amount of joysticks, mouse and paddles in my collection. Just kept everything i got from auctions. Nothing special I guess, … Continue reading
Commodore floppy disks
28/01/2018 In the last five months I kept all the boxes with the floppy disks…had in mind to check them and transfer them to D64 images. But the pile is growing, and I still haven’t ordered a Ultima II from … Continue reading
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Commodore, not the 64G or the Aldi
28/01/2018 Kinda annoyed. Opened the C64. Led replaced with a new one, lots of glue, PLA replaced with an eprom or alternative one, everything heatsinked in a bad way. But definitely not an Aldi, did some reading over what to … Continue reading
C64 repair (250407) – strange artifacts/characters but disappearing
Last week I got myself a C64 breadbin and a 1702 monitor. Tested both at the seller’s location. First time we powered the C64 on there were some weird colored characters and artifacts in a vertical line on the left … Continue reading
Commodore 64G
20/04/2018 Sold this one again to a collector for 75 euro, since I got my hands on a brand new one and have another one in the Commodore 64 Video Supergame Box. 23/01/2018 I was looking quit some time for … Continue reading
Commodore full size Midi keyboard (Evolution MK 149)
23/01/2018 Just a quick buy from Marktplaats for 7,50 euro. Pick up tomorrow in Tilburg. Seems that Evolution made a keyboard which was sold under some different brand names, Commodore included. M.i And no…that is not my carpet … … Continue reading
Breadbin and 1702 monitor
17/01/2018 This one came on Marktplaats this evening. Bjorn is selling his set which has been for years on the attic. He is living in Thorn, border Holland and Belgium, and nearby Maarheeze. That’s just a 20 minute drive, and … Continue reading
Final Cartridge II Boxed and C128
Yep, got the whole set for 210 euro. Agreed with some Marktplaats buddy who was bidding as well that he would buy the C128 . And I get to keep at least the FC II. Happy with this boxed cartridge. … Continue reading