Computer Pricing

Sam Ismail wrote: I am starting to find the pricing for *some* of the older computers far more than I had imagined. My suspicions are that the value of the older computers is starting to rise as more and more people starting (finally!) thinking about the history of these things. For instance, I had no idea the Sol would go for the price it did although it seemed very complete. The Old Computer Auction Web had some pricing that I thought high, but I am seeing the same type of thing in other places. I still get given quite a bit of stuff, but it is declining as I see more and more people looking at the 386 as old :). One thing that does deserve some special consideration is the documentation and advertising literature of the 70's and 80's. The other night, I got what appears to be the first Radio Shack advertising brochure for the TRS-80. THIS is the type of thing that is being thrown away without any thought and we need to build some awareness that this stuff is equally a part of history. I have talked to a number of people who told me they cleaned out their files and got rid of this stuff <sigh>.