I'd hope the one ending up with this old-timer doesn't end up paying more for
the disposal of the thing than he did for the purchase. Already several
vendors are charging a core charge when you buy something to ensure you
dispose of it properly.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Strathmann" <thomas_at_pdp7.org>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: Apple-1 Auction conclusion
> Richard Erlacher wrote:
> > I don't care whether these things sell for a million each. It still won't
> > make me want one. I suppose if someone had a lot of dough and some
peculiar
> > nostalgia. I don't miss the old Apples ...
>
> Well, I certainly would want to have one but I somehow doubt that paying
> a lot of money for a piece of electronic equipment that is not useful
> for anything today is sane. Additionally I figure that people who can
> afford to pay that much and actually do so are not really serious
> collectors by the standards of this list, they just want an investment.
>
> Thomas
>
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Received on Mon Apr 22 2002 - 00:59:31 BST