Altair prices

From: Dellett, Anthony <Anthony.Dellett_at_Staples.com>
Date: Thu Aug 13 15:05:19 1998

When I saw the final bid on that altair, i nearly peed myself.

Jim, if yer listening, I'm sending ya a check!!!!
(not for $4K tho)

Four IMSAI switch paddles and a SOL Keyboard kit :)

Tony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kai Kaltenbach [mailto:kaikal_at_MICROSOFT.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 1998 3:44 PM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: RE: Altair prices
>
>
> Geez, I'll bet our own Jim Willing is pretty disappointed
> that his only sold
> for $4213.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=24405966
>
> What the heck is with that? Two Altairs auctioned
> simultaneously, with a 3x
> price differential.
>
> Guess I'm sitting on a fortune with my 5 Altairs, but I'd
> never sell them
> (and I mean that, whereas Jim used to say he'd never sell his either).
>
> Kai
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Yowza [mailto:yowza_at_yowza.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 1998 12:34 PM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Altair prices
>
>
> $12100 for the world's flakiest S-100 box:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=24409570
>
> (and the reserve was still not met, but I bet the guy sells,
> what do you
> think?)
>
> That's a 600% increase from the last batch, and even beats
> the last Apple
> 1 sale I know of. I'll bet that the bidders get
> solicitations for about
> 100 Altairs in the next few days.
>
> -- Doug
>
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