RE: Christies of london to auction apple 1 for £150,000

-----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Evan Koblentz Sent: Saturday, 13 November 2010 10:31 AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Christies of london to auction apple 1 for ?150,000 cc'd Dag Spicer (a curator at the CHM) and Sellam. I explained the going rates for an Apple 1 like this, and I inquired how they priced it so high. not dot.com money. Christies and Sothebys are different universes. It'll go for what it goes for - if a collector is willing to pay that price for it, then that's what the market price is. I find it amazing that so many people on this list constantly denigrate others because they can't/won't accept market forces and believe that every classic computer item should sell for peanuts because that's all they'd pay. Unfortunately, the real world doesn't work like that. I sell some stuff through eBay and other (rarer) items through an auction house myself - the auction house ALWAYS gets a higher price because the serious collectors are willing to pay more than the hobbyist market. Personally, I'd rather see my rare items going to a collector than a hobbyist - at least even if it's stored away I know it's going to be around in 20, 50, 100 years instead of at the whims of a single person who may not be able to guarantee its longevity. Now I'll wait to get flamed for suggesting that serious, private collectors are a better option for some equipment than hobbyists..... Cheers, Lance http://www.commodore128.org