Sorry for signing up just to make this self-serving post, but I'm not really a vintage computer enthusiast. I have a few vintage computers, but mainly because I actually used them at one point and don't throw stuff away
Which brings me to my point:
I have a Jupiter Ace, not bad cosmetically (keyboard clean and all stickers in place), working, with original power supply, 16k RAM pack, sample tape, 3 x 3k games tapes (=6 games) , 4 x 19k tapes/games (inc chess). I loaded a bunch of the games up the other night to check it all out. No manuals dammit dammit dammit, though I have to believe they are in some long forgotten corner/shelf/box somewhere here.
Anyway, we bought this mid 80s when we couldn't afford a Spectrum (LOL) but it's limitations were quickly realised and Spectrum duly followed (but that's another story). Ace went in a box in the cupboard for almost 20 years.
I used to see the occasional Ace on ebay and marvel at the prices they were getting, but looking recently I couldn't even find any under "Completed Listings" so I guess they are even rarer now. Looking around vintage computer forums it seems they are entering the very rare, desirable category.
So, there are probably people out there who would value a decent Jupiter Ace highly - is this the right time to sell? What kind of price is it likely to fetch? I don't like parting with old stuff, but I'm not really a collector - should I sell?
Thanks for your advice
Which brings me to my point:
I have a Jupiter Ace, not bad cosmetically (keyboard clean and all stickers in place), working, with original power supply, 16k RAM pack, sample tape, 3 x 3k games tapes (=6 games) , 4 x 19k tapes/games (inc chess). I loaded a bunch of the games up the other night to check it all out. No manuals dammit dammit dammit, though I have to believe they are in some long forgotten corner/shelf/box somewhere here.
Anyway, we bought this mid 80s when we couldn't afford a Spectrum (LOL) but it's limitations were quickly realised and Spectrum duly followed (but that's another story). Ace went in a box in the cupboard for almost 20 years.
I used to see the occasional Ace on ebay and marvel at the prices they were getting, but looking recently I couldn't even find any under "Completed Listings" so I guess they are even rarer now. Looking around vintage computer forums it seems they are entering the very rare, desirable category.
So, there are probably people out there who would value a decent Jupiter Ace highly - is this the right time to sell? What kind of price is it likely to fetch? I don't like parting with old stuff, but I'm not really a collector - should I sell?
Thanks for your advice