what is the value

Re: 11/45 I suspect if a nice DEC rack with 11/45 and peripherals showed up on ebay, it would easily go over $1000, possibly almost $2000. I'd hazzard a guess at $1500. One can argue if this is the "value" or not, but regardless, I suspect that's what it would go for on ebay. On the other hand... I was a lucky one and got my 11/45 for $100. Of course I had to drive 600 miles round trip to get it. Far as I'm concerned, I got an incredible deal. I asked the guy what he wanted for it and he said "I want a little for my trouble, but mainly want it to go to a good home". As a new starting collector, with NO systems at all... I was given my very first system by a fellow collector - he used to be on this list. A PDP-8E, Rack, TU-56, and PC-05 (yes, an 05, not an 04), all in pretty darn nice condition. Also got a box or two of spare cards. The price - Free. He even drove halfway to get it to me. Ebay prices are funny though - for a while a given item will fetch a kings ransome, then just a few weeks later, the same item goes several times for 1/10th of the past 3 auctions. Look at the HP suitcase singleboard computers. I've seen them go for well over a hundred. Not just once, but many times. Then I saw many go WELL under a hundred, some weren't even bid on. I'm halfway interested in one of these by the way ;) I guess if it were me, I'd offer the guy $300 if it includes peripherals (mine didn't). That's certainly not a "slap in the face", and not a ridiculously large amount either. Just my 2 milli-dollars worth. Jay West