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Why? Amazon auctions never really took off. He got in the news ( see this post). He got what he wanted.

A lot of arbitrage/sales still happens on eBay, it's not hard when the sellers are looking at #1 to earn money on #2




I meant with regards to the loss for society when this disappears into some private collection. I’d be better in a museum. I am sure he’ll earn enough short term money from the auctions.


It’s been disappeared in a private collection for years.

I’m sure he’s cool with someone buying all the stuff to form a private collection.


I kinda agree on that. The loss for society of the source code of an old game.....

I don't see any extra value. I do agree it would be nice to see the source code and look at it. Some have an emotional attachment to it, but if it wouldn't have been sold/shared, nobody would have cared or request it.




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