Are original schematics or manuals worth anything more than the reproductions? I have a few original schematics & I was thinking about laminating them. Do folks collect the originals?
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Long Hill, NJ
Quoted from Friengineer:Are original schematics or manuals worth anything more than the reproductions? I have a few original schematics & I was thinking about laminating them. Do folks collect the originals?
People collect anything. But if you're concerned about value, don't laminate them.
Most of the time, I prefer originals to ensure the schematics are readable, and aren't a photocopy of a photocopy or have pages that are taped together.
However, sometimes there are errors in the originals that are corrected later.
Quoted from Friengineer:I was thinking about laminating them
Don't laminate it. That will ruin any value. That's like taking a perfectly good pinball machine, chopping it up, and turning it into a coffee table.
Quoted from ForceFlow:That's like taking a perfectly good pinball machine, chopping it up, and turning it into a coffee table.
Good point. I'm going to include them when I sell the machine but I wasn't sure if I should "preserve" them by laminating them or not. They aren't in pristine condition.
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