PDP 11/44 - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

12 Mar 2009

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 The subject of prices comes up on this list regularly.  Routinely the
 comments are made "back 20 years ago I was picking these up for free".
 Well, that's a nice anecdote, but it isn't useful in determining what
 people are willing to pay today.  Routinely the complaint is made that
 ebay has done nothing but drive up prices and so-on.  Like it or not,
 that is the reality.  Yeah, it would be great if this stuff was all
 just sitting by the curb and all you had to do was drive up and put it
 in your car.  It isn't.  Wishing for the good ole days is irrelevant.

  You'll note that based on what was listed, I
said that the only part on
 that
 PDP-11/44 with any value was the Power Supply.  I paid $100 11 years ago
 for
 one that was missing the RAM (and network card but that wouldn't stop it
 from working).  Without a high value card or cards, and missing cards
 like
 the one in question is there is no way it's worth $750.  It is worth
 half of
 that max. 
 You're talking like I have claimed the price of $750 is justified or
 reasonable.  I have done no such thing.  I am only pointing out that
 fire sale prices for PDP-11s from a decade ago are irrelevant to what
 people are willing to pay today. 
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I donated 2 boxed 11/44 and several spares to a museum a few weeks ago.
They have a much better use for them than I do. The 11/44 is for me a
less interesting machine compared to my 11/70, 11/45, 11/35, 11/34 and
11/05.

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