On Sat, 21 Aug 1999 SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com wrote:
> well, awareness of old computers IS good, but like any hobby, once the
> speculators get involved, it's not a hobby anymore. eventually (and
> unfortunately) once the general populace mistakenly thinks that ANY
> old computer is worth hundreds or thousands of dollars it will be hard
> to find anything collectable cheaply. i'm trying to get a complete mac
That's not true really. You'll always find treasures hidden away
somewhere that can be had for cheap. One still can find amazing antiques
at garage sales or flea markets or even the trash that are worth way more
than the seller wants for it. Watch the Antiques Roadshow and you'll
hear dozens of anecdotes of people finding antiques for cheap
somewhere that end up being valued at hundreds or thousands of dollars.
I still find great old machines for the same prices I was paying a couple
years ago before the ebay phenomenon because I spend a lot of time out in
the field searching.
One must just work harder these days. And I don't care to hear any moans
about the fact that I live in California. If that means you have to fly
out here then so be it. I just happen to be in a place more apt to turn
up stuff. And where you're at may or may not have much stuff to turn up,
but I guarantee you it holds more than you think. You just haven't found
it yet. And you haven't done the work necessary to root it out.
E-mail me if you want some ideas. I started a "computer finding" FAQ a
while back that I never finished. I think now is a good time to compelte
it.
> plus with the original boxes from my neighbor, but she's got that
> mindset and probably wont sell it for any realistic price although i
> try to downplay any investment value in computers.
Don't worry. There are probably 10 more like it in your area that you
just haven't found yet, and at least 5 of those belong to owners who
probably just want to get rid of it.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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