Daniel, if I estimated a vintage Mac in my collection at $700 (which I
have, by the way), I would certainly never ponder dumping it in the
recycling bin for the mere sake of freeing space!

I myself have searched EBAY and other online sources for years,
searching for a functional SE/30 grayscale card setup that wouldn't
cost me a fortune.  My main intent is to get practical use out of it,
being able to view more content than before on my internal screen.
I've seen about 5 of these go on sale over the last 6 years.  All of
them went for astronomical prices.  They were so high in fact that my
wife would have had my head if I ever had bid on them.

I don't mean to upset anyone by saying this, but I have a mild disdain
for "private" collectors who keep all these valuable old Macs in a
closet or glass case and never share with the vintage computing
community. In contrast, I prefer to post public photos of my
collection and participate actively in forums such as this one and the
68kMLA. That in no way makes me better than anyone else.  I simply get
a lot of enjoyment from sharing.  Some of my SE/30 photos can be found
on Flickr here:

http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=66071596%40N00&q=se%2F30&m=text

I long for the day I can post some photos of grayscale on that screen!

Daniel, if the cost is "down to earth" and "realistic" for a vintage
Mac lover and family man such as myself, I would certainly be
interested in saving your XCeed setup from the recycling bin.  Cost is
what it boils down to.

Sincerely,

James Wages
Aichi-ken, Japan
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