13 Aug
2011
13 Aug
'11
12:10 a.m.
> Send me your name, email, and what you collect,
and I'll try to get you
> some good stuff (some people got some REALLY good stuff).
I have replied by private email to Steven but felt I should mention to
the list I have experience in shipping and moving computers up to and
including IBM mainframes. I am a retired secondary market computer
dealer from Portland Oregon in the 1990s. I am available to help move
and ship computers and peripherals to anywhere in the world (they can
legally be shipped).
I specialize in packing for survival including terminals.
I collect Intel Multibus 1, Tektronix, Xerox, CPM & MPM, Apple, some
DEC, HP calculators/computers and more. Would love to set up a museum
or some way to display my collection.
Have helped fill many a collection around the world.
Paxton
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Paxton Hoag
Astoria, OR
USA
13 Aug
13 Aug
12:50 a.m.
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Sent: 13 August 2011 08:10
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list I
> Send me your name, email, and what you
collect, and I'll try to get
> you some good stuff (some people got some REALLY good stuff).
I have replied by private email to Steven but felt I should mention to the have experience in shipping and moving computers up to
and including IBM
mainframes. I am a retired secondary market computer dealer from Portland
Oregon in the 1990s. I am available to help move and ship computers and
peripherals to anywhere in the world (they can legally be shipped).
I specialize in packing for survival including terminals.
I have been told on a number of occasions that VT100s do not ship well, they
are also of a size and weight that seems to put shipping them to me in the
UK out of my range. With your experience, is there a way to ship one of
these terminals from the US to the UK safely and economically?
I collect Intel Multibus 1, Tektronix, Xerox, CPM & MPM, Apple, some DEC,
HP
calculators/computers and more. Would love to set up a
museum or some
way to display my collection.
Have helped fill many a collection around the world.
Paxton
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Paxton Hoag
Astoria, OR
USA
4:49 p.m.
At 12:10 AM -0700 8/13/11, Paxton Hoag wrote:
Have helped fill many a collection around the world.
I can vouch for that! I'd have a *LOT* more room in my garage if it
wasn't for you!!! ;-)
Zane
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8:53 p.m.
New subject: Straight 8 on ebay
Whats the guess this will go for ? It is rough but, still. Haven't seen
one on ebay while I've been paying attention .
http://cgi.ebay.com/Digital-DEC-PDP-8-minicomputer-straight-8-ASR-33-TTY-/2…
10:22 p.m.
New subject: Straight 8 on ebay
Whats the guess this will go for ?
It's sad to see the panel in such awful shape, but a machine like this
would warrant fabricating a replacement.
I've seen two Straight-8's sell on eBay in the past seven years.
One was a rackmount system (mine) that went for 15k and the other
was a tabletop like this one, but in much better cosmetic condition,
that went for 35k in a "buy it now" only a few hours after it was
listed. (With a market like that, it's hard to say how many might
have been sold under the radar, unbeknownst to any of us here.)
Another Straight-8 was offered to the the collector community
(e.g., on this list) within the last year or so, and sold in a
private transaction. There don't seem to be many coming onto the
market.
I doubt this machine will sell for a penny less than than 10k,
and likely go higher.
--Bill
11:03 p.m.
New subject: Straight 8 on ebay
At 1:35 AM -0400 8/14/11, William Donzelli wrote:
Even with local pickup, I wouldn't be surprised by 5 digits, as
anyone that can afford the machine, can afford to arrange local
pickup. Though the seller would probably have been better off
waiting till the economy isn't so iffy, I think that might hurt the
final price more than the local pickup.
Zane
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I doubt this
machine will sell for a penny less than than 10k,
and likely go higher.
This one is in somewhat poor condition, and pickup only, so it may go
cheap. Cheap as in still well into the four digits.
11:14 p.m.
New subject: Straight 8 on ebay
Two bids an it is over 1k.
I am curious though. This list is the experts and as a fan of Antiques
Roadshow if you were on TV and someone wheeled this up to you what would
the auction estimates and insurance replacement values be ?
On 8/13/2011 11:03 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
Even with local pickup, I wouldn't be surprised by 5 digits, as anyone
that can afford the machine, can afford to arrange local pickup.
Though the seller would probably have been better off waiting till the
economy isn't so iffy, I think that might hurt the final price more
than the local pickup.
Zane
11:53 p.m.
New subject: Straight 8 on ebay
A bad economy didn't hurt that Apple I board sold for $200K+ a little less
then a year ago. There are people making more money then ever these days,
and they are probably speculating on vintage computers now.
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Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 2:03 AM
Subject: Re: Straight 8 on ebay
At 1:35 AM -0400 8/14/11, William Donzelli wrote:
Even with local pickup, I wouldn't be surprised by 5 digits, as anyone
that can afford the machine, can afford to arrange local pickup. Though
the seller would probably have been better off waiting till the economy
isn't so iffy, I think that might hurt the final price more than the local
pickup.
Zane
--
| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator |
| healyzh at aracnet.com | OpenVMS Enthusiast |
| | Photographer |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| My flickr Photostream |
| http://www.flickr.com/photos/33848088 at N03/ |
I doubt
this machine will sell for a penny less than than 10k,
and likely go higher.
This one is in somewhat poor condition, and pickup only, so it may go
cheap. Cheap as in still well into the four digits. 
14 Aug
14 Aug
7:46 a.m.
New subject: Straight 8 on ebay
A bad economy didn't hurt that Apple I board sold
for $200K+ a little less
then a year ago. There are people making more money then ever these days,
and they are probably speculating on vintage computers now.
Yes, that is right, but usually collectors in this category will only
buy items in very good condition. This PDP-8 is not good.
But who knows - Mr. Maddox may be correct.
--
Will
13 Aug
13 Aug
10:26 p.m.
New subject: Straight 8 on ebay
On 08/13/2011 11:53 PM, leaknoil wrote:
Whats the guess this will go for ? It is rough but,
still. Haven't seen
one on ebay while I've been paying attention .
http://cgi.ebay.com/Digital-DEC-PDP-8-minicomputer-straight-8-ASR-33-TTY-/2…
Jeeeeeezus.
My guess is $18K.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
26 Aug
26 Aug
9:48 p.m.
New subject: Straight 8 on ebay
Whats the guess this will go for ? It is rough but,
still. Haven't
seen one on ebay while I've been paying attention .
http://cgi.ebay.com/Digital-DEC-PDP-8-minicomputer-straight-8-ASR-33-TTY-/2…
I'm not sure if anyone posted this, but the winning price was $8,100.
10:59 a.m.
New subject: Straight 8 on ebay
I'm not
sure if anyone posted this, but the winning price was $8,100.
It was on the LCM wish list. Did they get it?
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