4 Apr
2011
4 Apr
'11
8:17 a.m.
On Mon, 4 Apr 2011, Teo Zenios wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Hirsch" <snhirsch at
gmail.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: Speaking of Lisas...this guy has a garageful!
> On Sun, 3 Apr 2011, terry stewart wrote:
>
>> I thought I was doing well with my two and a half Lisas. Check out this
>> stash! This photo was posted on the Goggle Lisa List group.
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/48978576 at N08/5581196468/
>
> Is he a collector / restorer sort of person or a "black hole"? I've
> tripped over a number of folks with large quantities of classic gear who
> seem to playing the "..he who dies with the most units, wins" game. Drives
> me crazy when someone who doesn't touch the equipment, doesn't use it or
> display it (in fact, may not even know where it is), has 6-10 of something
> you have been desperately looking for and refuses to part with one for any
> amount of remuneration. Always struck me as sort of a power trip.
Does it matter if you have 10 units of a rare model
you restore and keep in
your basement so nobody knows about them and they still end up recycled when
you die compared to just stacked and neglected till death?
My reason for the comment about Black Holes. Never understood the point
of stacking units in the storage shed.
That said, let me be clear that I was not casting aspertions on the owner
of those Lisas! I do not even know who the person involved is, much less
understand their philosophical approach to classic systems. Better to
make that clear before someone misreads the thread and gets offended!
I guess you never dealt with hoarders before, you
don't offer money to them
you offer multiple big grungy junkers for the single item you want.
Most people will either trade for something they want more, or take the cash
payout that will buy that more desirable item.The problems come when
something is rare but not that valuable but the owner thinks it is made of
gold and would only trade it for a mint 1971 Hemi Cuda convertible.
The hoarders I know cannot generally even find the pieces in question,
they just know they have it "somewhere" in a storage unit piled 8-ft.
hight x 30 x 30... Even if they do know where it is, the negotiations
become an exercise in pushing the envelope. In the case of one individual
I've had dealings with, it's definitely an ego thing and power-trip. I've
been much happier since I stopped engaging with them. I'd rather pay 2x
as much on eBay than feel like I'm being played.
Steve
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