Common items you passed up that turned rare when you wanted them

[Tony Duell]

> 
> I was wondering have you guys ever seen piles of computer equipment that was
> dirt cheap but you didn't bother grabbing at the time only to see them
> become rare and desired later on?

Well, I remember passing over loads of ZX80s at radio rallies. Now, I am 
told they're actually worth money... But as I don't collect for the 
money, but for the interest of hacking about with the machines I don't 
really regret it.

What I do regret is not buying loads of TTL (particularly S, and the even 
more obscure H families), 8 bit micros and support ICs, etc when they 
were current. Some parts are hard to find in the UK now. I was actually 
quoted \pounds 25.00 for a plain 6522 VIA the other day (!). Oh well...

-tony