All very good points. This is why I'm putting together the organization
I've described. It is to fill in where the surviving family members can't
take on the burden.
Sellam
On Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 11:25 PM Doc Shipley via cctalk
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> On 6/27/24 00:29, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
> > On W
On 6/27/24 00:29, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 9:17 PM Doc Shipley via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
Much, much more important than the money, though, is the impact leaving
a large collection would have on my descendants. News Flash:
THESE TREASURES ARE THE
On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 9:17 PM Doc Shipley via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> Much, much more important than the money, though, is the impact leaving
> a large collection would have on my descendants. News Flash:
>
> THESE TREASURES ARE THEIR TRASH.
>
> It would be unconscionable for me
To some extent I agree with you, but the Sunk Cost Fallacy is a real thing.
I'm 50-ish minutes from turning 66 years old. I've already outlived
most of my contemporaries and the collectors I knew personally are
either dead or lost interest long ago. In good conscience, I simply
can't avoid d
*nod* And then there's the PERQ tapes and schematics that we rescued
from Bob Davis' house over a decade after he died in a tragic accident.
That may be the last and only copy of PERQ OS and application files, he
was the guardian of those systems. The writer and maintainer of the FAQ.
And ever
I'm reminded of how long it took to get access to Don Maslin's disk
collection. His widow didn't want to deal with it. Very fortunate
that the storage fees were paid.
--Chuck
Everyone have their collections appraised and see what their worth. Might be
eye-opening.
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> On Jun 26, 2024, at 18:44, Bill Degnan via cctalk
> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 9:24 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
> wrote:
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>> In the meantime, set up price lists, and means
On 6/26/2024 8:07 PM, W2HX via cctalk wrote:
None of our survivors will give a rats-arse about getting even a nickel for
this stuff. All they will want is for it to be gone. They would probably even
pay to have it carted away. So I don't think any economic analysis of how to
dispose of a co
On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 9:24 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
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> In the meantime, set up price lists, and means for contacting survivors.
> And compete over who will charge the least to haul it all away.
>
>
> When I die, my sister has a list of email addresses, including this list
> and a few indi
In the meantime, set up price lists, and means for contacting survivors.
And compete over who will charge the least to haul it all away.
When I die, my sister has a list of email addresses, including this list
and a few individuals. Show up with a truck, and make sure that she sees
that you
None of our survivors will give a rats-arse about getting even a nickel for
this stuff. All they will want is for it to be gone. They would probably even
pay to have it carted away. So I don't think any economic analysis of how to
dispose of a collection to maximize return is relevant.
Sent
On Wed, 26 Jun 2024, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote:
Were there any posts about that on this list? I didn't see that either.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/glendale-az/edward-sharpe-11846518
Here is what was on the list:
Subject: Re: [cctalk] Fwd: [GreenKeys] FW: [cca] Ed Sharpe, KF
On Wed, Jun 26, 2024, 3:14 PM Zane Healy via cctalk
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> On Jun 26, 2024, at 2:23 PM, John Herron via cctalk
> wrote:
> >
> > While we're on the topic of the fate of collections and museums, does
> > anyone know if SMECC (Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and
> > Computation) i
On Jun 26, 2024, at 2:23 PM, John Herron via cctalk
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> While we're on the topic of the fate of collections and museums, does
> anyone know if SMECC (Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and
> Computation) is ok? I'm unaware if there was staff outside of Ed Sharpe
> (who respec
While we're on the topic of the fate of collections and museums, does
anyone know if SMECC (Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and
Computation) is ok? I'm unaware if there was staff outside of Ed Sharpe
(who respectfully rests in piece).
When you sell it as a lot all you are doing is taking pennies on the dollar
and the buyer gets all the profit. If collecting starts to decline the buyer
still makes money, if the hobby goes up they make even more money.
The issue starts to suck more if you actually paid a pretty penny for your
May I ask what Qbus cards? I still need some for my MicroVAXen and my
MicroPDPs ...
