28 Dec
2001
28 Dec
'01
7:12 p.m.
On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, Tony Duell wrote:
Erzackly.
In my private universe, the value/price criteria are wildly different
for toys & collections than for tools or "inventory".
Obviously, I'm not going to pay the $500 they're asking in the
newsgroups for a used XBox when I can go to WalMart and buy one for $299
new. (OK, I'm not paying the $299 either. Or $2.99)
But the toys we play with aren't Walmart items, and a lot of times
future availability is uncertain at best. For me the equation is
something like:
new_value/1000 * months_looking * cool_factor = $willing_to_pay
Doc
I have the opportunity to acquire a Decstation VT78 (basically a PDP-8
crammed into a VT52 terminal) but the price seems a bit steep. I've
been looking for one for abut 2 years and this is the first one I've
come across. It doesn't include the cart or any drives. Any thoughts
on how high I should go?
How much do you want it, and more importantly how much can you afford?