I agree totally. it's starting to happen around here also. thankfully, ive got enough stuff already, but am always looking for more. several weeks ago, someone posted to the list about a coleco adam for sale in nc. i emailed the person who said ~10 people had bidded on it and she was taking the highest offer. i was rather surprised as i thought i'd be able to get it for $10 or so since no one else would be interested in it. I think that the well known "rare" computers like lisae, altairs, and so forth will inflate in price first, and then lessor known computers will not for a time, which means stock up now while prices are still cheap. In a message dated 98-08-13 19:35:05 EDT, Sam Ismail put forth: << We spoke on this topic last year, and I and a couple others prognosticated that the then somehwat tame trend towards escalating prices for older computers would reach the levels we are seeing today. It was just a matter of how fast, and it basically came upon us as fast as I expected it would. That's why I've been busy loading my garage up with stuff. I knew well enough to get the goods while the getting's good. Once I've got some spare time, I can sit back and enjoy tinkering with my (cheaply accumulated) collection while the newly-interested collectors are scratching and clawing for that latest "RARE TimexSinclair 1000!!!" on eBay. >>