Den Sat, 16 Jun 2018 18:10:43 +0100 skrev smf <smf@null.net>: > On 16/06/2018 15:43, silverdr@wfmh.org.pl wrote: > > This is of course true.. for now. From my POV this is more about > > PoC first, so that when a broken C64 will be three times more > > expensive than a working one today, we'd have things ironed out > > already long ago. > > In the UK even untested C64's seem to be really expensive on ebay & > by untested I always assume they mean they've stolen the SID out of > it already. I've actually bought some untested or tested failed stuff that only had simple problems, like a short circuit a 1000µF capacitor in the PSU and fallen-out char rom in a kit of a C128 and a working (but untested by the seller due to lack of a working computer) 1571. Anyways, we can't predict the prices in the future. It could either rise due to more and more people getting into vintage computers and/or the existing equipment at enthusiasts fails. Or the prices could go down. Looking at home electronics, it seems like equipment that's up to a good standard by todays measurements are worth some money, but for example mono radio grammophones are really hard to get any money for at all and mono reel to reel tape recordes aren't worh much either. Of course it's a matter of size too. A prediction is that at some point in the rather near future, most CRT TV's that haven't found it's way to vintage computer/video games people will have been scrapped and then the prices for CRT TV's might actually go up from todays about 0. (The only exception at least in Sweden is Bang & Olufsen CRT TV's because everyone in the vintage computer/video games community knows that they give about the best picture a CRT TV can give. It's a shame that people only stare about the brand as there were several other CRT TV's that also gave excellent picture). Back to the 6526: Actually making a small production run might keep the prices for real 6526 IC's down for a while. The market will know the cost of a replacement and thus there will probably not be any crazy high prices. -- (\_/) Copy the bunny to your mails to help (O.o) him achieve world domination. (> <) Come join the dark side. /_|_\ We have cookies.Received on 2018-06-17 04:00:04
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