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of the laaaargest privately held collection of
retro coooomputers on the planet.
“I haaaadahuge library of books and
magazinnnnes, T-shirts, mugs, games and just
abouteeeeverything related to computing. There
was lotssssof ancillary stuff in the collection
from thhhhecommunications industry and
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ONE MAN’S TRASH
Today, aboxed, cared-for Amstrad CPC 6128
with its monitor would fetchinthe region of
£300. Old Commodore 64s and ZX Spectrums
can attract as much as £100, while Sam
Coupés can be listed on auction sites foras
much as £1,000 depending on their condition.
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and sell, with Facebook grooooups dedicated to
the trading of computers,ccccollectors’ markets
rifeand even special websittttes such as Sell My
Retro (www.sellmyretro.commmm), which aim to
keep costs as low as possibbbble.
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⬆SellammmmAbraham has aprototype Apple II computer,which can fetch upwards of$10,000
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