Mystery (RE: Altair prices) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

13 Aug 1998

Hmm, I guess that means either:

1) You sold a friend's Altair on their behalf; or
2) You bid on it yourself?

By the way, ya still owe me that ROM board, ya big lug! :)

Kai

-----Original Message-----
From: James Willing [mailto:jimw@agora.rdrop.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 1998 3:01 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: RE: Altair prices

At 12:44 PM 8/13/98 -0700, you wrote:
...
 Geez, I'll bet our own Jim Willing is pretty
disappointed that his only sold
...
 for $4213.

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=24405966

What the heck is with that?  Two Altairs auctioned simultaneously, with a 3x
...
 price differential.

Guess I'm sitting on a fortune with my 5 Altairs, but I'd never sell them
(and I mean that, whereas Jim used to say he'd never sell his either).

Kai 
Ah...  but you make an incorrect assumption...  I still have all of my
Altairs.

(dontcha just love a good mystery?)

-jim

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