Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value

[Stephane Racle]

Funny you mention that. It actually is a three-pack of Infocomics, although as I recall, it's three individual Infocomics shrinkwrapped in one package. Probably a store job... but you never know. Perhaps Infocom/Activision did package them like that to get rid of excess inventory? I don't recall anything unique about the packaging suggesting this, but then again, I don't think I looked very closely. I can try and dig them out... and see if we can come to a better conclusion. And you know what, unless I'm mistaken, I have two of these three-packs (the guy was desperate to get rid of his Apple II items). C.E. Forman wrote: Just to clarify, Stephane...  Did you find three individual Infocomics being sold together?  Or did you find a literal three-pack of Infocomics (with some kind of unique outer packaging)?  I always have to be sure if someone sounds like they have a package I haven't seen before.  B-)   ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephane Racle To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value I agree with you on actual vs perceived value. Actually, until last year, I didn't particularly care for Infocomics, which I perceived as relatively uninteresting computer comic book experiments. Only after finding a three-pack of them as part of a larger bundle of software did I decide I should try to get the last one. On the other hand, Suspended and Starcross were no brainers... and I suspect they are on many software collectors' lists. Marco Thorek wrote: Stephane Racle schrieb: One package I had never seen on eBay until tonight was Zorkquest II. I've seen all the other Infocomics about a hundred times, but never that one. Is it that uncommon? One would think they'd be plenty of copies lying around... It indeed is that uncommon. Much more so than a Starcross saucer, Suspended mask or sealed Fooblitzky. I have been on ebay now for five years and only saw it once and that one was even sealed. I managed to win that auction for a mere $50, as there was only one other serious bidder. And the current auction you probably talked about ended with $19.99 via "Buy it now." On the other hand I was outbid several times on a number of Fooblitzkys, which do turn up every other month. Maybe we have to differentiate between actual value, which considers factors such as rarity and item condition, and perceived value. Looking through ebay's completed auctions I just saw a Deadline grey go for $76... Marco ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/