23 Jul
2021
23 Jul
'21
12:43 p.m.
"Nice selection of dirty and yellowed computers in unknown condition."
I just took a run out to the warehouse in question, figuring the owner would be there
today cleaning up. The quote above sums up the state of things. There were some
miscellaneous DEC terminals, a few MicroVAXes, and some other assorted DEC stuff - but it
was all a trifle ...funky. That alone might not have been a sales stopper for me (all of
my collection is not pristine), but the prices were a bit higher than I was prepared to
pay for that condition and these circumstances. EG $125.00 for a VT220 w/o keyboard, and
$90.00 for VT240 base units. I left empty handed.
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Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR
Control-G Consultants
lee.gleason at comcast.net
12:56 p.m.
On 7/23/21 12:48 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
On 7/23/21 12:43 PM, Lee Gleason via cctalk wrote:
If you haven't figured this out already I am NOT happy with him using the
word "MUSEUM" in any of this and the vibe it is generating that museums
don't take care of artifacts.
the prices were a bit higher than I was prepared
to pay
the guy is a flipper, let him scrap the stuff before giving him a dime
2:56 p.m.
On Jul 23, 2021, at 12:56 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On 7/23/21 12:48 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
Thanks for that explanation Al, it helps to understand where you?re coming from, and you
bring up an excellent point.
Personally when I see ?Museum? in this context, I don?t think of this as a museum not
taking care of the artifacts, I look at this from the standpoint of the founder not taking
the necessary steps when setting the Museum up to ensure its preservation after his death
(or when the founder runs out of money).
Basically I think we each have our life experiences colouring our views in this matter.
At least the effort I was involved with was able to dispose of its assets to other
non-profits.
Zane
On 7/23/21 12:43 PM, Lee Gleason via cctalk
wrote:
If you haven't figured this out already I am NOT happy with him using the
word "MUSEUM" in any of this and the vibe it is generating that museums
don't take care of artifacts. the prices were a bit higher than I was prepared
to pay
the guy is a flipper, let him scrap the stuff before giving him a dime
4 p.m.
On 7/23/2021 2:56 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
Personally when I see ?Museum? in this context, I
don?t think of this as a museum not taking care of the artifacts, I look at this from the
standpoint of the founder not taking the necessary steps when setting the Museum up to
ensure its preservation after his death (or when the founder runs out of money).
I thought there was a disaster (flood) that had basically trashed the
place. Did I get that wrong? (I could understand a "failure in
planning" followed by "total liquidation of assets" in such a scenario.)
Vince
6:26 p.m.
On Jul 23, 2021, at 4:00 PM, Vincent Slyngstad via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On 7/23/2021 2:56 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
I?d thought he passed away, maybe not.
I did some digging through my email archives, and Sellam posted this in 2019.
https://www.vcfed.org/forum/forum/marketplace/vintage-computer-items-for-sa…
<https://www.vcfed.org/forum/forum/marketplace/vintage-computer-items-for-sale-or-trade/72862-vintage-computer-warehouse-liquidation/page3?71708-Vintage-Computer-Warehouse-Liquidation=#post885945>
Actually Al mentions in that thread it failed due to lack of funding, so my memory isn?t
totally faulty. It looks like there were questions in 2019 about what had happened to
John Keys.
It also sounds like there might have been at least two floods that have hit the
collection. I think I found messages mentioning both 2015 and 2017 floods.
Zane
Personally when I see ?Museum? in this context, I
don?t think of this as a museum not taking care of the artifacts, I look at this from the
standpoint of the founder not taking the necessary steps when setting the Museum up to
ensure its preservation after his death (or when the founder runs out of money).
I thought there was a disaster (flood) that had basically trashed the place. Did I get
that wrong? (I could understand a "failure in planning" followed by "total
liquidation of assets" in such a scenario.)
Vince
1:11 p.m.
On Jul 23, 2021, at 12:43 PM, Lee Gleason via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
"Nice selection of dirty and yellowed computers in unknown condition."
I just took a run out to the warehouse in question, figuring the owner would be there
today cleaning up. The quote above sums up the state of things. There were some
miscellaneous DEC terminals, a few MicroVAXes, and some other assorted DEC stuff - but it
was all a trifle ...funky. That alone might not have been a sales stopper for me (all of
my collection is not pristine), but the prices were a bit higher than I was prepared to
pay for that condition and these circumstances. EG $125.00 for a VT220 w/o keyboard, and
$90.00 for VT240 base units. I left empty handed.
In that condition, those prices are crazy. I could care less about the lack of keyboards,
but then I?m blessed when it comes to LK201?s and LK401?s.
Thank you for the report, I feel better now, about my inability to get in on this.
Zane
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