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Didn't one of the boards sell for almost $1M recently? Did the market for them drop massively or did some fool over pay by $800k for an Apple I?

• jkestner 11y ago
  http://www.computerworld.com/article/2837776/vintage-apple-1-sells-for-a-record-905k.html http://www.computerworld.com/article/2837776/vintage-apple-1... $905,000, and presumably there's a premium for being in working condition. I think there's also a small market of people who have the money and care to spend it on this, so prices can fluctuate quite a bit.
  • chaostheory 11y ago
    Considering the time for the sales transaction taking place (2 days?), I'm sure if they took it to an auction house it would fetch a much higher price. There's only 50 ever made and it's from a household name that even the fashion houses respect. On the other side of the story, this story is totally genius marketing (if intended). I've been hearing this firm's name all day including their policy of sharing proceeds with people who donate.
    • jkestner 11y ago
      You may be right, but if you look at the history of sales recently, the prices are all over the place. This one's still pretty low in comparison, but if it isn't working, that could explain the difference. Or perhaps some of these came with accessories, like a cassette player. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_I#Collectors.27_item http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_I#Collectors.27_item 5/13: $668K 6/13: $390K 11/13: $330K 10/14: $905K 12/14: $365K