"Steven Hirsch" <snhirsch@gmail.com> wrote in message h7adnZik-9YAnDfWnZ2dnUVZ_jSdnZ2d@giganews.com">news:h7adnZik-9YAnDfWnZ2dnUVZ_jSdnZ2d@giganews.com...
Michael J. Mahon wrote:
Another person with too much extra money bought the Apple I for
$42,766. Amazing! The economy must be doing good somewhere. :)
It's a good investment--a prime specimen bought below typical
market price.
Many fortunes were made following the Great Depression, since valuable
assets were sold for pennies on the dollar.
In general, I'd concur with that statement. However, I really think that amount is just over the top for a piece of equipment
with little meaning to anyone outside the microcomputing world. Certainly I wouldn't put an Apple I in the same category as, e.g.
a piece of fine art or a painting. Or even, for the musicians among us, a 1958 Cherry Sunburst Gibson Les Paul guitar. FYI:
these have sold for in excess of $500,000.
Steve
You mention that the Apple I has its own niche market. But then, your
other examples, fine art and vintage guitars, also have their own niche
markets. So where is the difference in your statement?