"People paid $5,000 for a Macintosh computer when they were new. I found one at a yard sale for $25."

sgerenser 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Pre-1990s Macs (Mac Plus, SE, etc.) in good condition are actually worth a decent amount nowadays as collectors items. Not $5000, but quite a bit more than $25.

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grugq 19 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

this is the most accurate summary.

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trollbridge 18 hours ago | parent [-]

I actually found a 1999 iMac set out for a special rubbish pick up day. The owner of the house was there so I chatted a bit, asked her if she minded if I took it.

It had last been booted on it, complete with working hard drive an; MacOS X 10.3. So $1.299 -> $0.

	▲	SoftTalker 17 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's just typical for computer hardware though. Depreciation is 3-5 years normally, after which it's considered worthless.