Possibly the BIGGEST conquest any of us have ever made!

#31 Wed, 6 Jul 2011 - 13:50

Well THAT backfired. I showed her and all it was was an opportunity for her to go on a rant about how much stuff I DO have.

I knew there was a reason I wasn't married.

#32 Wed, 6 Jul 2011 - 19:05

There's this fine line somewhere between "collecting" and "hoarding" and, well... hauls like this make me glad that this isn't a cat fancier forum.

#33 Wed, 6 Jul 2011 - 20:07

I knew there was a reason I wasn't married.

:-/

Seriously though...this has got to be the most Insanely Great acquisition in the history of this forum. I nominate this thread for Stickiness until someone does better. :approve:

#34 Wed, 6 Jul 2011 - 23:55

As a side note, Australia seems to be very pro Apple, judging by the new members on retromaccast over the years. Also, smartphone usage in Australia has the iPhone at around 70% of the market, but it is about half that in the US. Apple does well over here, and I've noticed the vintage stuff is worth more here as well.

The main reason as to why vintage stuff is worth more here is because its harder to find. While Apple practically OWNED the Australian education market from the mid 1980's up until around the late 1990's, outside of the education, publishing and design industries, Macs were never really all that common, mostly because not only did they used to cost an absolute bomb back in the day, but also because up until around the time Apple Stores started opening up, Apple customer service here was....well....terrible. And the fact that most resellers couldn't have cared less didn't help much either.

Either way, what a journey...great to finally see the pics. And I agree - its about time that something like this happened here in Australia. If I were a little bit closer, and I wasn't in the process of looking for another job (and therefore had money), I'd be heading down there myself to grab a carload.

#35 Thu, 7 Jul 2011 - 03:12

How about a Hall of Fame sticky with links to threads about conquests now spoken of in hush tones and reverence?

#36 Thu, 7 Jul 2011 - 21:49

Wow, this is an amazing score, to say the least. Congrats!

#37 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 - 02:02

One vote here for a "Hall of Fame!"

#38 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 - 06:16

The biggest haul I ever had filled up the trunk of my car (which is huge) and the back seat (left quite a bit behind). I have been collecting mac since 2001 or so and would still jump at the chance to find a local stash like that as long as I didn't have to take it all or nothing.

Depending on where you are in the hobby (beginner to advanced collector or maybe reseller) you would have taken it all or just what you need. It is hard for some people to not snag everything, and then you have the problem or storing, sorting, cleaning, and testing it all. You never know what could be in all those boxes and you don't have all day to poke around and find out.