AOL Disks Collectable - why not?

From: johnb <dylanb_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri Apr 28 12:38:28 2000

----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Stumpf/Unusual Systems <kstumpf_at_unusual.on.ca>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: AOL Disks Collectable - why not?


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com>
> To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 9:53 AM
> Subject: Re: AOL Disks Collectable - why not?
>
>
> > hmmm, i still have the apple version and pc version 1.5 still in their
> > packages...
> > hey, i betcha my aol version 2.5 beta tester coffee cup would bring in
> > thousands of dollars!
> >
>
> Superdave tell you what. If someone somewhere found out you did have an
AOL
> Version 2.5 Beta Tester coffee cup and they wanted it badly enough and
that
> person offered you US$1 000.00 for it, would you turn them down? Would you
> find some ethical reason why they shouldn't spend their money that way?
> Would you feel better not having $1K more than you did before?
>

Almost everything is collectable to someone.

> If you, or anyone who might read this discussion, answer no to all or any
of
> these questions then let's get off the righteous collectors' bandwagon and
> fill this bandwidth with useful sourcing tips and wonderful 'how I found
it
> stories', announcements of new acquisitions, and interesting technical
> questions and answers instead of these complaints about other collectors.
>
> Remember there are many, many more people who DON'T collect computers than
> those who do AND THEY THINK WE'RE absolutely nuts. So since our complaints
> don't offset their complaints in the grand scheme of things, let's just
not
> do it anymore.
>
Most of the people I know feel people who collect computers are nuts. Can't
blame them really - there are much *nicer* things to place in a home.


> Yours in good faith.
>
> Kevin Stumpf - The Nostalgic Technophile
John


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>
>
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