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I don't think financial sense has ever come into play on the 68k Macintosh Liberation Army.

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The vintage computers I've received (both Apple & Commodore) were either free from my school, or purchased in a lot bundled with another computer, various operating software, or peripherals. I've never spent more than $60 on a single conquest (with the exception of my Quicktake 200- that came to just under $70 with shipping), and I've always received more than half of what I spent on a conquest when I've sold off a computer I no longer required, or did not want to repair (i.e., my 89 Plus with the faulty power supply. I purchased it for $60 in July 2009- it came with a Jasmine Direct 80 SCSI drive, which died a few weeks after purchasing it due to bad sectors which had developed, an ImageWriter II, a USRobotics 56k modem, a generic carrying bag, software, keyboard/mouse. I ended up selling just the unit to a collector for $40 who required a replacement logic board last year).

I'll give you another example. There was a fellow about 40 kilometers from me that had an Apple III for sale. It came with the original III monitor- no other peripherals, software, etc. The III did not work- there was a RAM error of some sort, and it was in rough cosmetic shape. Naturally, it would have been a great unit to liberate, but I could not justify the $75 the owner was asking for ($40 was my final offer). I think someone ultimately ended up purchasing it, as I do not see it advertised on Kijiji anymore (or the seller decided to keep it).

Personally, I would invest my money in repairing the unit, as opposed to giving some wingnut more than what it's actually worth, and end up bitching about it later. :beige:

Last 68k I worked on, I spent $20 to purchase it and then $100 in parts to actually fix it. Most expensive vintage computer i've ever owned, but the results were fantastic considering.

These days I don't regret it, but I don't really care about it either.