In
the past I have written about what might collectible in the future, because
that is a question I get a lot. People
want to know what might be cheap today, but valuable say in 40-50 years. It is always a difficult question, but one
that I always answer with, “Do not buy things that were made for
collectors. buy things that are
functional items today but may become rare items in the future. I gave one example recently about a Leica
camera that sold for a bunch of money at an auction.
This
past week, we saw the sale at Sotheby’s Auction of a 1976 Apple I
computer. It was less than 40 years old
and brought in more than $374,000. Now,
don’t run out and buy a computer to keep for the future, as not all will be
this valuable. What makes this one worth
more money? Rarity, plain and
simple. In 1976 only about 200 of these
Apple I computers were made by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Additionally, this rare model still worked when
it was auctioned off.
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