On Sun, Oct 2, 2016 at 4:29 PM, TeoZ <[email protected]> wrote: > There are also the type of people who get into a hobby and buy all kinds > of gear then get bored and ditch it a few years later. > > -----Original Message----- From: Jon Elson > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2016 3:32 PM > To: [email protected] ; [email protected]:On-Topic and > Off-Topic Posts > Subject: Re: ka... ching! > > > On 10/02/2016 12:50 PM, Al Kossow wrote: > >> >> On 10/2/16 10:15 AM, Jay West wrote: >> >>> I have a new theory. No new machines are ever >>> found, we all just keep trading ownership of them amongst ourselves, >>> sometimes with the same machine coming back years later! >>> >>> Thats been a joke at hamfests for decades :-) >> >> >> >> It is NOT a joke, it really happens. The old gear outlasts > the owners, and people use it for a while, upgrade, move to > a retirement home or whatever, and it goes to someone else. > Then, the cycle repeats. > > Jon >
I have noticed a lot of "new" items coming into availability. People have been horders of computers since companies first started letting employees to take them home after depreciation. Plenty is still out there. I still want to got to Cuba to find a Univac there. I have this feeling that some thought-lost vintage machines are to be found there. b
