Greg wrote:
Does anyone think this sort of thing will continue/escalate long-term?
>
I don't think it's a fad. Vintage computers are collectible and, like any
collectible, will usually only increase in value (except for my 1400 mint
copies of Howard The Duck comic, but that's another story). Computers have
all the criteria to make them desirable collectibles - coolness, nostalgia
value, and scarcity (since most old computers were considered useless and
therefore scrapped). There is also the additional factor that those for
whom they provide a hit of nostalgia are now successful programmers and
others in the high-tech biz who often have more disposable income than
search time and are therefore willing to pay the price to get what they
want when they want it. I predict that the market will escalate rapidly
over the next five years. If you have the space, I would strongly suggest
not only holding on to your collection, even the stuff you consider common,
but grabbing anything you can for the next couple of years.
Of course, thats just MHO. On the other hand, I bought vintage photographs
in the sixties when they were going for next-to-nothing and cleaned up in
the eighties.
Anybody want to buy some Howard The Duck comics?
R.
BTW - Another thought on the eBay prices - those of us who live in CA, NY,
MA and other areas where computers were common in the early days tend to
become somewhat jaded about all the stuff we find. In other areas, vintage
computers are almost non-existant. It's not so much a matter of ignorance,
but of availability that drives the prices up.
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Received on Thu Jun 11 1998 - 20:55:25 BST