On Tue, 8 Dec 1998 DaveyGF(a)aol.com wrote:
The $12,000 bid DID actually happen. She didn't
win the auction. I think no
one reached that particular auction price since the reserve was not met.
I asked the seller about that auction shortly after it ended. Believe me,
he was ready and willing to sell to either of the top two bidders for
their bids, and both bidders backed out.
I think the highest recorded sale for an Altair was around $5000, which is
still absurd, but only by an order of magnitude or so.
-- Doug