Andy Baio
if you love Infocom and have $155,000 hanging around, this eBay auction is for you https://www.ebay.com/itm/115558782739
Infocom Vintage Video Game Collection.  ALL NOS!  The Holy Grail of Collections. | eBay

By reading this, the assumption is that you know what you are looking at. They hold a significant place in computer and gaming history. Anyone familiar with the genre has probably heard of Zork, which is one of many titles produced by Infocom.

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Jul 19, 2023 at 4:35pmWeb
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Show threadJeff NoxonJul 19, 2023
@andybaio OMG ๐Ÿ˜
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Show thread๐ŸŽ“ Doc Freemo  ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑJul 19, 2023
@andybaio I hooked up with the daughter of the guy who wrote Zork. She was really cool, I wish we stayed in touch.
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> BID AUCTION

โ€œYou bid $69,105 on the auction.โ€

Show threadaaronzbestJul 19, 2023
@GrundislavGames for the big box collection ๐Ÿ‘€
Show threadFrancisco GonzรกlezJul 20, 2023
@aaronzbest Sadly I never played any of the old Infocom games!
Show threadBen WerdmullerJul 19, 2023
@andybaio $155,000? All I have is tea and no tea :(
Show threadAndy BaioJul 19, 2023
@ben have you looked in the thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what it is
Show thread@[email protected]Jul 19, 2023
@andybaio I enjoy Infocom and have about $15 free. Think they'll go for it? :-D
Show threadAndy BaioJul 19, 2023
@ozoned itโ€™s an option
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sigh

Show threadื—ื ืŸ ื›ื”ืŸ โ€ข Hanan CohenJul 19, 2023

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it would be hillarious if someone would win the auction and donate everything to @textfiles

Show threadA2_CanadaJul 19, 2023
@hananc @andybaio @textfiles Nice collection, but there's nothing unique/undocumented/unarchived. The unusual piece may be that it's all shrinkwrapped... would be fun to unshrink it all. ๐Ÿคฃ
Show threadwaferbabyJul 19, 2023
@andybaio Fuccccck.
Show threadChristopher DrumJul 20, 2023
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To whomever purchases that collection, I have a piece NOT in that collection (Moonmist, Japanese, PC9800). Just in case some rich person might be obsessed enough to strive toward a more complete collection and would like to take it off my hands for, let's say $10,000? Just throwing out that number as a starting point! Totally not serious... unless???!! ๐Ÿ™ƒ