Re: A2 Values (was: Ordered Focus drive for a2e)

[Rich Hare <rhare@mich.com>]

As a fan of "Antiques Roadshow", my wife and I always wonder what makes
collectibles valuable.  The answer seems to be that is something that has
meaning to people at a key time in their life, but which few people bother to
save.  So Mickey Mouse watches, certain toys, cars, etc. seem to qualify to
different groups.

I think the Apple II computers might qualify, except for the fact there seems to
be so DARN many people loving them right now and bothering to save them that the
supply might seem to be ample in 10-20 years.

Paul Grammens wrote:

> John King <joki@eskimo.com> wrote
>
> > Does anyone have a prediction when prices for 2e will start to rise? Like
> > 1,2,5,10 years? Doesn't matter, but I was curious. Seems like the supply
> is
> > still full. Someday it won't be, but then someday there will be fewer and
> > fewer former 2e users.
> >
>
> What makes collectables valuable is a combination of goodness and
> rareness/uniqueness. The valueable models are the earlyest Apple II's,
> IIgs's with all the goodies, and the IIc+. The first because they are
> historic and hard to find, the second because they were the top of the line
> (goodies like accellerator and SCSI cards are worth more than the rest of
> the system). The IIc+ because of the combination of performance and style.
> IIe's are so common (schools have piles of them) that I doubt they will ever
> be nearly as valuable as those other models.
> That's just my opinion, I'd be interested in hearing others.
> -Paul