29 Jul
2004
29 Jul
'04
6 a.m.
And thusly jim spake:
evan wrote:
I have heard that the rare bookseller business is extremely cutthroat.
Michael,
A book Fair on the west coast here, which I won't name in case
it could get me in hot water had $250,000 in theft during the first
day they were in their meeting hall. This was all before the doors
opened to the public.
The theft level declined after the public was let in.
I mention this just as a point of reference. I am glad that the collector
group that attends VCF is not apparently composed of rare book
dealers.
I suspect that as machines become even more rare and their value spiking up
will attract unsavory people trying to make a lot of money with very little
effort. :(
But on a positive note: I believe we are all right now in the infancy of
classic computer collecting.
Cheers,
Bryan Pope