“My early Apple 2 machines are now worth thousands to collectors.”
This depends :-). If it’s from ‘78 (i.e. and Apple II, not II+ or IIe which came out later), has early serial numbers, original parts, and looks like new, you’ll get around $2000 from the right buyer. One on eBay sold for $1800 in that condition recently. If you have anything original that came with the computer(box, manual, receipts), the price gets crazier.
The value drops off from the 78 model ... Machines built in 79 are worth in the 1k region ... II+ around $500 ... IIe around $250-$350 ... Again, the prices vary depending on condition, peripherals, etc. Some rare peripherals can fetch you serious cash.
Retro-electronics has been a habit of mine since the 90s :-). Computer wise, I’m mainly into Atari stuff, but I have a II+ I modified to look like the computer on Lost :-).
Its kind of insane right now ... prices are in the stratosphere across the board. I got silly money for a few boxed Commodore 64s. The only one I’ll keep in the long run is the Atari 800 I have (it was the best computer of the era in my opinion in terms of price and features ... Ironically, Apple had a generic system and allowed the user to customize it with all sorts of 3rd party hardware ... Total 180 from what they did from the mid 80s onward)
Way ahead of you there! Looks like you know your history.
I have one Rev 0 in the low 300 SN range. I already sold one in the low 100 SN range to a collector several years ago. Also have others under 3000 SN range. These are not plus or e, and are revision zero motherboards. There is currently one on eBay for $18,500 by a collector in China. His is authentic and very early; I've purchased other stuff from him in the past.
1977 machines.