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US$29,000? I think you could probably put that together yourself for quite a bit under that price (including a machine or two signed by Woz...)

astrodust 10y ago
Knock yourself out. For a serious collector that's not a lot of money and could save a lot of time in tracking down, vetting, and arranging for transport of the various pieces involved.
- tluyben2 10y ago
  That and as I notice 'non collectors' are seeing online this is worth something and asking serious $. 5-6 years ago I picked up brilliant 70-80s stuff for next to nothing, now all that shot up to amounts I even do not think it is worth it. This is a good deal but the bidding is not over.
ChuckMcM 10y ago
You'd be surprised then. There are two things going for it, one it has a lot of machines in it, and two they seem to be in pretty decent shape. You could probably spend the next 3 - 10 years going around garage sales, haunting Craig's list and other auction sites, and put something together. But it will take time and the outcome is uncertain. Remember there will be seasoned collectors bidding on this bunch, they already know all the places where things like this might be found, and they are still bidding. Bottom line, unless you're a collector it is hard sometimes to see where the value comes from. That said, you could try it and perhaps make a quick $5 - $10 thousand? I warn you though, you start and it gets weirdly addictive. I tell you this as someone who owned 63 variations of MicroVAX at one time.
- lallysingh 10y ago
  I narrowly dodged a bullet a few years ago when someone outbid me on a pile of SGI workstation hardware. I was ready to become a hardware hoarder, but someone out there saved me.
robterrell 10y ago
Some of those just aren't available. Well, at least one. The Outbound Portable original (not the laptop clamshell form-factor) is incredibly rare. (I was going to say the eMate 300 was also rare, but there's a dozen on eBay right now.)

astrodust 10y ago

Knock yourself out. For a serious collector that's not a lot of money and could save a lot of time in tracking down, vetting, and arranging for transport of the various pieces involved.

tluyben2 10y ago
That and as I notice 'non collectors' are seeing online this is worth something and asking serious $. 5-6 years ago I picked up brilliant 70-80s stuff for next to nothing, now all that shot up to amounts I even do not think it is worth it. This is a good deal but the bidding is not over.

ChuckMcM 10y ago

You'd be surprised then. There are two things going for it, one it has a lot of machines in it, and two they seem to be in pretty decent shape. You could probably spend the next 3 - 10 years going around garage sales, haunting Craig's list and other auction sites, and put something together. But it will take time and the outcome is uncertain. Remember there will be seasoned collectors bidding on this bunch, they already know all the places where things like this might be found, and they are still bidding. Bottom line, unless you're a collector it is hard sometimes to see where the value comes from. That said, you could try it and perhaps make a quick $5 - $10 thousand? I warn you though, you start and it gets weirdly addictive. I tell you this as someone who owned 63 variations of MicroVAX at one time.

lallysingh 10y ago
I narrowly dodged a bullet a few years ago when someone outbid me on a pile of SGI workstation hardware. I was ready to become a hardware hoarder, but someone out there saved me.

robterrell 10y ago

Some of those just aren't available. Well, at least one. The Outbound Portable original (not the laptop clamshell form-factor) is incredibly rare. (I was going to say the eMate 300 was also rare, but there's a dozen on eBay right now.)