ka... ching!

[Brad H]

I second what Mike says, Chuck.
I don't enjoy fighting with these deep pocketed 'collectors', especiallu knowing a lot of this stuff is destined for a trophy case never to be used.  But.. that's the free market.  Plus high prices ensure I'm not able to immediately fill my basement. :)
I actually find myself more excited by reproduction.. I think as cool as it would have been to own an original TVT building one myself has really made it special.  Along the way I keep finding new potential projects.    


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-------- Original message --------
From: Mike Stein <mhs.stein at gmail.com> 
Date: 2016-10-01  1:47 PM  (GMT-08:00) 
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> 
Subject: Re: ka... ching! 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2016 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: ka... ching!


> On 10/01/2016 08:27 AM, js at cimmeri.com wrote:
> 
>> Ohhhh, I see.    Now that makes sense -- Thanks, Al.    But, like 
>> airplanes and boats, this looks like only a rich person's game.
> 
> Sigh.  There was a time when I was in this old computer stuff to help
> out people who were trying to do something or retrieve otherwise lost
> information.
> 
> The game has changed, obviously.  We are in an era now when folks with
> too much money and spare time and narcissism want to buy and sell and
> display toys rather than play with them.
> 
> Looks like it's time to get out of this racket.
> 
> --Chuck
>
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Please don't, Chuck!

You're one of the most prolific sources of information and helpful advice in this hobby, across almost all platforms, and you would be sorely missed indeed.

Obviously I don't have anything close to what you have to contribute, but my reasons for spending time on these lists & forums are more or less the same (as well as the hope of regaining some space in my house ;-). 

For various reasons I've also from time to time reflected on why I waste so much time on what is just old junk to most people; someone here (Al? Fred?) once asked rhetorically how much money or lost income we spend just storing this crap, and that in particular hit home.

I did get rid of a fair bit of stuff after the unpleasantness on the Vintage Forum and have cut back a lot on the time I spend on the various lists, but when I consider 'getting out of the racket' completely the friends I've made and the occasional opportunity to actually help someone with a hard-to-find item or even a piece of advice have kept me 'in it' after all.

Please don't go!

m