The scarcity of Commodore 64s in the wild

[treismac]

Is it just my neck of the woods or are C64s hard as hell to find in the wild these days? Not at the flea market, not at garage sales, not on Craigslist, and not at a local retro video game store do I EVER find the Commodore 64. I really dislike purchasing systems/computers online with rolling the dice on if it works or not on top of a hefty shipping and handling charge, but maybe it is time to throw in the towel.

What say you?

[Gameguy]

It is much harder now than it used to be to find these computers, but they're still out there. I didn't find the computer but I found several Vic-20 games a few weeks ago at a yard sale, I was told I missed out on the system as it sold earlier that day. For whatever reason they missed the games, I dug around in boxes to find them.

It could be your area too, but they are getting harder to find.

[Tokimemofan]

I see them a few times a year but most are beat to hell. The Amigas are far worse.

[Wookie]

They pop up once or twice a month on Seattle craigslist but rarely anywhere else. But then I don't see much other vintage computer or gaming stuff in the wild anymore either.

[AdamAnt316]

I definitely see more Commodore 64s than any other vintage computers. Not too long ago, while attending a hamfest, I found several boxes containing three Commodore 64s, two 1541s, and a whole bunch of accessories and software for $20. As others have said, vintage computers in general aren't as plentiful 'in the wild' as they once were, but of the ones still out there, most of them are probably Commodore 64s (makes sense, since something like 21 million of them were made).
-Adam

[bb_hood]

I often see them on craigslist, but most of the time people want too much for them. If you are gonna actually spend a good amount on one, get a commodore 128 instead of a C64.

Just did a quick search, maybe I should buy this?
http://providence.craigslist.org/sys/4624187770.html