On Thursday 06 November 2003 10:33, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
>
> I try to keep a record of what I get, when I got it, what *I* paid
> for it, its original value, and "current" value (at the time I got
> it), and (in code) whom I got it from.
>
> This is mostly for myself, a reminder of what the hobby has cost me
> "so far". If I'd ever donate it, or start an official exhibit of
> it, that'd be the declared value for tax/writeoff purposes.
>
> Still. Having such records can help you keep (or re-gain) sanity
> when it comes to this hobby we have. If you see what all you have
> gotten the past, say, year or so, and what amount of cash you spent
> on it, that can be a firm slap in the face...
I still figure I've spent more on the shelves to hold the collection than
the collection itself, if I factor in the cost of the renovations now
under way. I still resist paying for machines, I figure that as long as
the current owner thinks it has value then they won't be put out on the
curb.
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Ottawa, Canada
Collector of vintage computers
http://www.ncf.ca/~ba600
Received on Thu Nov 06 2003 - 11:24:07 GMT