17 Oct
2022
17 Oct
'22
8:11 p.m.
The good news is that most of my best stuff was either already with me or I
was able to get out, including my two Lisa 1's, my (straight) PDP-8, and
several other precious items. I long since sold off most of this to pay to
live, since at the same time they destroyed my collection they destroyed my
business (not to mention my life's work).
I've gone on to build a new collection out of the old, one that is--like my
original collection--unrivaled anywhere on the planet. But this time I've
erected castle walls around it, surrounded by a moat filled with alligators.
Sellam
On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 11:58 AM Ryan de Laplante via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I didn’t know you were able to recover 20% of the
collection before being
locked out again. I know losing any of it is terrible, but I’m guessing
you prioritized the very best pieces of the collection when recovering the
20%, such as your Lisa 1?
I kept my collection in storage lockers for years. I kept moving to
larger and larger lockers, then eventually two large lockers, because my
collecting got out of control. Prices kept going up every year and it was
a nightmare having to pay what I did just to store the collection.
Fortunately I was able to move to a house and relocated the collection to
the basement. Not everything could come home with me, so I sold the
remaining lower priority pieces to the first person who could clear the
locker over a weekend. I didn’t get much for it, but at least it didn’t go
to a recycler.
On Oct 17, 2022, at 4:54 AM, Sellam Abraham via
cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Long story very short:
Landlords evicted me from their warehouse where my collection was stored
and wouldn't let me back in. Had to go to court. Regained access and
was
able to pull out 20% of the collection before
they locked me out again
for
good. Then sold the rest to computer recyclers,
who proceeded to scatter
it to the wind.
Sellam
On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 1:43 AM Ali via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
> You had to ask......I was there 3000 years ago (or about 10 years ago in
> non Tolkien meme terms) and it wasn't pretty....
> -------- Original message --------From: Tom Hunter via cctalk <
> cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Date: 10/17/22 1:31 AM (GMT-08:00) To:
"General
> Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic
Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Cc:
Tom
> Hunter <ccth6600(a)gmail.com> Subject:
[cctalk] Great Vintage Computer
> Heist of 2012 Sellam Abraham referred to a "Great VintageComputer Heist
of
> 2012". What was that about? Who stole
what and where andwhy?