Uh, is this a deal? -- yup

From: Matt Pritchard <MPritchard_at_EnsembleStudios.com>
Date: Wed Oct 29 13:02:13 1997

I can laugh, because as much as I have wanted one, (since they first
came out yes) I can safely feel comfortable that I never will. Maybe I
get lucky and find an Exidy Sorcerer for less that $5,000.

-Matt Pritchard
Graphics Engine and Optimization Specialist


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kip Crosby [SMTP:engine_at_chac.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 11:26 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Re: Uh, is this a deal? -- yup
>
> At 11:38 10/29/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >Just found this under the "Antique Computer" Listing at
> Haggle.com....
> >someone's got an Apple 1 for sale... opening bid requested:
> $17,000.00.
>
> Matt can say "laugh of the day," but a couple of years ago I did
> authentication and provenance on one that sold for $12,000, the last
> one I
> SAW sell went for $22,000, and there's one for sale in Southern
> California
> (with Apple packaging, full paperwork and a signed letter from Jobs,)
> for
> $30,000 -- it hasn't gone yet, but it will, probably to Japan. Yes,
> $17K
> is (mildly) a deal.
>
> AFAIK there are only about eighty of the little dears left, and think
> of
> the number of people who want one. To tell the truth, in the last
> year or
> so there's begun to be concern about counterfeiting.
>
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Received on Wed Oct 29 1997 - 13:02:13 GMT

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