19 Nov
2009
19 Nov
'09
4:55 p.m.
I think if I had $50k just lying around, a fast car would do it for me... or it would go a
long way toward a really nice sailboat. :)
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From: Jules Richardson <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com>
To: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thu, November 19, 2009 9:01:04 AM
Subject: Re: Non-fake Apple 1 on ebay
Christian Corti wrote:
On Wed, 18 Nov 2009, Tony Duell wrote:
Yes, and on that note there are probably *many* systems out there that survive in numbers
of five or less, and some of those doubtless did something different or unusual and were
somehow innovative in their own way - yet their "cost" is essentially scrap
value. That's probably a good thing for us collectors, but doesn't really explain
why someone wants to put $50k down on an A1.
I'm still left kind of thinking it's a small percentage for the system itself and
a large percentage for the name of the company that built it, and I suppose I've never
been one to 'get' why a brand is important, so I'm probably doomed to never
make any sense of this :-)
And to get back on topic, why is a Sinclar ZX80
(which I don't own) worth
many times the value of an HP workstation (which is a much better
designed and built machine)?
The cost of a machine does not necessarily relate to its value.
I'd say a ZX80 or an Apple-I don't have a value, but they cost much.
On the other hand, we have the only two working LGP-30s on earth (only 450 were ever
built) I can't imagine having fun with an Apple-I...
I think I'd enjoy messing around with it - but $50k's worth of messing around? Not
a chance. I suppose it'd be interesting to know whether the buyer of this one ever
uses it, or if it's treated just as an artifact to hold/gain value or hang on the wall
(and let's face it, if it were used it's unlikely to turn into a big fireball when
it does eventually fail - may as well use the darn thing and only hang it on the wall once
it can no longer be fixed).
cheers
Jules