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no-senders; approved; emergency; loop; banned-address; member-moderation; nonmember-moderation; administrivia; implicit-dest; max-recipients; max-size; news-moderation; no-subject; digests; suspicious-header CC: coff@tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 3.3.6b1 Precedence: list Subject: [COFF] Re: More LCM fallout List-Id: Computer Old Farts Forum Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Help: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: On Aug 30, 2024, at 3:09=E2=80=AFPM, John Levine = wrote: >=20 > It appears that Dan Halbert said: >> Late followup in this thread: here is the Christie's auction for = items=20 >> being auctioned off: >> = https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-c= ollection/lots/3726 >=20 > Many of the bids are underwhelming. KA-10 for $300, KI-10 for $400, = KS-10 for $400. Underwhelming, or reasonable? It=E2=80=99s a serious pain to get a Christie=E2=80=99s account, plus = fees & tax add about 25% on top of a bid. The only reason eBay prices = for old hardware are so high right now has been a bunch of YouTubers = chasing clout and treating old hardware like a Funko Pop to put on a = shelf to show how cool you are. > Somebody wants the IBM 7090, bid $11,000 but still well below the = $40-$60K estimate, > and somebody really wants the CDC 6500, bid $160,000. >=20 > All plus packing and shipping from Seattle, of course. It doesn=E2=80=99t help that the kinds of people =E2=80=9Chelping=E2=80=9D= Christie=E2=80=99s put together their estimates are YouTubers chasing = clout. -- Chris