Another EBay absurdity

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Wed May 13 14:41:43 1998

On Wed, 13 May 1998, Russ Blakeman wrote:

> > A guy I know claims that an Apple I went for $25,000 at Christey's or
> > some such place. Does anyone know if there's truth to that? Sounds
> > pretty absurd to me, but I just don't know.
>
> Where are these people when you have stuff to sell at $25 and they are willing
> to pay $25000 for the same thing? No instead you get the ones that tell you what
> a junkpile they are and try to knock you down to $5.....I can see the thrift
> stores having prices like this since everything they have is donated and they
> neither test anything, know what it even is, nor want it around very
> long.

$25 for an Apple 1? I'll take two, please.

Is it just my decaying neurons, or do I remember Woz himself paying big
bucks for an Apple 1 (perhaps as part of a charity benefit)?

-- Doug
Received on Wed May 13 1998 - 14:41:43 BST