Shoulda paid the rent. A sad tale indeed.
On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 4:11 PM Sellam Abraham via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > The good news is that most of my best stuff was either already with me or I > was able to get out, including my two Lisa 1's, my (straight) PDP-8, and > several other precious items. I long since sold off most of this to pay to > live, since at the same time they destroyed my collection they destroyed my > business (not to mention my life's work). > > I've gone on to build a new collection out of the old, one that is--like my > original collection--unrivaled anywhere on the planet. But this time I've > erected castle walls around it, surrounded by a moat filled with > alligators. > > Sellam > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 11:58 AM Ryan de Laplante via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > 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? > > > > > > >
