I wouldn't even bother with CRTs anymore, everyone sells even the crappy ones for like $500 or something stupid.

Even if interest is still high or increasing, I don't think there'll be a price explosion any time soon. They can only go so high in this economy where people are about to not be able to afford healthcare and basic needs.

What happens with the Voodoo 1 cards on eBay is usually a pretty good benchmark imo since they pop up more infrequently than the Voodoo 2 or 3. The Voodoo 1s listed at 200-300 have been there some time, but the ones 100-200 usually sell within a few days. So there's still a point that people aren't willing to go above.

Voodoo 1's didn't last for long before people wanted better than 640x480 resolution. The sweet spot for gaming was Voodoo 2 SLI (for 1024x768 but pricey) and Voodoo 3's which vary by model and interface.

Depends on how we measure a decrease. Prices are not dropping, but also aren't increasing that much, like it was during the rise of retrohardware Youtube reviews.

Unknown_K wrote on Yesterday, 06:25:

Voodoo 1's didn't last for long before people wanted better than 640x480 resolution. The sweet spot for gaming was Voodoo 2 SLI (for 1024x768 but pricey) and Voodoo 3's which vary by model and interface.

The Voodoo 2 also had been used on Power Mac platform.
Mac OS 8/9 had some games supporting Voodoo 2.

The Voodoo 1 was useful for Virtual PC 2/3, at least.
Though Voodoo 2 was probably a better choice for both.

The Serpent Rider wrote on Yesterday, 07:00:

Depends on how we measure a decrease. Prices are not dropping, but also aren't increasing that much, like it was during the rise of retrohardware Youtube reviews.

I think its an ever decreasing pool of people and an ever decreasing pool of hardware, hence prices seem about the same and yet some of us have an impression of falling interest. It makes sense in a way, the slow aging of the 'community' with less and less new entrants over time, and the relative ease with which much of the past PC gaming can actually be done without special hardware - patches, hacks, gog, steam, dosbox etc

gerry wrote on Yesterday, 14:58:

I think its an ever decreasing pool of people and an ever decreasing pool of hardware, hence prices seem about the same and yet some of us have an impression of falling interest. It makes sense in a way, the slow aging of the 'community' with less and less new entrants over time, and the relative ease with which much of the past PC gaming can actually be done without special hardware - patches, hacks, gog, steam, dosbox etc

At the same time there is an increase in people outside of this hobby who have learned by now that in general old = trend = money. They find their parents old computer, check the highest listing on ebay and list them for that much. I don't know about you guys but what's certainly increasing for me is the number of local ads referencing ebay prices "these go for 300 on ebay, I sell them cheap for 250" for stuff nobody here would pay 50.

I understand why this is happening and I don't find it strange. Just wanted to comment that, in my eyes, the expected prices drop because of the shrinking community and declining interest is not really happening because of new "external" participants.

I think for every hard-core member here with stacks of vintage hardware there are probably 100 casual collectors who just buy a few things and enjoy them. Those people even if they buy at inflated eBay prices probably spend a fraction of what hard core members have paid over the years for their hoards (even if it was free for shipping).

konc wrote on Yesterday, 15:40:

I don't know about you guys but what's certainly increasing for me is the number of local ads referencing ebay prices "these go for 300 on ebay, I sell them cheap for 250" for stuff nobody here would pay 50.

'I know what I have' must be met with 'not my money'. It's the only way (as opposed to having an embarassing pants-pissing tantrum over Voodoo prices like I've seen on this forum).

Is there even a point in mentioning prices on a site that has an international user base with wildly varying supply?