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chipcollector
Joined: 28 Sep 2004
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 Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I think the C4004 w/gray traces has a lot going for it. It's a "1st" (high demand) and it's rare like new condition. That said, predicting the future value of collectibles is extremely difficult. How much is that Beannie baby someone paid $5000 for a few years back worth now:) |
That's exactly right. But unlike what The_Mad said,
| Quote: | I'm still thinking C4004 is not a rare item. Expensive, for sure, but not rare.
Give me $500, and i will find you a C4004 today. Give me $5000, and i will not be able to find a Nexgen Nx686... |
I wouldn't put it in terms of finding a cpu depending on the amount of money someone "gives" you.
What we have there is a perfect example of misconception. Why would it be expensive if isn't rare?? Im sure everyone agrees with me that a 3.2EE CPU is expensive; but it's high-priced for performance. You can pay roughly the same for a c4004 Grey. Now, are you buying this cpu for performance?? Then why is it this cpu is so expensive?
| Quote: | I saw not 2, 3 or 4 but 20+ C4004 Grey on eBay in the last year.
But you're right on something : there is 2 kind of collection :
1/ The biggest regarding the number and diversity of chips
2/ The biggest regarding the chips' worth.
I don't want a collection that can be bought only with many money. I want to spend time on searching the rare pieces |
I try to get my hands on rare engineering samples and hard-to-get chips. Those are what I use to make money on and sell in the very near future; things I try to find or get good deals with so I don't end up with scratches on my "piggy" bank.
In this case it's different. The c4004 is what I'd like to call an "investment".
20 chips is a bit of an over-statement for c4004 greys. Maybe you meant C4004 regular.
But I think what we mostly have here is like saying "I couldn't reach the grapes! But who cares? They were sour anyway." |
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chipcollector
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| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Truce.  |
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xsecret
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CPUShack
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xsecret
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chipcollector
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| Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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| I see this is pointless. Tell me again why you don't have one? |
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CPUShack
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vksnr
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Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 2:39 am Post subject: number of C4004s sold |
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Statistics for statistics' sake:
Since I have been keeping track (end of September 2004), I have recorded 14 C4004s sold, of which 2 were greys.
Could have missed some tho' (but I don't think so)
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chipcollector
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks vksnr! Hopefully the_mad can update his track record now. |
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