On Thu, 13 Aug 1998, Kai Kaltenbach wrote:
> 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.
A couple of differences: Jim's was listed first (by just a few minutes),
so it closed first. When the billionaires lost out on Jim's to a surprise
last-minute bidder, it was desparation time to get the second and last
Altair -- a $12000 bid came at the very last minute. The other
difference is that Jim listed his in the CPU category, which to most
people means chips rather than systems, so his may have been slightly less
visible.
> 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).
But you'll trade, right? I still have that Tandy VIS :-)
-- Doug
Received on Thu Aug 13 1998 - 15:04:34 BST