Classic Computer Auctions List

In private email, Marvin appeared to like the idea of an auction mailing list, so I've created one. You can subscribe by sending a message to: majordomo(a)nut.net with the body: subscribe ccauction I, for one, will not be on this new list, but I'll respond to admin requests. To clarify, this list is just for the discussion of *online auctions* related to classic computers. Hopefully, my reasoning for creating this list is obvious by now -- I find random advertising of auctions unfair to those who invest time in searching out bargain needles in a 1.3M-needle haystack. Obviously, other sales vehicles don't have this inherent problem. Even "real" auctions require a big enough investment of each bidder's time that the playing field is pretty level. So, feel free to continue sharing your non-online-auction finds with me^H^H^H us here :-) On a related note, I want to make it clear that I do find the price trend disturbing. Call me Chicken Little, but I fear The End is Near! It appears to be increasingly difficult to find "interesting" vintage machines from the usual inexpensive sources. I only saw a few S100 machines at ham fests last year, and I suspect that number will decrease by half this year. Would there be any interest in an anonymous database that tracks prices collectors paid over time, and the sources where they found the machines? If so, I can setup a website in about a day. -- Doug