DECTapes on eBay - MADNESS??!?

[Dave McGuire]

On Oct 13, 2009, at 9:39 AM, Philipp Hachtmann wrote:
> I watched the following auction, just for curiosity:
> http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290357667738
>
> Now it has ended. The 12 tapes went for $430!!!
> None of those has an original DEC label. Is there anything  
> extremely important on them?
>
> Or are DECTape reels rare, uncommon and valuable?
>
>
> Any ideas?

   "Madness"?  No, more like "DECtapes are impossible to find, and  
since people need them for their classic machines, they're willing to  
pay real money for them".

              -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL