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500$ and it doesn't even work :(

Looks like display defect, nothing more. In atari-forum.com there is instruction how to swap the display for a better one. As Stacy is quite rare, this price is normal by today. Imagine what a ST-Book would cost today, only 1000 have been made... We now also see Atari TT in simple standard config for more than 800$, and Falcon 030 for more than 2000$.
 
tipc said:
I really want to cry. At this point I'll never own one:
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Why would you even want to own one? These are just for die-hard Atari collectors. You can transform any old PC laptop into a better ST by using emulation - especially since even the floppy disk format is compatible.
 
While you might not want to pay those prices I am sure you probably have some vintage gear (you paid little for but prices have gone up) you are bored of that you could trade for.
 
Timo W. said:
Why would you even want to own one? These are just for die-hard Atari collectors. You can transform any old PC laptop into a better ST by using emulation - especially since even the floppy disk format is compatible.
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why would anyone want to own anything? Because they like it maybe.

I passed up a bunch of uber rare stuff years ago that was Atari related. I had so many other irons in the fire I said anything Atari related would have to wait. Some of the biggest mistakes I've made.
 
Unknown_K said:
While you might not want to pay those prices I am sure you probably have some vintage gear (you paid little for but prices have gone up) you are bored of that you could trade for.
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I do, but I still wouldn't pay that much for a defective laptop. While I might spend 500-600$ for a working TT030 <<<< LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL, other items don't merit that sort of expenditure as far as I'm concerned.
 
Ill be honest. I love luggables with CRT screens, but old LCD screens are not worth the trouble. The unit is interesting, but that crap LCD screen is super off putting to me.
 
What's the point anyway? It's a very rare system with only 1000 units made and people pay those prices. If you can't afford it, don't buy it. No one is forcing you.
 
Timo W. said:
What's the point anyway? It's a very rare system with only 1000 units made and people pay those prices. If you can't afford it, don't buy it. No one is forcing you.
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TIPC is a staunch enthusiast and is just relating some of his experiences. That what this is all about, right?
 
yes it's so. People can pay what they want, it's their affair. It's stunning to me that people will buy anything dangled on a hook in front of them.

I have an acquaintance who was displayed a product at the Nuremberg toy show some years ago (in excess of 20). There was very little interest. As soon as they doubled the price, all the stock disappeared in an hour. This is some people's perspective. If it isn't expensive enough, it can't be any good. Some people are used to overpaying.

Thanks AO. You're a chum.
 
I tend to go with nostalgia as a good enough reason. I've been working on collecting every single computer/console item I've ever used personally in my lifetime that was not work related. No real reason other than I enjoy the collecting and the nostalgia of playing the same games I did as a kid on the same hardware. Waste of money? Perhaps. But like many old items, they tend to appreciate in value so long as the remain working and they make my man cave look retro cool. I just bought a lovely Apple IIgs to complete my Apple needs, and have but a single item left in order to call my collection done. Laughably, it is easy to buy but I've just not found the perfect unit for my needs... a C64. Tons available though, so I expect I'll find one that grabs me one of these days.

Not saying I won't collect a few other items as well, as an Amiga would be a nice addition but I never had one or used one. Same goes for a Tandy 1000. But you can't have everything, and I don't have enough room to setup and display everything I have now. Still, I enjoy the retro hardware too much to not consider more collecting. Or "preserving" as I like to think of it.
 
I've seen many new 'collectors' which are behaving like investors instead of collectors. Simply buying everything because prices are going up. My experience is that most of the collectors items will drop over time. Simply because of people getting old and want to get rid of their collection. Things like post stamps, old radio's for example. The biggest part of the collectors are old or dead by now, market becomes flooded and prices drop.

But the investors mentality is annoying for people who just like to play with the old stuff...
 
Aging is one thing that you have to contend with if your an investor-collector. Past about 45-50 years, there's very little popular interest, since the community has almost no recollection of the time. Is there a hot market for 082 sorters?
 
Wargames the movie made home built computers with 8" floppy drives interesting so people started looking for them. So while people might have no recollection for a a specific era somebody making a movie or video can get the interest going.

As far as people making investments I have seen that going on for ages. People snapping up old Apple I's and 70's gear for little money before there was a market. I remember when Commodore 65's, Atari Falcons, tons of Amiga gear, and other stuff was cheap and people were snapping it up knowing it would be valuable someday. Some people even want to corner the market by snagging all the 3dfx cards they could when they were cheap. Some of this might be just simple hoarding, but not all.
 
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