17 Aug
2024
17 Aug
'24
6:51 p.m.
I think this sale might propel computer collecting into a parallel market now occupied by
car collectors.
In car collecting, not all cars are classic collectibles, but are worth more than scrap
value because of condition, hobbyist wanting to fix up or maybe sentimentality. Think a
Volkswagen bug for example. People buy those for various reasons.
The classic cars that command big money are traded among very well-To-do collectors.
I think Christies may be trying to duplicate the collectable car market with collectable
computers.
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On Aug 17, 2024, at 07:33, Jon Elson via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 8/16/24 23:13, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
Well, in this specific market niche, maybe, but I think the big auction houses
know how to hook "collectors" of all flavors in, and get insane prices for
items. They know how to make hype and buzz.
Jon
On Fri,
Aug 16, 2024 at 10:18 AM Jon Elson via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On 8/16/24 11:44, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
You are giving them far too much credit :)
On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 4:01 PM Kevin Anderson
via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
> I am surprised they have the estimated opening bids amounts for the DEC
> PDP-10 systems, as well as the IBM 7090, set so low. They can't be that
> numerous either. But then again, still too costly for another museum to
> just pick them up.
>
Based on my experience with Christie's, it's because they have no idea
what
they're doing, and they didn't bother to
hire an expert to help them.
The whole idea of auctions is to get people sucked in,
salivating over the "Deal" they might get, and then keep on
bidding it up! It is all a scam to trap the unsophisticated
enthusiast.
I think Christie's, and other auction houses DO know what
they are doing, and they do it very well.
Jon