Hey guys, give me a break! Here in the US these systems do cost a lot. I have seen them up as high as $300 USD!! And on that link that msxrestarter/msxlover gave me the system is listed for 503 euros which converts to over $600 USD! I don't know when that site was posted, but the price on it is even higher than what I am asking.
I have revised the listing as you all have suggested. It is still an MSX system and they are still rare in the US. I took it to various computer repair shops and old computer sellers and not one of them knew what it was or what it would do.
I learned most of what I know about it from you and I appreciate your help. Thank you, but give me a break, I am new to the MSX world.

Listen, even if delivery to USA costs 30-40$, you still can buy MSX machine for what it costs in Europe, and it won't result in more than 90-100$ in total.

we're all filthy rich now

Well I live in the US and I know its more expensive to buy MSX stuff here than in Europe or Japan. But the difference shouldn't be more than the cost of shipping. Many ebay sellers in Europe ship internationally and shipping is around $50. I've bought a couple of MSXes similar to this Sony HB-75B and I've never paid more than $100 including shipping.

Btw ZAPPSOFT, why do you post picture of Metal Gear on the auction. I find it quite misleading to show images of games you can't play on the Sony HB-75B.

ZAPPSOFT wrote:

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And on that link that msxrestarter/msxlover gave me the system is listed for 503 euros which converts to over $600 USD!

That was the suggested retail price back in the 80's when this machine was brand new and state-of-the-art and has nothing to do with the current second hand price, 25 years later.

Thanks for all your comments but remember,
This is my auction,
And the way I set them up is the way I set them up,
I posted this item on here for you to simpley look at it incase you wanted it or not,
And that is all you have the option to do,
So get of my back!
And your misleading comments will not be taken into consideration.
Buy it or don't
But STOP with the damn comments!

ZAPPSOFT

take it easy gringo, nobody is going to bite
People just gave honest info about the price (as requested by yourself),
and I think people here pretty much know their stuff.

As stated, the computer isn't rare, msx never made it in the US realy,
but the 75b is realy quite common over here, I got 2 of them,one for
free the other for 10 bucks or so. That aside, it's not much of a special machine
either, not a turboR or 8280 or thingy with laserdisc. Price is often determined
by how much people realy want something and availability.
I guess you could call things rare if you're talking about obscure machines
that aren't easily available anywhere, good examples being zemmix consoles,
fm towns marty and other exotic goodies that don't pop up anywhere frequently.

and for the misleading price of more then 600$ I should realy consider taking a job selling
all my msx junk in the USA...seems good business is to be made there

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Hey guys, give me a break! Here in the US these systems do cost a lot. I have seen them up as high as $300 USD!! And on that link that msxrestarter/msxlover gave me the system is listed for 503 euros which converts to over $600 USD! I don't know when that site was posted, but the price on it is even higher than what I am asking. I have revised the listing as you all have suggested. It is still an MSX system and they are still rare in the US. I took it to various computer repair shops and old computer sellers and not one of them knew what it was or what it would do. I learned most of what I know about it from you and I appreciate your help. Thank you, but give me a break, I am new to the MSX world.

MSX is indeed very rare in the US, hardly anyone knows what it is. But still, MSX1 machines do not go that high there. If they do, the people who bid that amount are not very smart, as it would be much cheaper to import a better MSX (MSX2 or MSX2+) from e.g. Japan.

That 503 euros was the original price in 1985!! Really, the value today is about 25 USD max.

EDIT: ow, it seems most of this has already been said

PS: I also find it misleading that you mention a lot of games in your auction that are MSX games, but cannot be played on the computer at action, as the games are for MSX2 and up. Only about 3 of that list are playable on that MSX....