Was this a good buy?

[recidivist]

 Much like being the first one to buy the new car or other toy,an early  buyer pays more but gets to use it longer.

  If our intrepid buyer had waited he might get a better deal but would definety  lose the enjoyment during that time.

 Sometimes one gets lucky as the fellow in our C= club who found a 1200 in the Cicinnati Goodwill thrift store for $12! Does that mean A1200 are all worth only $12? I think not,and if I insisted that was the limit I would pay it would be a long time before a 1200 made its way to my desk.



 The same item can have different value to different people  depending on how much they each  use it.It is probably best not to second-guess oneself but just get on with life.  

   Believe  it when I tell you that I have more regrets over the things I didn't do than those things I did  and didn't turn out so well.

[recidivist]

 I have noticed the 8 bit C= prices have fallen  on eBay as the  diehards have pretty much acquired their needs and family pressures mount to get rid of that old junk!

 I might get back half what I spent for a 1581 drive,and shipping costs are up significantly.

 Will continue to watch for bargains at hamfests,it has been years since any C= or Amiga stuff appeared in the area's edition of Trading Post,also rare at yard sales.

 Did acquire a TI-994A for a dollar in its box.But nothing else in the box,no docs,no power supply,no cartridges,just space.

 Not basing my retirement on recouping "investment" in collectables?