Re: Invasion of the collectors?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

John Guillory writes ...
> 
> Herbert Fung wrote:
> 
> > In <01be9e31$f8404420$268992d1@capppbassclef>, "Pat McNeil" <nospam@here.dammit> writes:
> >
> > >But Geraldine, _everything_ on E-bay is rare! *snicker*
> >
> > Like System 4.0, 1MB RAM cards, RGB monitors...
> 
> Don't forget "Honest Businessmen" - That's the rarest on E-Bay!
> They sold a Commodore 64 and 1541 disk drive that previously went for $10
> for the computer, and $10-$20 for the drive for over $1000 starting bid
> on E-Bay!  And they actually had morons that went for it!


     The explanation is simple:

     All Apple II and C-64 users (and their newsgroups) are in a separate
dimension. In the Real World dimension (e.g. including eBay), Apple II and C-64
stuff has been nearly extinct for decades. Thus, it is extremely Rare and
humongously Valuable!



Rubywand