Ebay Altair

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Tue May 9 19:38:35 2000

johnb wrote:
>
> Funny how a lot of people here think the prices are inflated. These prices
> are established by *demand* and availability (as with anything else). I sold
> my Altair 8800 serial #80 just like this one with my collection :-(

"Inflated" implies a comparison. And of course prices are established by
supply and demand, and I think that is a good thing. The comparison, though,
is with the approx. $2K to $4K or so they have been selling for on ebay for
the past several years. That ad gives a LOT less detail than others that
sold for much less. Was it ignorance that drove the price up ... or was it
that the bidder knew something we don't? Perhaps this person emailed the
seller and did find out something that made it worth the extra money.
Received on Tue May 09 2000 - 19:38:35 BST