Do these seem like real Z80 CPU's

[MykeLawson]

Maybe if house prices fail, investors will buy up all the old chips and try to sell them to us at 10x the price like they do with everything else?

Yes, there certainly will be those. But there will also be those that, while they may be trying to sell stuff, it will be for a very reasonable price. Heck, I have 8212's I've had in a bin for over a decade. I will never use them, and would easily part with a few of them for $5 each. Jameco has them for almost $11 each. 8255's as well. I do sort of understand why some put a high, whatever the market will bear, price on things; because some buyers will try to scam just like some sellers will scam. I have often thought of doing a small eBay thing, but as a 'buy it now' vice auction. But I haven't, because of all the crap having to deal with working through eBay, and because I don't want my stuff going to a third party reseller. I want to know it is going to a hobbyist that needs the part, or someone that wants to keep this hobby alive and affordable for others. Just my 2 cents....

 

[MykeLawson]

This is another one that came to mind. Many, many years ago, my younger brother worked at a Radio Shack. A customer came in to return something faulty. My brother was like, 'no way, you broke it'. The the customer demanded to speak to the manager. After confronting the manager, my brother was told to give the customer new parts, or issue a refund, based on whatever the customer wanted. You know that the customer was trying to return? Fuses. Yep, fuses; that the customer had blown. A whole package of 5 of them.... So, there will be the one's who buy stuff, without understanding what they really are, or how to properly use them. And then want the seller to refund their money. So I kinda get why some sellers have high prices, otherwise they have to eat the costs of issues caused by the buyer once they go to use the part. Okay, I'm up to 4 cents now....