No wonder the prices on vintage computer stuff has been going through the roof on eBay over the past couple years.
Sellam On Sun, Dec 11, 2022, 11:20 PM John Herron via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I haven't found the episode yet but this is their website with what I > assume is the poster. > > https://gspawn.com/products/apple-computer-poster-map-of-silicon-valley-in-1990-price-check > . > They are asking $799.00. > > In comparison they are also asking $699 for a trs-80 model 3. > > On Sun, Dec 11, 2022, 6:46 PM Sellam Abraham via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > Thanks for the tip. > > > > I found the episode ==> > > https://play.history.com/shows/pawn-stars-do-america/season-1/episode-4 > > > > I watched through the entire insidious thing. Unfortunately, the Silicon > > Valley poster never comes up. > > > > However, there is a Apple ][+ that they buy for $700 (lol) at timemark > > 1:55, and at 17:21 some jabronis bring in some mini stand-up arcade games > > and then they eventually end up in their warehouse full of pinball > > machines. > > > > What an obnoxious show. It's just Antiques Roadshow but with bad > dialogue > > and annoying personalities. > > > > Regardless, if you can remember which episode the poster was in, I'd > > still like to watch that. > > > > Sellam > > > > On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 12:19 PM ED SHARPE <couryho...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > Sellam, Yes the episode was there special held in San Francisco in > the > > > pawn stars do America series that aired a week or so before the list > > > member was selling these? Ed# > > > > > > Sent from the all new AOL app for Android > > > <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aol.mobile.aolapp> > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 12:40 PM, Sellam Abraham > > > <sellam.ism...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Ed, > > > > > > Do you remember the episode? > > > > > > Sellam > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 10:37 AM ED SHARPE via cctalk < > > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > > Having a good hi Def scan would indeed be nice. > > > Having this thing show up on pawn stars probably helped kick the price > > > up.Ed# > > > > > > Sent from the all new AOL app for Android > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 6:18 PM, Don R via cctalk< > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > > > wrote: I’m surprised no one has scanned one for upload to > archive.org. > > > Would that reduce its auction value? ;) > > > > > > Don Resor > > > > > > Sent from someone's iPhone > > > > > > > On Dec 10, 2022, at 5:01 PM, Warner Losh via cctalk < > > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 10, 2022, 5:59 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk < > > > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > > > >>> On 12/10/22 18:27, John Foust via cctalk wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> Well, she went for $810 to a map dealer in London, and he had to > pay > > > >>> about another $200 for the eBay global shipping program and duties. > > > >>> > > > >>> I asked one of the other losing bidders about what I had here and > why > > > it > > > >>> was popular... he said "Dealers are collecting them and > > > >>> trying to sell them at various price points. So far sales > > > >>> have been pretty minimal at anything over $1000. The > > > >>> exception is that some libraries are starting to collect > > > >>> them with an eye on the future." > > > >>> > > > >>> I'll see if I can stitch a good scan before I ship it out. > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> I wonder what my Unix Wizard poster is worth? (not that I would ever > > > >> part with it!!) > > > >> > > > > > > > > Last I priced mine, they were going for 100-200 USD. But there aren't > > > many > > > > for sale ... > > > > > > > > Warner > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
