Dealing with the Press

From: J.C. Wren <jcwren_at_jcwren.com>
Date: Fri Oct 24 01:13:00 2003

        The trick is to play down the stuff you want to collect, and play up the
stuff you want to sell. Raising awareness raises prices.

        --John

On Friday 24 October 2003 01:03 am, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Mike wrote:
> > The local paper has asked for an interview about my collection.
> > They're asking the usual why and how much is it worth.
> >
> > Any words of caution when dealing with the press?
>
> If you agree with the philosophy that the historical value is much more
> important than the monetary value then be sure to mention that.
>
> Keep it simple. Do not give more information than needed. Always spell
> out any acronyms or explain them clearly. Repeat. The reporter usually
> gets them wrong anyway. Assume the reporter is a technically unsavvy
> idiot. They probably are.
>
> > Anything that I should make a point to emphasize?
>
> Computer collectors are weird and should be avoided.
Received on Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:13:00 BST