...Aside from Paralel's admission, I'm not necessarily seeing these parentally-wealthy teenagers here...

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Just so no one gets the wrong impression, I'm no teenager, I'm a 3rd year medical student in my mid-20's. I'm about as poor as they come, I wish I was a teenager with parents who handed out money

Although I felt I did fit the description in the post preceding my own:

Could be that so many younger people have time on their hands (no jobs) and have started collecting old computers as a cheap hobby maybe?

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Although I wouldn't say I have all that much time on my hands, it is a fun hobby.

...(what's the most you've paid for a vintage compact anyway Paralel ... if you don't mind me prying – I've certainly paid some embarrassing amounts considering what these are)...

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The most I've paid for a Mac was ~$70 (incl. shipping) for my Classic II (10MB RAM/500MB HD) w/ ADB keyboard and mouse.

I'd like to get an SE/30 and upgrade the hell out of it, but I don't have the money for that. xx(

As of the moment I'm trying to get a 933 Mhz QS-2002 w/ KB & mouse for ~$100 (incl. shipping)