VCF Security

From: Bryan Pope <bpope_at_wordstock.com>
Date: Thu Jul 29 13:00:06 2004

And thusly jim spake:
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> evan wrote:
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> > Michael,
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> A book Fair on the west coast here, which I won't name in case
> it could get me in hot water had $250,000 in theft during the first
> day they were in their meeting hall. This was all before the doors
> opened to the public.

I have heard that the rare bookseller business is extremely cutthroat.

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> The theft level declined after the public was let in.
>
> I mention this just as a point of reference. I am glad that the collector
> group that attends VCF is not apparently composed of rare book
> dealers.

I suspect that as machines become even more rare and their value spiking up
will attract unsavory people trying to make a lot of money with very little
effort. :(

But on a positive note: I believe we are all right now in the infancy of
classic computer collecting.

Cheers,

Bryan Pope
Received on Thu Jul 29 2004 - 13:00:06 BST