Cross listing Ebay items

Greg wrote: Does anyone think this sort of thing will continue/escalate long-term? I don't think it's a fad. Vintage computers are collectible and, like any collectible, will usually only increase in value (except for my 1400 mint copies of Howard The Duck comic, but that's another story). Computers have all the criteria to make them desirable collectibles - coolness, nostalgia value, and scarcity (since most old computers were considered useless and therefore scrapped). There is also the additional factor that those for whom they provide a hit of nostalgia are now successful programmers and others in the high-tech biz who often have more disposable income than search time and are therefore willing to pay the price to get what they want when they want it. I predict that the market will escalate rapidly over the next five years. If you have the space, I would strongly suggest not only holding on to your collection, even the stuff you consider common, but grabbing anything you can for the next couple of years. Of course, thats just MHO. On the other hand, I bought vintage photographs in the sixties when they were going for next-to-nothing and cleaned up in the eighties. Anybody want to buy some Howard The Duck comics? R.

BTW - Another thought on the eBay prices - those of us who live in CA, NY, MA and other areas where computers were common in the early days tend to become somewhat jaded about all the stuff we find. In other areas, vintage computers are almost non-existant. It's not so much a matter of ignorance, but of availability that drives the prices up. --