21 Apr
1997
21 Apr
'97
1:35 p.m.
On Mon, 21 Apr 1997, Bill Whitson wrote:
Fun article ;)
I'm just curious - have any of you (with the possible exception of the
apple I) ever seen anyone selling these models at these prices much less
purchased one for so much? Do any of these warrant such a price for
you? $400 for an Apple II? $300 for an Osborne? I bought an Apple II+
with 3 Disk IIs, color monitor, and box of accessories for $50 -
in 1988!
I've never purchased one for these prices. I've paid less than $200 for
my entire collection (excluding items bought new). I have seen an Apple I
for sale in the San Jose Mercury News for $25,000 (might have been $50,000,
I can't remember for sure, but it was big bucks) IIRC. Someone in one of
the forsale newsgroups was selling a Sun 1 and had offers in the range of
$700-1200. (Of course I found this out after I offered him $50 for it :-().
I get nervous when journalists start quoting prices on
old computers.
There are still a number of machines I want in my collection - but
only if I can continue to find them for $5. Maybe I'm just nuts ;).
One of the strong points for collecting is that does not have to cost
much to build up a nice collection. At $5 I can justify bringing home
just about anything. At $200+ I better be able to justify the value of
the machine.
One good thing to note, I was in a "real" antique shop this weekend,
and there was not a computer or computer related item in the entire
place. With any luck there will be a few more years before the mainstream
gets ahold of them.
--pec
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Tight-wad computer collector.