The Apple Lisa: Depreciation? Zero


Mint Apple Lisas selling for over $6,000 on eBay, Ars Technica reports. That's one non-depreciating asset.

Of course, in reality, when Lisas cost up to $10,000 in the early 1980s, a dollar was really worth a dollar. So, in a sense, you're getting one on the cheap if you buy it today.

That's not all: some enthusiasts argue prototypes of the Commodore 64 could fetch as much as $10,000. The "Model T" of computers, as the article describes the '64, saw over 30 million units produced. So the production version, at least, ain't uncommon.

Analysis: An original Apple I - yes, we can understand how these fetch thousands. Autographed. A museum exhibit. A piece of history. But a Commodore? Wethinks not. To be fair, maybe Lisas are worth something. Although a place I used to work a couple of years ago was throwing them out of a lab as junk. I assume they'd been sitting in closet for years.