5 Dec
2012
5 Dec
'12
4:27 p.m.
On 12/5/2012 1:48 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
Seems ot make very littile difference. Most collectors
don't care, they would
never turn it on anyway. Hackers don't care eitehr, they can fix it.
having a complete
artifact is important. It is accepted practice to
require the original packing, and a statement as to whether it is
opened or not (Irrelevant here, but important in cases of a lot of toys,
and "collectibles") This would include any documentation that would
have come with the original shipment.
It is likely that technical documents, etc., might be classified
differently for collection purposes as a separate item from the item itself.
Such as the original prototype, development notes, and other things that
would make an article stand out from the normal stream.
Also provenance as to ownership by someone noted and associated with the
item. such as if Wozniak or Jobs had a special pet Apple 1, and office
/ development notes.
I suspect with the hype around the Apple 1 it would improve the value,
but such things may decrease the value in other cases.
Like an autographed book with a generic signature from the author is
more valuable than one with a personalized sentiment, unless the person
so addressed is useful too.
jim
> - Boxed
Yes, for some odd reaso
nhis is important. I have never understood why,
other than presuambly ahving the machien and box is less common than
having the machine, so a boxed one is rarer.
> > - With manuals or other documentation of value