13 May
1998
13 May
'98
2:38 a.m.
At 03:28 AM 5/13/98 -0500, Doug Yowza wrote (more or
less):
Perhaps Someone should make a web site with reports of classic
system sale prices, in order to balance the tales of $500 PETs
with $5 PETs. Like anything else, so many other factors must
be considered: rarity, condition, history, etc.
- John
Actually, David Greelish (of "historically brewed" and the "classic
computing society") is attempting just such an online price guide. His
efforts so far can be seen on:
http://members.aol.com/mtpro/
13 May
13 May
3:20 a.m.
Larry Groebe wrote:
Actually, David Greelish (of "historically
brewed" and the "classic
computing society") is attempting just such an online price guide. His
efforts so far can be seen on:
http://members.aol.com/mtpro/
I don't think he's done much research though as I've seen prices on the
auctions way more than some of his listings and some way under. A C=64 at
$20 is what they normally go for and I've seen $150 and more for one. Yes,
the condition, rarity ann accessories is a consideration. I don't see
anyone paying up to $15000 for a 1977 Apple computer of any model. Our
local grade school just dumped 25 of the original Apple II's for $100 for
all of them with the printers, software and drives. They've had them since
they were new under the "donation" system that Apple had for schools back
then. The person that boght them (not me) sold them for $25 a set and sold
them all in less than a week to people in this an surrounding counties -
people that are anything from collectors to users.
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3:43 a.m.
At 10:20 5/13/98 -0500, Russ wrote:
....I don't see
anyone paying up to $15000 for a 1977 Apple computer of any model.
I have personally watched three Apple Ones sell for, respectively, $12,000,
$15,500, and $22,000. The high one was at the Computer Bowl a couple of
years ago, the other two were private collectors, and none was ours (the
one at Fry's).
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4:27 a.m.
Russ Blakeman wrote:
Larry Groebe wrote:
A guy I know claims that an Apple I went for $25,000 at Christey's or
some such place. Does anyone know if there's truth to that? Sounds
pretty absurd to me, but I just don't know.
--
mor(a)crl.com
http://www.crl.com/~mor/
Actually, David Greelish (of "historically
brewed" and the "classic
computing society") is attempting just such an online price guide. His
efforts so far can be seen on:
http://members.aol.com/mtpro/
I don't think he's done much research though as I've seen prices on the
auctions way more than some of his listings and some way under. A C=64 at
$20 is what they normally go for and I've seen $150 and more for one. Yes,
the condition, rarity ann accessories is a consideration. I don't see
anyone paying up to $15000 for a 1977 Apple computer of any model.
7:20 a.m.
Greg Troutman wrote:
Where are these people when you have stuff to sell at $25 and they are willing
to pay $25000 for the same thing? No instead you get the ones that tell you what
a junkpile they are and try to knock you down to $5.....I can see the thrift
stores having prices like this since everything they have is donated and they
neither test anything, know what it even is, nor want it around very
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Russ Blakeman
RB Custom Services / Rt. 1 Box 62E / Harned, KY USA 40144
Phone: (502) 756-1749 Data/Fax:(502) 756-6991
Email: rhblake(a)bbtel.com or rhblake(a)bigfoot.com
Website: http://members.tripod.com/~RHBLAKE/
ICQ UIN #1714857
AOL Instant Messenger "RHBLAKEMAN"
* Parts/Service/Upgrades and more for MOST Computers*
--------------------------------------------------------------------
I don't
think he's done much research though as I've seen prices on the
auctions way more than some of his listings and some way under. A C=64 at
$20 is what they normally go for and I've seen $150 and more for one. Yes,
the condition, rarity ann accessories is a consideration. I don't see
anyone paying up to $15000 for a 1977 Apple computer of any model.
A guy I know claims that an Apple I went for $25,000 at Christey's or
some such place. Does anyone know if there's truth to that? Sounds
pretty absurd to me, but I just don't know. 
7:41 a.m.
On Wed, 13 May 1998, Russ Blakeman wrote:
$25 for an Apple 1? I'll take two, please.
Is it just my decaying neurons, or do I remember Woz himself paying big
bucks for an Apple 1 (perhaps as part of a charity benefit)?
-- Doug
A guy I know
claims that an Apple I went for $25,000 at Christey's or
some such place. Does anyone know if there's truth to that? Sounds
pretty absurd to me, but I just don't know.
Where are these people when you have stuff to sell at $25 and they are willing
to pay $25000 for the same thing? No instead you get the ones that tell you what
a junkpile they are and try to knock you down to $5.....I can see the thrift
stores having prices like this since everything they have is donated and they
neither test anything, know what it even is, nor want it around very
long. 
6:51 a.m.
On Wed, 13 May 1998, Russ Blakeman wrote:
I don't think he's done much research though
as I've seen prices on the
auctions way more than some of his listings and some way under. A C=64 at
$20 is what they normally go for and I've seen $150 and more for one. Yes,
the condition, rarity ann accessories is a consideration. I don't see
anyone paying up to $15000 for a 1977 Apple computer of any model. Our
Unless you're talking about an Apple 1. $15,000 is not an unreasonable
price from a demand standpoint. There were only 200 produced and
200,000 people want one.
local grade school just dumped 25 of the original
Apple II's for $100 for
all of them with the printers, software and drives. They've had them since
they were new under the "donation" system that Apple had for schools back
then. The person that boght them (not me) sold them for $25 a set and sold
them all in less than a week to people in this an surrounding counties -
people that are anything from collectors to users.
That was a lucky person. In my estimation straight Apple ]['s are getting
hard to find. I searched for 3 months last year and could only come up
with 1. Of course this will all change when they start going for $1000 on
eBay, and the 50,000 people who bought Apple ]['s back in 1977 catch wind
of this and start emptying out their closets.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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1:56 p.m.
Sam Ismail wrote:
On Wed, 13 May 1998, Russ Blakeman wrote:
Probably Apple //'s, not the original release -- Apple didn't start
their big school giveaway program until 1981-2 as I recall. They
did have good school discounts early on though.
--
Ward Griffiths
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows.
Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
Michael Flynn, _Rogue Star_
local grade school just dumped 25 of the original
Apple II's for $100 for
all of them with the printers, software and drives. They've had them since
they were new under the "donation" system that Apple had for schools back
then. The person that boght them (not me) sold them for $25 a set and sold
them all in less than a week to people in this an surrounding counties -
people that are anything from collectors to users.
That was a lucky person. In my estimation straight Apple ]['s are getting
hard to find. I searched for 3 months last year and could only come up
with 1. Of course this will all change when they start going for $1000 on
eBay, and the 50,000 people who bought Apple ]['s back in 1977 catch wind
of this and start emptying out their closets.
5:38 a.m.
On Wed, 13 May 1998, Larry Groebe wrote:
TRS-80 Model 1 at $200? I must have a goldmine.
Commodore PET(?) at $300? Which PET? There were at least 6 variations.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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Ever onward.
September 26 & 27...Vintage Computer Festival 2
See http://www.siconic.com/vcf for details!
[Last web page update: 05/11/98]
Perhaps Someone
should make a web site with reports of classic
system sale prices, in order to balance the tales of $500 PETs
with $5 PETs. Like anything else, so many other factors must
be considered: rarity, condition, history, etc.
Actually, David Greelish (of "historically brewed" and the "classic
computing society") is attempting just such an online price guide. His
efforts so far can be seen on:
http://members.aol.com/mtpro/
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