20 DIF RARE ORIG VINTAGE COMPUTER STOX 60s-80s! $1.25 Start Price USD 24.95 Current Price USD 24.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 06, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 13, 2008 Location New York, New York See more about '20 DIF RARE ORIG VINTAGE COMPUTER STOX 60s-80s! $1.25' Description COMPUTERIZE YOUR COLLECTION!        Over the last 20-25 years, the computer has come to dominate modern life, public and private. No home or office desk is complete without one. An inordinate amount of our time is spent on the computer, or doing things related to our time on the computer. Human life has been inexorably altered by a plastic box, a screen and a keyboard.      That's why any collector with any interest in the history of America's love affair with the computer is going to find this collection of very rare U.S. computer stock certificates irresistible.       These are certificates of ownership in companies that, for the most part, started in the 1960's or earlier. Some of them went on to become big players in the computer field while others failed, were sold, merged or still continue in the shadows of the giants. The one thing they have in common is that they all were pioneers, riding the technological "first wave" long before it became a tsunami. The officers and shareholders of these enterprises gambled on the future, a future that most likely exceeded their wildest expectations.       This collection stands as a testament to, and in memoriam of, 20 of those early pioneers, whose share certificates are excessively rare. To our knowledge, we are the sole global source for most, if not all, of the stocks in this collection, and our supply is, pardon the pun, paper thin!! That, coupled with our insanely low starting price of a mere $1.25, insures that this hi tech investment opportunity is going to be very short-lived.         Subject to the fine print below, you will receive one each of the following rare, original computer certificates: Red text indicates company became a BIG PLAYER in today's computer industry! Computer Horizons Scandal Stock! Bold title, logo with 2 black C's forming white H, futuristic city/highway flank sexy lady with globe, fancy medallions, brown, engraved by American Bank Note! Incorporated in New York, dated 1970's. Very scarce. Company is still around, but President was indicted for insider trading! Computer Research Spread wing eagle on craggy peak, ornate border & medallions, 1969 Pennsylvania corporate seal, all in red, dated 1980's, also by ABN! Very scarce. Still around, providing computer systems for banks and brokers! Computerology Ornate border, mini art deco diamond-oval designs form background, blue or fuschia, New York, 1970's. Very rare. Company is out of business as far as we know. CompuSave Ornate border/medallions, blue, Delaware, 1980's. Very rare. Believed to still be alive as a direct marketer of computer hardware. Franklin Computer Bold logo, ornate green border/medallions, American Bank Note, Pennsylvania, 1980's. Very scarce. Now Franklin Electronic Publishers, top manufacturer of handheld devices including translation & medical devices!! HOT X 3!! Magnatek Muscular male, lightning bolt splits large M (great vignette!) blue, California 1980's (now in Wisconsin). Rare. Major supplier of hard drives!! Magnum Communications Beautiful blue ABN certificate, large M logo with stylized reel-to-reel tapes, Delaware 1969 corporate seal. Very scarce. Out of business, according to our research. National Computer Analysts Fierce spread wing eagle grasps branches on peak, ornate border/medallions, 1967 corporate seal, Delaware 1970's. Green or brown. Very scarce. Became M Tech New England Corp. in 1974, which we believe is now out of business! Par Technology Topless angels flank logo framed with laurels, bright pink ABN cert, New York 1980's. Still around, major supplier of computer systems for restaurants, hotels, etc. Park Electrochemical Sexy female ("Star Trek" type) in dramatic pose before large "Hal" like circuit board, New York 1954 corporate seal, dated 1990's. Fantastic looking and very rare! Major manufacturer of coatings for computer circuits! Collector Value $50!! Programming & Systems Ornate border, bold PSI logo, 1959 New York corporate seal, very rare (sells for $50 as a "scandal stock"!). This was a chain of computer training schools that was closed down by the Feds in connection with fraudulent student loans!!! Publishing Computer Services Mainframe computer/printer, computer tape wraps vignette/logo, blue or green, Delaware, 1970's. Very Rare. Out of business, as far as we can tell! Systems & Computer Technology Large graphic blue logo and "SCT", 1968 Delaware corporate seal, based in Philadelphia, 1990's. Scarce. #1 computer systems provider for higher education through the mid-1990's, but was plagued by several scandals. Acquired by Sungard in 2004 (now a $5 Billion a year business!!) Unisystems Ornate border & medallions, bold title, orange or blue, 1969 Delaware corporate seal, dated 1970's-80's. Scarce. No current information found! Volt Information Sciences Very ornate border & medallions, 1957 New York corporate seal, large fancy title & "VIS", dated 1960's-70's. Still around today, a leading computer systems and tech employment firm (Fortune 500 company!) Surprise! Too few left to post! Surprise! Too few left to post! Surprise! Too few left to post! Surprise! Too few left to post! Surprise! Too few left to post!      There you have it. A veritible cornucopia of rare collectible computer history, and a WORLDWIDE COLLECT-A-THON EXCLUSIVE!! Who else could possibly offer 20 different computer company stocks for the incredible price of $1.25 a piece?????????        Total Collector Value: $600 (minimum average of $30 a piece). Starts at $24.95. SAVE OVER 95%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for booting up your collection with Collect-a-thon....it really "computes" to do so.      Stocks, which average 8" x 12" in size,  are all clean and crisp, but may have occasional pen marks or other minor signs of handling. A modest search and retrieval fee of $10 will apply if winner would like us to go through our archives to find the 20 cleanest certs we have free of marks. Please email if this service is desired.      Allow for a maximum of 1-3 judicious subsitutions with stocks of the same or greater rarity and value if 1 or more titles is sold out. Substitutions may include different colors or share types of the same company. As of today all of the BIG NAMES are in stock, so bid now if you want to be sure of getting them. Place a Bid!