8 Mar
2010
8 Mar
'10
6:41 p.m.
Evan Koblentz wrote:
I'm going to watch this transaction with utter
fascination, simply to
get a better idea of what ours (MARCH's) could be worth. What do you
folks think ..... a decent-condition Straight-8 with documents, software
on paper tape, etc. should be worth more than (for example) an Apple 1,
right?
Anything between zero and a million according to mutual agreement between
buyer and seller? :-) I've really given up trying to attribute monetary worth
to things* - for most things it all seems rather random these days (and I
have a tendency to blame ebay, but even before it came about there were
bargains and rip-offs aplenty)
What it might come down to is how many surviving S-8's are "known about" and
who owns them (if all of them are among collectors and museums who would
likely conduct high-profile sales, the "worth" is likely to be different than
if there are still some rotting in barns where a farmer might sell "that old
bit of junk" for a few bucks)
* at least for exchanges of items; I think it's perhaps a little clearer-cut
in the insurance world as you can go for the highest number likely to be
encountered and add a percentage for "hassle factor"
cheers
Jules