6 Nov
2003
6 Nov
'03
3:24 a.m.
On Thursday 06 November 2003 10:33, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
I try to keep a record of what I get, when I got it, what *I* paid
for it, its original value, and "current" value (at the time I got
it), and (in code) whom I got it from.
This is mostly for myself, a reminder of what the hobby has cost me
"so far". If I'd ever donate it, or start an official exhibit of
it, that'd be the declared value for tax/writeoff purposes.
Still. Having such records can help you keep (or re-gain) sanity
when it comes to this hobby we have. If you see what all you have
gotten the past, say, year or so, and what amount of cash you spent
on it, that can be a firm slap in the face...
I still figure I've spent more on the shelves to hold the collection than
the collection itself, if I factor in the cost of the renovations now
under way. I still resist paying for machines, I figure that as long as
the current owner thinks it has value then they won't be put out on the
curb.
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Ottawa, Canada
Collector of vintage computers
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