Value of a small VAX farm

Well, I've said that I haven't gotten myself into this hobby to make a profit, but it is time for a small contradiction. I have found a person in my area that has 7 VAXen he's going to scrap if he can't move them out. Now, I'm not particularly interested in VAXen, but I am currently trying to raise money to put together a PDP-11 system or two. I need to know if these machines' value (in terms of power to acquire the PDP-11 parts that I want, either by money or direct trade) is greater than the cost of the trip to get them. The VAXen: VAX 6000-310 VAX 6000-410 VAX 6000-420 (2 of them) VAX 6000-510 (2 of them) VAX 7000-610 (cpu cards removed) Cost of trip: $500 The owner claims they were used by NASA, then stored in a climate-controlled room, then given to him. He says they look brand new. -- Jeffrey S. Sharp jss(a)ou.edu "One World, One Web, One Program" - Microsoft advertisement "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler