Remember that there are folks out there with millions or more (often made in a computer-related field), for whom $20,000 is the same as $20.00 for most of us...
m ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Kossow" <a...@bitsavers.org> To: <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2016 6:38 PM Subject: Re: Twiggys [was: Re: ka... ching!] >I don't think a flipper would have paid that much. > Complete machines have sold for just over 15K within recent memory. > A deep pockets collector must have a machine with all the right > serial numbers that was just missing drives. > > sigh.. getting like the high-end car collecting market, where people > pay $1K for an NOS Ford part for their Cobra you could get at > a dealer for $10 in the 60's. > > On 10/7/16 3:21 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote: >> On 10/07/2016 03:12 PM, Al Kossow wrote: >>> ouch! >>> >>> this is about 2x what I thought they would go for >>> >>> On 10/1/16 7:19 AM, Al Kossow wrote: >>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/291894250804 >> >> >> That simply defies logic. I *really* don't get this collecting business. >> >> --Chuck >> >> >