note that this seller has a tiny reputation on ebay.
anyone who would
give this seller that much money for anything is just not. thinking
carefully.
- Henry
On May 11, 2023 13:26:27 segaloco via TUHS <tuhs(a)tuhs.org> wrote:
Howdy folks, I was perusing old copies of ;login:
and came across a
note about the BSTJ UNIX issue in the August 1978 newsletter:
https://archive.org/details/login_august-1978
<https://archive.org/details/login_august-1978>
What I find particularly amusing is that all UNIX licensees at the
time of that publication allegedly were provided a copy free of
charge. The text goes on to indicate additional copies can be
purchased for a measly $1.50.
Fast forward to today and I typically don't see this copy pop up on
auction for less than $100. Still, amazing how something was being
just tossed out to anyone who wanted one and now here 45 years later,
it's a mad scramble to find the same. Then there's this listing:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134212722284?hash=item1f3fb39e6c:g:9VEAAOSw8HtjCp2…
<https://www.ebay.com/itm/134212722284?hash=item1f3fb39e6c:g:9VEAAOSw8HtjCp2H&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4IPDo14%2B7%2BCT30D5MvU1f9BJm77l1XWLxt2ojhau503DpckIGbEgDyGAtPFQgj8m5y9CebRCho1Y9INzCsMX72UaQy96ent8gqtgFWH5MY3kpSNzkYBKgrjnVDMiom2HOuqHiy5H%2FzRjvpdv0BE7tKJ7tJv4BRuCeSEPoqd2U%2FdfuKVuvOTdG%2B28JSWuPcN764AWcg3EbpeU7LUiGEELwjxL0FTsCQ%2F2wK5AuuwK8E9E7WFVuZzsm07jesQcjq75A7t5fM0ggrRX2Mn9cO9%2BHRAP7KcOYhGJ1BqIYz1P1FzL%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_bFmL2BYg>
$3000 dollars...quite shocking, although perhaps they're banking on
the uniqueness of that little sleeve, I've never seen one of those
with a BSTJ issue before. Was that some sort of packaging the issues
were delivered in? It has the Bell Logo in the little window on
either side, so I want to believe it's original and not something
someone threw together after the fact.
In any case, I suspect part of the low pricing is due to Bell
anti-trust stuff, as they really moved on nickle and diming on
documentation once they were legally able to. In any case, I'm always
shocked to see how much I paid for something in my archival efforts
and then I find a price sheet only to find out someone bought a book
back in the day for the cost of a burger and fries. While I'm
pursuing documents for research purposes...I may be inadvertently
building myself quite the value store without even meaning to...
- Matt G.