Hello Terry,
Probably the most valuable/rare Unimats are the MK1a type. I have
only heard of a total of 5 being offered on ebay in the last 4
years. However, unless you want a relic they are probably the least
useful of all the Unimats and they are smaller than those that came
later. Now, there was a cast iron Mk4 DB200 in silver blue hammer
tone paint with a U90 motor that just sold for under US$200.00. The
paint was chipped and there was some rust but it was all there for
someone to clean up and use. It was just a good user and not
collectable. So sometimes cast iron bargains do show up.
Of the DB200s the MK3s are the least seen and the MK4s are the most
seen. Either of these types would make good user Unimats and will
accept vertually all of the DB/SL accessories. Collectors are
looking for the little used pristene examples and are willing to pay
big bucks for them. The cost of Unimat 3s has seemed to be stable
now at about 1 1/2 time their last new price. I have seen quite a
few of them up for sale on ebay in the last few months.
Best, Cary Stewart
--- In UNIMAT@..., "Terry Shriner" <terofpa@...> wrote:
We all know some people collect Uminats. Which machines are the
most
desirable and what is their hierarchy?
Patrick