[Coco] SuperPet

[T. Franklin]

LOL... I just know I wouldn't have payed more that $50.00 for an Apple 1 board. I just don't see the value in it. But, obviously there's those out there who do.

...and I think $0.45 is too expensive for a stamp too! LMAO!!!!



>-----Original Message-----
>From: Arthur Flexser [mailto:flexser at fiu.edu]
>Sent: Friday, August 9, 2013 12:52 PM
>To: 'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'
>Subject: Re: [Coco] SuperPet
>
>On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 1:36 PM, T. Franklin <tim at franklinlabs.com> wrote:
> The price is a "buyer beware" or "what the market can handle" thing. I'm
>sure no one in their right mind would pay that but who knows. Someone paid
>a huge amount of cash for an apple 1 board a few months back. It was just a
>double layer PCB with some 74LS chips, a CPU and some RAM. Maybe $40.00 in
>parts at today's prices.
>
>That's like complaining that a rare postage stamp sold for tens of
>thousands of dollars, when it contains a fraction of a cent's worth of
>paper and ink.  It's the rarity and historical significance that made the
>Apple 1 so valuable.  Perhaps there's somebody that feels the SuperPet  is
>worth $200 for similar reasons.  The relevant comparison is what comparable
>items have sold for recently, not the cost of components.
>
>Art
>
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