[Jaruzel]

> The real problem is greed.

Yes, and it's getting worse. Nowadays it's quite common to see a retro computer broken up into it's respective parts (keyboard, case, mobo, psu, etc) and sold off as individual auctions because the seller knows they'll get more money that way.

And don't get me started on the sellers who rip the SID and VIC chips off of perfectly working C64 motherboards to sell them separately at inflated prices! Grrrr.

[skybrian]

That sounds like a rational market. Some people need parts and where else are they going to come from?

If the price for a complete system goes higher or enough people sell parts from broken machines and parts prices go down, they'll stop doing it.