27 May
2013
27 May
'13
12:21 p.m.
On 05/27/2013 01:44 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote:
From Tothwolf's earlier post:
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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/25/vintage-apple-1-sells-for-record-6…
"That surpassed the $640,000 record for an Apple-1, set last November at a
sale at the same auction house in Cologne, Germany, Auction Team Breker. The
fall 2012 sale was a sharp rise from the previous record price for an Apple-1
of $374,500, set in June 2012 at Sotheby?s in New York."
"Told the of sale price, Mr. Hatfield said, ?My God.? Then, he added, ?Best
to him. He?s the one who fixed it up and figured the best way to sell it for
all that money. Evidently, he?s very good at this.?"
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This suggests (does not PROVE, but suggests) that he had no clue that it
could possibly go that high. I myself don't often say "My God" when I'm
not
surprised about something.
It's
just the way I (and some others, if the private mail is any
indication) was brought up. There is an amount of profit that's considered
"honorable", beyond which it becomes shady. It's a matter of opinion.
*I*
think he screwed the old guy by taking advantage of his lesser knowledge.
Feel free to disagree; I respect your opinion, but that is my position.
I still haven't seen it in any way established that Hatfield had 'lesser
knowledge'.
What information is out there suggests the contrary. The unit was purchased from Hatfield in non-working
condition.
Hatfield settled for a sure thing, the middleman did the work and took a gamble.
Ok, I can buy that argument. But people (not harping on YOU here Brent)
keep asserting "NON-WORKING" "BROKEN" etc etc, as if that actually
affects
the value of an Apple I. I seriously doubt most of these high-dollar Apple
Is will ever be powered up again.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA