Cross listing Ebay items

From: Lawrence Walker <lwalker_at_mail.interlog.com>
Date: Fri Jun 12 17:57:37 1998

>
> 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.
>
OFF-TOPIC ALERT :::::
Loved Howard the Duck comics Hated what they did with the movie.
I'll likely get back to you on this.

> 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.
>
> --
 It is especially galling to us in low-availability areas when you guys post
about acquiring them by the pallet. : ^ {{

ciao larry
lwalker_at_interlog.com
Received on Fri Jun 12 1998 - 17:57:37 BST