[Coco] "NEW NORMAL"

[James Ross]

Some very good points have already been made by people who have chimed in.  

• The fact that many, many, of the CoCo items have ended up in land-fills or recycled. 
• The fact of market supply and demand setting the price.  If the price gets too high, it will kill the demand (and the price will come back down). 
• And then you have the dynamic of collector’s – like the example given about the classic guitar. So it’s not just those (like us) that are wanting to play or tinker w/ it as a retro hobby. 

So, I’ll just add this: watch American Pickers (I love that show) sometime on the History channel and you will see what some people are willing to pay for what other people might consider junk or worthless (whom would make the same argument you just have, only a fool would pay that much for that … ) 

James

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> From: camillus.b.58 at gmail.com
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> The "NEW normal"???
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> This is just the outcome from the fact that some people are greedy in a sense that they just want something so badly, that they would pay an arm for it.
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> I bet you that if nobody would just pay such stupid prices, you can find a coco3 on your doorstep, and they will pay you to take it.
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> What is wrong with those people. Sadly also that most of those people that spend to much money on their coco are quickly bored and trash it or stack it on the attic where it collects dust.
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> I would rather do without then go with this "NEW NORMAL", there is nothing "NORMAL" about it.
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> Well I guess it is not difficult to find just one fool, that pays anything, ( probably don't know what to do with there money, because having to much), but kills it for the true hobbyist....
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> I paid 500 euro for my coco3, and because of my move from europe to usa I had to throw it away. Luckily when I found out that the coco still lives here in the USA, I could my hands on one from a friend of mine, FOR $0000.00
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> BTW 500 euro now is E 500 x $ 1.10 = $550
> Now some people pay's $300 and more for a 35 year old computer??? There are classic cars of 40 years old you can buy for less. Just insane this is, and it is all because fools pay's that kind of money. Maybe the word "fool" is not the right choice, I should call them the "newnormals".
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