22 Apr
2002
22 Apr
'02
12:59 a.m.
I'd hope the one ending up with this old-timer doesn't end up paying more for
the disposal of the thing than he did for the purchase. Already several
vendors are charging a core charge when you buy something to ensure you
dispose of it properly.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Strathmann" <thomas(a)pdp7.org>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: Apple-1 Auction conclusion
Richard Erlacher wrote:
> I don't care whether these things sell for a million each. It still won't
> make me want one. I suppose if someone had a lot of dough and some
peculiar
nostalgia. I
don't miss the old Apples ...
Well, I certainly would want to have one but I somehow doubt that paying
a lot of money for a piece of electronic equipment that is not useful
for anything today is sane. Additionally I figure that people who can
afford to pay that much and actually do so are not really serious
collectors by the standards of this list, they just want an investment.
Thomas
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