Oops -- hit 'enter' too soon -- rest of message here -- RE: Need contact information for dkdkk

[James Rice]

'Computer Collector Newsletter' wrote:

>Hit 'send' in the middle of cutting and pasting, sorry....
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>That's ridiculous!  Sellam is not crying that he couldn't afford to win one
>or two specific auctions because of Dennis K(full surname unknown).  Some
>people may not like Sellam's word choice, but he's speaking up in defense of
>all of us.  He is pointing out that our hobby suddenly has this guy who is
>being an irresponsible renegade.  Say, for example, that some rich person
>heard a small part of the NPR story, or quickly scanned an article about
>that Christie's auction, and decided in his own mind that, "Oh, old
>computers are collectible and worth lots of money, I should invest in
>some"... so the guy jumps out there, anonymously, and starts hoarding every
>C64 and TRS-80 he can find for $500... would that be good for the hobby?
>Would you be happy, James, because it ups the value of your C64 or TRS-80
>from $20 to $500?  Or would you be ticked because some idiot who didn't do
>his homework is crashing the entire market for those machines?
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>That's just hypothetical; I'm sure we all strongly hope that Dennis K. turns
>out to be responsible in the end, since according to Bill Maddox, he was
>formerly associated with the Boston Computer Museum.
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>Attention, Vince (vrs at msn.com) -- you're the only person on cctalk who said
>you directly know who Dennis K. is.  If you can't reveal his surname or
>approximate location, then what can you share about his ethics, hobby
>awareness, and intentions?  If the mysterious Dennis K. is a good, aware,
>well-intended collectors, then someone who knows his firsthand should come
>to his defense, too.
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>- Evan
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Actually I wouldn't care if the cost jumped suddenly.  I over paid for 
lot of my items.  Example:  I paid over $1100 for my dual 133 BeBox.  I 
bought it during the "dot comm" era and a lot of people (including 
myself) with too much money were buying toys.  Do I care that I can only 
get half of my money back?  No, it's not for sale at any price.  I paid 
twice as much as current value for my Turbo Dimension NeXT cube.  Same 
result as the BeBox.  I really don't care.  I like them, I wanted them 
and I'm still satisfied with my items and my purchases.  So they are 
still worth the original cost to me?  Yes, they are. Eventually they 
will be worth as much as I paid or more.  I probably won't sell then 
either.  Would I stop collecting if the price suddenly jumped?  
Probably.  I would slow down my purchasing but that's the only result.  
Who knows I might take advantage of the new value of my collection and 
make some money for a change.

I'm sorry if the tone of my original message was misunderstood by some.  
I'm not cutting Sellam or anyone else down, just pointing out the world 
market place will determine price, individuals always determine the 
ultimate value of things for themselves.

James

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