Dave Wade G4UGM via cctalk schrieb am Mi., 26. Juni
2024, 18:49:
> I really can't see how this would work. I see the big problem being one
> that Sellam has faced before, that is paying for storage for the stuff.
On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 9:31 AM Teo Zenios via cctalk
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> Ditching a collection is a full time job. It took you so many years to put
> it together and it will take the same amount of time to part it out if you
> expect to get any real money out of it (unless you sell the most wanted
> items
I really can't see how this would work. I see the big problem being one that
Sellam has faced before, that is paying for storage for the stuff.
You can put whatever you want in a trust document, but how do you pay for the
storage or stop someone simply trashing it.
Unless there is something of ex
Ditching a collection is a full time job. It took you so many years to put
it together and it will take the same amount of time to part it out if you
expect to get any real money out of it (unless you sell the most wanted
items and recycle the rest).
-Original Message-
From: brad via
On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 9:01 AM brad via cctalk
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> I have thought about this a lot.. and as I begin to creep into my 50s and
> experience real aging and the health issues that sometimes come with that,
> I am giving serious thought to liquidating well before I die. Even at very
> conservat
I have thought about this a lot.. and as I begin to creep into my 50s and
experience real aging and the health issues that sometimes come with that, I am
giving serious thought to liquidating well before I die. Even at very
conservative average ebay values I've got a lot of money tied up in thi
2nd this.
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> On Jun 25, 2024, at 7:47 PM, js--- via cctalk wrote:
>
>
> I'm not involved, Sellam, but just the ignore the trolls. Life is too short.
>
>
>> On 6/25/2024 9:33 PM, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 7:29 PM Eric Moore via cctalk
>>
On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 11:29 AM Sellam Abraham via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 7:52 AM Bill Degnan via cctalk <
> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > It's not as simple as just making a living will or a trust for your
> > collection. HIstorical computers
On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 7:52 AM Bill Degnan via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
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> It's not as simple as just making a living will or a trust for your
> collection. HIstorical computers are not stock portfolios. The storage
> and management costs outweigh the value over time. I have be
On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 10:01 AM geneb via cctalk
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> On Wed, 26 Jun 2024, Paul Koning wrote:
>
> >> 1. Truth is an affirmative defence against "libel".
> >
> > That depends on the country. What you say is correct in the USA; I have
> the impression it isn't in the UK.
> >
>
> Absolutely.
On 26/06/2024 15:01, geneb via cctalk wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jun 2024, Paul Koning wrote:
1. Truth is an affirmative defence against "libel".
That depends on the country. What you say is correct in the USA; I
have the impression it isn't in the UK.
Absolutely. The UK enjoys heavily weaponiz
On Wed, 26 Jun 2024, Paul Koning wrote:
1. Truth is an affirmative defence against "libel".
That depends on the country. What you say is correct in the USA; I have the
impression it isn't in the UK.
Absolutely. The UK enjoys heavily weaponized butthurt. ;)
g.
--
Proud owner of F-15C 80
Although my collection does not contain any particularly rare
computers, I am still interested in the RLT.
I live in Germany and therefore need a version adapted to German law.
Thank you for your efforts!
Ulli
Am Mi., 26. Juni 2024 um 04:22 Uhr schrieb Sellam Abraham via cctalk <
cctalk@classicc
> On Jun 25, 2024, at 10:11 PM, geneb via cctalk wrote:
>
> On Tue, 25 Jun 2024, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
>
>> The below quoted message is a libel. I have demanded an apology and
>> retraction from Eric Moore via e-mail. The ball is in his court.
>>
>
> I was today years old when
> On Jun 25, 2024, at 8:11 PM, Sellam Abraham via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> ...
> How do we even know for sure that his sister, Jody, is actually the legal
> executor to his estate?
I think that's a bit of a silly question. For one thing, "executor" is a
status assigned by a probate court, and c
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