Frank, good whiskey year of ’71, Netherlands. Working in IT field.
It all started back in ’86/’87 with my own Commodore 64. Sold it probably in ’90…and then we’ll hop over to the summer of 2017, clearing some boxes at home to find some 5 1/4 disks, containing my own written programs in basic and machine language from back then. Curious what was on them, I decided that i should own a Commodore 64 again!
Got myself a nice set…to get caught with a small collecting virus. Started collecting since September 2017 (see article wishlist).
Since September the collection was growing steadily. I met a lot of nice people, and some weird, while searching through collectors land. Bought a lot of commodores, just to keep some of what was offered, selling the rest. Found out that quit a lot of what was offered needed repairing, so I needed to dust of my electronics knowledge as well. All these stories of collecting might be worth while of writing down, at the least, cause I think it’s fun to do!
I guess there are not a lot blogs with transparency about what they buy, from whom, the stories behind it and what collecting costs. Seems that talking about pricing, the mistakes and the luck is not something a collector writes about. So I guess it’s more like a diary full of funny, and some weird stories,, about collecting, collectors and those who actually owned a Commodore for over 30 years and decided to sell it.
It’s about how a collection grows, and what it actually costs…because a hobby of an enthusiastic Commodore fan does not make any money..it just costs money and a lot of time!
Hopefully someone enjoys this
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