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If you want an Apple I, there is one up for auction right now. Current bid is $109,919 but it will surely go for much more. https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/

by kens 1y ago

If you want an Apple I, there is one up for auction right now. Current bid is $109,919 but it will surely go for much more. https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/350450507246010-apple-1-computer-set-fully-operational-signed-by-steve-wozniak-and-daniel-kottke/?cat=0 https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/35045050724601...

testing22321 1y ago
For that amount of money it’s incredible we aren’t seeing fakes…
- FridayoLeary 1y ago
  Or just reproducing it and selling it on the basis that it works exactly the same way as the original... I'm slightly mystified at the sums collectors items sell for. It seems intuitive to me that their prices should be some function of their inherent values, however that's calculated. It could even be many times that number but it should at least be tethered to reality.
  - testing22321 1y ago
    At this point they’re like art or exotic and rare cars - appreciating because of their historical impact. Obviously the original Mona Lisa is worth a bit more than a good copy.
- dasKrokodil 1y ago
  I previously asked about how hard it would be to create a forgery and got a nice answer here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29173562#29175946 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29173562#29175946 TLDR: it would be very hard, perhaps next to impossible to create one, and then you'd still have the issue how to convince people it's real, given that the existing ones are pretty well documented and accounted for.
- Suppafly 1y ago
  >For that amount of money it’s incredible we aren’t seeing fakes… I suspect we are.
bayouborne 1y ago
In March of this year, an Apple-1 sold on the same site for 375k usd https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/349991407146000-apple-1-computer-with-original-operation-manual-daniel-kottke-letter-and-accessories-fully-functional/?cat=0 https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/34999140714600...

by kens 1y ago

testing22321 1y ago

For that amount of money it’s incredible we aren’t seeing fakes…

FridayoLeary 1y ago
Or just reproducing it and selling it on the basis that it works exactly the same way as the original... I'm slightly mystified at the sums collectors items sell for. It seems intuitive to me that their prices should be some function of their inherent values, however that's calculated. It could even be many times that number but it should at least be tethered to reality.
- testing22321 1y ago
  At this point they’re like art or exotic and rare cars - appreciating because of their historical impact. Obviously the original Mona Lisa is worth a bit more than a good copy.
dasKrokodil 1y ago
I previously asked about how hard it would be to create a forgery and got a nice answer here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29173562#29175946 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29173562#29175946 TLDR: it would be very hard, perhaps next to impossible to create one, and then you'd still have the issue how to convince people it's real, given that the existing ones are pretty well documented and accounted for.
Suppafly 1y ago
>For that amount of money it’s incredible we aren’t seeing fakes… I suspect we are.

bayouborne 1y ago

In March of this year, an Apple-1 sold on the same site for 375k usd https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/349991407146000-apple-1-computer-with-original-operation-manual-daniel-kottke-letter-and-accessories-fully-functional/?cat=0 https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/34999140714600...