Hard year

I agree...I've definitely cut back on collecting this year (not getting a paycheck made that decision easy)...it's so hard to window shop! But what amazes me is that some systems have not come down in price and in some cases set records (e.g. Apple Lisa 1, Altairs, SOL-20s, Apple I etc.)...I am amazed that some people can drop that much cash in this economy. I also observed that the supply has not gone up...I would expect more systems on the market as people would sell their "luxuries" to raise cash. I just haven't seen it. Any one agree? -Chandra -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ernest Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 9:01 PM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Hard year I was just wondering if any of you have had to drastically cut back on your collecting this year. I collected 20+ Apple II clones in 2001. So far this year, I think that I've picked up maybe six. Collecting old computers is a luxury, of course and this year has been hard on my wallet. I've watched several choice systems go by on ebay, and I never used to let any of them go by -even the crappy ones. Things are getting better for me but I'll sure be damned glad when this lousy year is over. People talk about Black '87 but as far as I'm concerned, '02 has been my "black" year. Ernest http://12.228.5.66