Macintosh Power PC. Anything special?

Originally Posted by unknownk

Not exactly true, working 68K macs are collectable. I would pay more then scrap value for a PowerPC 9150, Quadra 840AV, Quadra 800, Quadra 700, SE, SE30, Color Classic and any decent Nubus cards.

Sure some of the 70's machines are worth some bucks, but people have scrapped them all by now and the rest are in collections.

Yes, there are some after the 80's that are collectible, however as computers are in general, anything after the 80's isn't considered "Vintage" is what I was trying to get across. There's still rare stuff out there from later.

And that's what makes them valuable, because nobody has them floating around, they're almost all put away by collectors.



Everything is based upon how rare the item is, as with any collectible.

Originally Posted by Johnicek

Yes, there are some after the 80's that are collectible, however as computers are in general, anything after the 80's isn't considered "Vintage" is what I was trying to get across. There's still rare stuff out there from later.

And that's what makes them valuable, because nobody has them floating around, they're almost all put away by collectors.

Everything is based upon how rare the item is, as with any collectible.

Rarity is one aspect, but popularity and story is more important. I know a few people with ultra rare computers that only go for a few thousand at best (we are talking a handfull made) because nobody cares about that brand.

Originally Posted by unknownk

Rarity is one aspect, but popularity and story is more important. I know a few people with ultra rare computers that only go for a few thousand at best (we are talking a handfull made) because nobody cares about that brand.

Very true, it can be the littlest thing that makes it worth something as well. That's even more relevant in comic book collecting as well!