Re: Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay)

2021-02-11 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
A person would have to be pretty good to fool a lot of us here on this mailing list when presented with a fake Apple I. There are certain things that would give it away. Not saying it would be impossible but it would be eventually exposed. I can't imagine someone who knows art and appraisals wou

Re: Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay)

2021-02-11 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 10:05 PM Jim Manley via cctalk wrote: > It's been estimated by experts that a third to half of the "original > artwork", previously valued at a total in the tens of billions in museums > and collectors' places, are counterfeits. 35 years ago I was in Anaheim for DECUS and

Re: Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay)

2020-12-11 Thread Ethan O'Toole via cctalk
The "restoration" hopefully is 100% on the ICs as a $400k price needs the original IC set not work if that was the case.  At least I'd think having the original parts is more useful to the buyer. You can or get an emulator for the Apple 1, which is cute, but isn't that great a machine, and not d

Re: Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay)

2020-12-11 Thread Alan Perry via cctalk
Watch the Orson Welles film "F is for Fake" ... On 12/11/20 6:56 PM, Jim Manley via cctalk wrote: On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 3:07 PM Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: Anyone that was seriously going to put up the money for this would know how to go about authenticating this item. It's been estim

Re: Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay)

2020-12-11 Thread Jim Manley via cctalk
On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 3:07 PM Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: > Anyone that was seriously going to put up the money for this would know > how to go about authenticating this item. It's been estimated by experts that a third to half of the "original artwork", previously valued at a total in the t

Re: Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay)

2020-12-11 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 8:23 AM W2HX via cctalk wrote: > > What am I missing? The picture shown on RR auctions shows the board with no > chips? Watch the (unlisted) video linked to the auction listing from Corey Cohen. From what I have seen in the past he is pretty much the expert on Apple 1 res

Re: Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay)

2020-12-11 Thread jim stephens via cctalk
On 12/11/2020 9:17 AM, Gavin Scott via cctalk wrote: The last two photos if you scroll down show the board populated in presumably its current condition. But it's an interesting question of why there are all these bare board photos. I suspect "qualified bidders" will want to carefully peruse

Re: Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay)

2020-12-11 Thread Gavin Scott via cctalk
nal Message- > From: cctalk On Behalf Of Adrian Stoness via > cctalk > Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 10:32 PM > To: Ali ; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic > Posts > Subject: Re: Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay) >

RE: Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay)

2020-12-11 Thread Ethan O'Toole via cctalk
What am I missing? The picture shown on RR auctions shows the board with no chips? Search for Apple in the search box at the top. There are some Woz Schematics for the Apple II, the Apple 1 and a bunch of other stuff. Looks like some of it might be Woz's stuff but hard to tell. Apple 1 was

RE: Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay)

2020-12-11 Thread W2HX via cctalk
memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay) this is up on RR auction https://www.rrauction.com/bidtracker_detail.cfm?IN=6001 On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 9:30 PM Ali via cctalk wrote: > > Of interest to the early apple fans on here: > > > > https://www.liveauctioneers.com/ite

Re: Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay)

2020-12-10 Thread Adrian Stoness via cctalk
this is up on RR auction https://www.rrauction.com/bidtracker_detail.cfm?IN=6001 On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 9:30 PM Ali via cctalk wrote: > > Of interest to the early apple fans on here: > > > > https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/93832586_apple-1-computer-with- > > original-box-signed-by-steve >

RE: Apple 1 and memorabilia up for auction in Boston (NOT on Epay)

2020-12-10 Thread Ali via cctalk
> Of interest to the early apple fans on here: > > https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/93832586_apple-1-computer-with- > original-box-signed-by-steve I wanted to see the box and accessories But alas no picture of the goods. -Ali