[Coco] "NEW NORMAL"

[Bill Loguidice]

I think you're overreacting a bit. As an insane collector of everything in
the computer and videogame space (and I've been that way since the 80s, so
I've seen prices go from free to insane), I too lament the rise in prices
across nearly every brand, but it's purely for selfish reasons. The reality
is higher prices mean there's more competition for this stuff and more
interest overall in using vintage equipment. While that's bad for our
wallets, it's better overall for all vintage communities, getting more
people involved and having a larger pool of individuals to both develop and
purchase new items for our old hardware. While the cost of entry these days
is indeed higher, the potential experience across all brands is better than
any other time (save for when these were active on the mainstream market)
and will clearly continue to improve for the forseeable future. So yeah,
it's not all that bad.

-Bill

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On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 3:04 PM, camillus <camillus.b.58 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The "NEW normal"???
>
> This is just the outcome from the fact that some people are greedy in
> a sense that they just want something so badly, that they would pay an arm
> for it.
>
> I bet you that if nobody would just pay such stupid prices, you can find a
> coco3 on your doorstep, and they will pay you to take it.
>
> What is wrong with those people. Sadly also that most of those people that
> spend to much money on their coco are quickly bored and trash it or stack
> it on the attic where it collects dust.
>
> I would rather do without then go with this "NEW NORMAL", there is nothing
> "NORMAL" about it.
>
> Well I guess it is not difficult to find just one fool, that pays
> anything, ( probably don't know what to do with there money, because having
> to much), but kills it for the true hobbyist....
>
> I paid 500 euro for my coco3, and because of my move from europe to usa I
> had to throw it away. Luckily when I found out that the coco still lives
> here in the USA, I could my hands on one from a friend of mine, FOR $0000.00
>
> BTW 500 euro now is E 500 x $ 1.10 = $550
> Now some people pay's $300 and more for a 35 year old computer???  There
> are classic cars of 40 years old you can buy for less. Just insane this is,
> and it is all because fools pay's that kind of money. Maybe the word "fool"
> is not the right choice, I should call them the "newnormals".
>
>
> cb
>