Apple is well known for having quality computers that retain their value longer than PC’s, but like any electronic device after a few years they get to a point where you can’t give them away. After looking at recent sold Ebay listings of retro Apple equipment you might have to rethink giving away that old Mac equipment from the 70’s and 80’s.
Why are they going up in price? Well the answer lies in the amount of equipment that was made back in the day, in fact some items fewer than 100,000 devices were produced. Another factor is some of the old Macintosh equipment was made in the United States which in itself is rarity.
The rarest items of all are the Apple 1, these were hand assembled by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, only 61 of these units are known to exist and they sell for 100’s of thousands at auctions.
Items are also very collectable because, people like to reminisce by using retro games and applications on these machines rather than use emulation.
Equipment also is highly desired at various museums of technology and even Hollywood has a good collection for movie props.
Some examples below are some recent Ebay sales:
An Apple Macintosh Portable M5126 Mac w/Rebuilt Battery sold for $625.00 (Pic on below)
- A 1984 Macintosh 128K Model M0001 sold for $2500 with the buy now option. (Pic on below)
- So if you’re looking for some cash maybe it is a good time to sell some old Apple equipment or even put it in a safe for later when it will be worth even more.
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