17 Jul
2024
17 Jul
'24
2:42 a.m.
On Tue, Jul 16, 2024 at 4:03 PM Brad H via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
Just a 'survey' sort of question - how much
value do you guys put in
vintage
copies of old newsletters, magazines, etc. I'm talking mid-1970s, like
People's Computer Company, etc. Someone has been selling them one at a
time
on ebay and they routinely go for $125+ each! Was PCC fairly low
circulation? I have no idea how rare these things are - if I should just
dive in to have my memento or wait. Looking at auction history it seems to
be the same group of 2 or 3 bidders going nuts over them.
...
But yeah, I just wondered if you guys think generally this stuff *should&
be
considered valuable - given most/all is archived online.
Brad
I consider them valuable as they are I believe the first formal magazine
aimed at regular folks as opposed to computer professionals. They aren't
particularly common. In my years of collecting I managed to score a good
run of issues, and still have them, but I didn't come across them a lot.
$125 per issue seems really steep. But the fact people are buying them
indicates perhaps two things, either or both: there is high demand for
them, and early bitcoin investors have a lot of spending power right now.
Sellam