26 Jan
1999
26 Jan
'99
3:24 a.m.
Doug wrote:
In private email, Marvin appeared to like the idea of an auction mailing
list, so I've created one. You can subscribe by sending a message to:
majordomo(a)nut.net
with the body:
subscribe ccauction
I, for one, will not be on this new list, but I'll respond to admin
requests.
Okay, it seems a bit late but *I* have a number of questions (in no
particular order):
1) How many people on this list are actually interested in participating?
2) Should these auction notices go to a separate list or remain here. These
notices *are* on-topic as far as this list is concerned.
3) What happens if enough people start contributing to this new list that
the minor "problem" Doug thinks I have created here with sporadic postings
becomes major?
On a related note, I want to make it clear that I do
find the price trend
disturbing. Call me Chicken Little, but I fear The End is Near! It
appears to be increasingly difficult to find "interesting" vintage
machines from the usual inexpensive sources. I only saw a few S100
machines at ham fests last year, and I suspect that number will decrease
by half this year.
The trend you are describing *WILL* happen but I see little evidence that
the end is near. It has been quite a while since I have seen a TRS-80 model
I machine but I am sure they are still out there. I think though that a
little more digging will be required to find them. And I STILL think a lot
of stuff is going to that dumpster in the sky, and THAT is something I am
concerned about.
Would there be any interest in an anonymous database
that tracks prices
collectors paid over time, and the sources where they found the machines?
If so, I can setup a website in about a day.
That would be a wonderful thing, and I would encourage you to do that!
Couple of comments:
1) It would provide a resource for giving at least a hint of what something
might be worth.
2) Credibility might suffer if just anyone was allowed to enter information,
and/or unverifiable information was allowed to be entered into the database.
3) I have been looking for a free way to make some money without having to
do the research and I would love to put this information on the new CD I am
planning on selling (said tongue-in-cheek but you can see my point.)
4) Would this infomation be downloadable as file, or just available on the
web?
Again, this sounds like a great idea!