13 Sep
2024
13 Sep
'24
12:57 p.m.
"Charity" for this group is an interesting concept. Check into what
kinds of "charities" get money from these foundations.
That said, oh well. Lessons learned all around from this, least of all
that any of us with a hoard is now RICH RICH RICH!!!! WOOHOO!!!
C
On 9/13/2024 12:50 AM, Adrian Stoness via cctalk wrote:
was reading 16million was raised and going to charity
or something?? and
that the rest got bought by another museum
https://www.geekwire.com/2024/paul-allen-estate-sells-remaining-living-comp…
On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 11:01 PM cz via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
>> This lot-group is closed. Sale prices were insane.
>
> Well, to be honest 13k for a KS10 plus a TU78 (interesting, forgot they
> had 18 bit fiddlers) and an RM05 isn't too bad. $100k for a KA is a bit
> nuts, and 200k for a KI is like well ok.... But a KS is actually useful.
>
> As for the rest..... All I can think is it was really nice of the
> collector community to essentially donate 3 million worth of
> irreplaceable stuff to Paul Allen's estate. I mean I know we should just
> give rich people more money, but this whole experience was.....
>
> Sad.
>
> CZ
>