On 23 Aug 99 at 18:03, Philip.Belben_at_pgen.com wrote:
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> > At 10:39 AM 8/22/99 -0400, Bill Sudbrink wrote:
> >>
> >>"Gee, that's too bad. If you hadn't rewound the transformer on that
> >>IMSAI, it would be worth $50,000. But since it works, it's only
> >>worth $25. Remember folks, never fix anything. The original non-working
> >>lump of metal is worth far more than a machine that does what it was
> >>actually designed to do."
> >
> > I guess you don't watch the Antiques Roadshow very often. They routinely
> > dash people's hopes by saying "Gee, if back in 1950 you hadn't refinished
> > this 1820 chest of drawers, it would be worth $25,000. But now it's
> > worth $250."
> >
> > It all comes down to each person's perception of value. And of course,
> > the sale price is ultimately determined one buyer and one seller.
> >
> > - John
> >
> > P.S. For the non-USAians, "Antiques Roadshow" is a television program
> > on the public television network. It travels from city to city, opening
> > up a convention hall to the public to bring in their antiques for free
> > appraisal by their teams of expert auctioneers and collectors.
>
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> We have a similar show in the UK, also called Antiques Roadshow. One of the few
> TV shows I actually enjoy watching. Alas I was away when it came to Coalville,
> so I couldn't take any classic computers to see how they reacted...
>
> I'm not sure of the accuracy of some of their comments though. Examples from
> when my parents caught it at their town (and got on TV!):
I've been watching the British Roadshow for years on Canadian TV. Actually,
the American version is a spin-off because of it's wide popularity in the UK
and IMHO not as good I may add.
ciao larry
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Received on Mon Aug 23 1999 - 09:53:15 BST