Current Market - Vintage Home Computers (Pre-PC Era)

Housey · 12 Apr 2021 at 19:29

So I am contemplating selling my collection of vintage home computers and games consoles dating back to ZX80 forwards to around Amiga / Saturn / PS1 era. Most are boxed, all work and are mint and some of them I bought as the best I could find at the time, including a few from fellow OCUK member @Cavallino

Circa 35 home computers and 10 consoles. Any idea what the marketplace is like right now to save me deep diving?

Housey · 13 Apr 2021 at 15:44

I am happy to put them up here first, only fair, but ideal would be to sell them as a job lot. I paid top money for some of them, buying most around 15 years ago and bidding to I won on eBay to secure. Meant a couple got to silly money now I look back.

Housey · 13 Apr 2021 at 15:44

naefeart said:
Can I please first put dibs on the Saturn?

It is mint and boxed with all the bits

Housey · 13 Apr 2021 at 17:24

naefeart said:
Let me know when you’re ready and we can talk turkey

Excellent! I say we start with the Dardanelles campaign and debate that had the British fleet put proper effort in might they have got to the Bosporous to properly bombard Constantinople

Oh....

Housey · 13 Apr 2021 at 20:19

naefeart said:
I see what you did there

Not much of a debate really; inept planning and non-motivated civilian mine sweepers crews

Impressed, a good summary of one of the major issues!

Housey · 1 Jun 2021 at 14:26

I will do that, no problem, when I put them all together. But they will carry big numbers

Housey · 2 Jun 2021 at 12:03

naefeart said:
Chop chop sir, I have a bag of monies waiting

Bags I hope, bags old boy :cry:

Housey · 2 Jun 2021 at 12:34

naefeart said:
Well don’t let it be said that I’m not invested here. I can split the bag back into the separate denominations... 2p... 5p... 10p etc.

I believe that makes you a playa