[cctalk] Re: Old vintage computing magazine/newsletters

I always figured hardware would be collectible but I wondered about printed materials like magazines.  Although I did just see two copies of the Popular Electronics issue that introduced the Altair go for $400 each..I also wonder who I'm competing with.. do museums go and bid on ebay for stuff?Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message --------From: Richard via cctalk &lt;cctalk(a)classiccmp.org&gt; Date: 2024-07-16 3:32 p.m. (GMT-08:00) To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Cc: Richard &lt;legalize(a)xmission.com&gt; Subject: [cctalk] Re: Old vintage computing magazine/newsletters In article &lt;016c01dad7c9$a0948fe0$e1bdafa0$(a)techtimetraveller.com&gt; you write:>Just a 'survey' sort of question - how much value do you guys put in vintage>copies of old newsletters, magazines, etc.If I come across 'em, I scan 'em.I don't have any personal nostalgia tied to them.>Someone has been selling them one at a time>on ebay and they routinely go for $125+ each!All things vintage computer-y, especially early personal computer ormicrocomputer stuff, has become very much sought after.Who'da thunk that 286s would be sought after some day.-- Richard--"The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" free book <http://tinyurl.com/d3d-pipeline>            The Terminals Wiki <http://terminals-wiki.org>     The Computer Graphics Museum <http://computergraphicsmuseum.org>  Legalize Adulthood! (my blog) <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>