On Sun, 18 Nov 2001, John Galt wrote:
> Why are chip collectors so frowned upon on this mailing list? Do you
> guys think us chip collectors are out here busting up Intelec's,
> Altairs, and IMSAI's to get the chips out of them or something?
Speaking personally, the whole thing seems rather silly. It seems to be
collecting for the sake of collecting (Collect all 5 Spastastically Juicy
colors!) with no regards towards significance.
It looks to be Yet Another Silly Fad. Everyone will get their fill, the
market will collapse, and people will move on to something else to turn a
buck on. It happened with comic books, beanie babies, and old computers.
> We are legitimate collectors just like you guys are.
There's no such thing as a legitimate collector ;)
> Give me a break.
No.
> Better yet, give me all those old "worthless" purple C8080A's you have
> laying around. I'll give you $1 ea. for them so you won't feel like
> you're taking advantage of an "idiot".
What if I paint one of mine Day-Glo Green? Does it automatically shoot up
in value to $5000?
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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