11 Mar
2009
11 Mar
'09
8:45 p.m.
On Tue, 10 Mar 2009, Tony Duell wrote:
For me, financial gain turned out to be a byproduct. I jumped at the
chance to get a vintage IMSAI a few years ago. I'm still selling off the
shedful of stuff I was required to take along with the goodies I wanted.
This is how I fund my hobby now.
--
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
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These are
different times though. It is very hard to sell vintage gear
on ebay right now and the auctions all end lower then they did 6 months
ago and way lower then a year ago. Collectibles go in cycles as well
and really thats what this vintage gear is.
Is it just the economy or is the little blip of interest in vintage
computer collecting subsiding ? Who knows. Probably best to just stuff
Being selfish aout it, this is a Good Thing for me. It means I can
possibly afford interesting new toys to investigate, repair, etc.
your prized computers back in the closet for
another year or two till
I think I'll just keep them on the workbench as I always do. Not all of
us are into this hobby for financial gain.