3 PDP-12 racks, how much are they worth?

[chimpanzee]

2 of them have the narrow green swing out door in front. All have rear swing out doors.

Very high quality, I got them while a graduate student at U of Illinois.

Modern racks (Tripplite) are pricig out at $755 ?? Wow, that's pretty pricey. I would think vintage DEC racks (with casters) would go for even more, given the rarity & quality.

 

[Qbus]

A lot more racks survived then hardware, don’t be planning on an early retirement!

 

[glitch]

Buying a new Tripp-Lite or APC rack is going to cost a lot more than buying a used rack. I've picked up relay racks (the two post telecom type) for $20-50 used or overstock, and full racks for $50-100, usually with some power distribution or shelving remaining. I'm sure DEC PDP-12 racks are worth more than the low end, but I don't know if you'd get more than $150-250 apiece for them. Plus you have the issue of shipping, do they come apart enough to be easily shipped in a smaller box, or will they have to be sent freight?

 

[pontus]

It's tricky with racks. First of all, modern equipment might not fit at all in a PDP-12 rack. In fact, any equipment that require four posts will not fit the PDP-12 rack, not even DEC equipment. Look at this picture and you'll see that the front posts doesn't align with the rear posts. The rack is very much designed for the PDP-12 and there were not that many made. So you need to find someone that has a PDP-12 without a rack which makes the list of potential buyers quite short.

I happen to know someone who have a PDP-12 without a rack here in Sweden. I think shipping will be horrendous since you can't dismantle the rack... quite a frustrating situation, it would be nice to see another complete PDP-12 (there are only about 30 left).

 

[pontus]

Where are you located? I'm considering if it would be worth shipping one rack to Sweden, if you are willing to do that of course?

Do you have any pictures?