musicman50
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Hello Everyone,
I am forced to sell my entire collection of vintage computers.
I have over 100 computers in the collection, and several hundred related devices, interfaces, cables, printers, monitors, modems, etc.. also about 300 vintage books and manuals, many very rare and hard to find, and many boxes full of software for these old computers. Most all of my collection is pre-DOS machines, Osborne, Kaypro, TRS-80 model 1's, and tons of Commodore computers, printers, drives, and hardware interfaces. about 20 unique portable computers in the collection. All clean and kept in boxes in my home, occupying 2 bedrooms. It all has to go in the next 2 months.
ANyway I was considering selling the entire lot on eBay with the promise the buyer would have to bring a large U-Haul cargo truck to pick it all up. Their bonus will be a large shed full of other electronic gadgets, and many very cool devices..
It will take me a couple of weeks to take photos of everything, and create the complete list. My question to the group is do you think this is the best way to dispose of the collection that has taken me about 20 years to collect.
No I'm not interested in donating any of it, and not interested is selling seperatly the rare pieces like the original commodore PET 8K, or the Osborne 1a, TRS-80 Model 1 complete, and tons of Kaypro and Osborne manuals and software. Also have a collection of very cool IBM PC manuals (Remember those days).
I have invested several thousand dollars over the last 20 years purchasing all of this stuff, but it all has to go in the next 60 days... So is anyone interested, and ideas apperciated.. I just don't have the time or energy to sell it all one at a time.
I also have a very large collection of vintage video games that I have to sell, maybe 50 or more, and hundreds of game carts, many very rare..
I can be contacted directly at musicman50@comcast.net
Thanks, Phil
I am forced to sell my entire collection of vintage computers.
I have over 100 computers in the collection, and several hundred related devices, interfaces, cables, printers, monitors, modems, etc.. also about 300 vintage books and manuals, many very rare and hard to find, and many boxes full of software for these old computers. Most all of my collection is pre-DOS machines, Osborne, Kaypro, TRS-80 model 1's, and tons of Commodore computers, printers, drives, and hardware interfaces. about 20 unique portable computers in the collection. All clean and kept in boxes in my home, occupying 2 bedrooms. It all has to go in the next 2 months.
ANyway I was considering selling the entire lot on eBay with the promise the buyer would have to bring a large U-Haul cargo truck to pick it all up. Their bonus will be a large shed full of other electronic gadgets, and many very cool devices..
It will take me a couple of weeks to take photos of everything, and create the complete list. My question to the group is do you think this is the best way to dispose of the collection that has taken me about 20 years to collect.
No I'm not interested in donating any of it, and not interested is selling seperatly the rare pieces like the original commodore PET 8K, or the Osborne 1a, TRS-80 Model 1 complete, and tons of Kaypro and Osborne manuals and software. Also have a collection of very cool IBM PC manuals (Remember those days).
I have invested several thousand dollars over the last 20 years purchasing all of this stuff, but it all has to go in the next 60 days... So is anyone interested, and ideas apperciated.. I just don't have the time or energy to sell it all one at a time.
I also have a very large collection of vintage video games that I have to sell, maybe 50 or more, and hundreds of game carts, many very rare..
I can be contacted directly at musicman50@comcast.net
Thanks, Phil