I didn’t know you were able to recover 20% of the collection before being locked out again. I know losing any of it is terrible, but I’m guessing you prioritized the very best pieces of the collection when recovering the 20%, such as your Lisa 1?
I kept my collection in storage lockers for years. I kept moving to larger and larger lockers, then eventually two large lockers, because my collecting got out of control. Prices kept going up every year and it was a nightmare having to pay what I did just to store the collection. Fortunately I was able to move to a house and relocated the collection to the basement. Not everything could come home with me, so I sold the remaining lower priority pieces to the first person who could clear the locker over a weekend. I didn’t get much for it, but at least it didn’t go to a recycler. > On Oct 17, 2022, at 4:54 AM, Sellam Abraham via cctalk > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Long story very short: > > Landlords evicted me from their warehouse where my collection was stored > and wouldn't let me back in. Had to go to court. Regained access and was > able to pull out 20% of the collection before they locked me out again for > good. Then sold the rest to computer recyclers, who proceeded to scatter > it to the wind. > > Sellam > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 1:43 AM Ali via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > >> You had to ask......I was there 3000 years ago (or about 10 years ago in >> non Tolkien meme terms) and it wasn't pretty.... >> -------- Original message --------From: Tom Hunter via cctalk < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> Date: 10/17/22 1:31 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "General >> Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Cc: Tom >> Hunter <ccth6...@gmail.com> Subject: [cctalk] Great Vintage Computer >> Heist of 2012 Sellam Abraham referred to a "Great VintageComputer Heist of >> 2012". What was that about? Who stole what and where andwhy?