Hello Dennisk!

** On Saturday 03.10.20 - 06:34, dennisk wrote to MRO:

other people like to hang on to old stuff that they never
use or could be replaced with something better.

i feel sorry for the people that have to clean up after
them when they die.

They will be worth a mint. I kept some Commodore 64's, I
bought them for a few dollars. I got one for $2.

Now check the prices...

Those prices can be wishful thinking. The *real* price of
something is what someone is willing to pay. A listed price is
not a complete picture. You still have to find that elusive
buyer who will pay asking (imagined) price.

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Re: They will be worth a mint.
By: Ogg to All on Sat Oct 03 2020 08:07 am

Those prices can be wishful thinking. The *real* price of
something is what someone is willing to pay. A listed price is
not a complete picture. You still have to find that elusive
buyer who will pay asking (imagined) price.

There has been an extreme vintage computer bubble this year. It wasn't long ago you could purchase a Macintosh 512K/Plus in full working order for <50 USD... now on r/VintageApple I regularly see people paying 150 USD for parts/repair systems. I saw one guy pick up a Macintosh Classic with an exploded PRAM battery for 120 USD. He eventually got working again however must have spent more than 200 USD on parts, not to mention the time he spent fixing the damn thing and seeing an electrician in relation to the non-working CRT. I was lucky with my Mac. I spent around 250 USD for one that looks as good as the day it was sold, which I think is a bargain for a 36 year old machine. I got lucky though and haven't seen any similar examples since. 500-600 USD is the going rate for a system in this condition. Apple // computers are ridiculous too, they used to be 20-30 bucks whereas today it's more like 300-500 USD depending on the condition. Madness.

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Re: They will be worth a mint
By: Andeddu to Ogg on Sun Oct 04 2020 11:22 am

Re: They will be worth a mint.
By: Ogg to All on Sat Oct 03 2020 08:07 am

Those prices can be wishful thinking. The *real* price of
something is what someone is willing to pay. A listed price is
not a complete picture. You still have to find that elusive
buyer who will pay asking (imagined) price.

There has been an extreme vintage computer bubble this year. It wasn't long you could purchase a Macintosh 512K/Plus in full working order for <50 USD.. now on r/VintageApple I regularly see people paying 150 USD for parts/repair systems. I saw one guy pick up a Macintosh Classic with an exploded PRAM battery for 120 USD. He eventually got working again however must have spent more than 200 USD on parts, not to mention the time he spent fixing the damn thing and seeing an electrician in relation to the non-working CRT. I was lu with my Mac. I spent around 250 USD for one that looks as good as the day it was sold, which I think is a bargain for a 36 year old machine. I got lucky though and haven't seen any similar examples since. 500-600 USD is the going rate for a system in this condition. Apple // computers are ridiculous too, they used to be 20-30 bucks whereas today it's more like 300-500 USD dependi on the condition. Madness.

I knew that I should have gotten into this sooner... I've been looking at old machines online for the past half a decade, but now that I finally want to
jump in everything is so expensive. Especially the more 'famous' machines
like the Macintosh Classic and IBM PC 5550. I feel like I need to sell an arm for one of those machines. My Mac and iPad Pro where both under $1k and I
feel as though my first retro purchase will be close.
- Sent from an IBM ThinkPad

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Hello Marcham!

** On Monday 05.10.20 - 22:38, marcham wrote to Andeddu:

By: Ogg to All on Sat Oct 03 2020 08:07 am

Those prices can be wishful thinking. The *real* price of
something is what someone is willing to pay. [snip]

There has been an extreme vintage computer bubble this
year. It wasn't long you could purchase a Macintosh 512K/
Plus in full working order for <50 USD.. now on r/
VintageApple I regularly see people paying 150 USD for
parts/repair systems. [snip]

I knew that I should have gotten into this sooner... I've
been looking at old machines online for the past half a
decade, but now that I finally want to jump in everything
is so expensive. Especially the more 'famous' machines like
the Macintosh Classic and IBM PC 5550. I feel like I need
to sell an arm for one of those machines. My Mac and iPad
Pro where both under $1k and Ifeel as though my first retro
purchase will be close. - Sent from an IBM ThinkPad

If there is an option to "Make an offer", try a lower price
that you think is fair. Maybe the seller will go for it.

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Re: They will be worth a mint
By: Marcham to Andeddu on Mon Oct 05 2020 10:38 pm

I knew that I should have gotten into this sooner... I've been looking at old machines online for the past half a decade, but now that I finally want to
jump in everything is so expensive. Especially the more 'famous' machines like the Macintosh Classic and IBM PC 5550. I feel like I need to sell an arm for one of those machines. My Mac and iPad Pro where both under $1k and I
feel as though my first retro purchase will be close.

I missed out too. I had a minor interest in vintage computing for a number of years but didn't feel compelled to scratch the itch until this year when prices began to soar.

Damn, the IBM 5550 is a pretty sweet looking machine. I was completely unaware of it. Seems like it was marketed more towards Asian countries which could well explain why it's so rare over in the West.

There are still relatively fairly priced Mac Classics around if you're happy to search a couple of times per week. You'll still end up paying 5-10x more than you would have 5-10 years ago. My perception of "fair" is a little different as I am a newcomer to the hobby.

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