That's part of the problem... people think they can make a quick buck with old stuff; the mindset is of the typical AOL user
they think "ZOMGZ VINTAGE/CLASSIC == LOTS MONIEZ FOR MEEZ NOW!" which is rather a shame... as it means some things go to far worse homes than they belong; someone (with more money than sense) buys it and thinks it will work, plugs it in, lets out the magic smoke, and bins it.