Brilio.net/en - Just because we live in the Digital Age with all of our stunning technology, Internet access, and smart devices, doesnt mean that people have abandoned the things of yesterday -- even if those things are old, broken, dusty, and lack a touch-screen interface or Internet connection. In fact, several communities in Indonesia still love using old-fashioned technology. Some collectors have amassed private vintage collections valued at a whopping IDR 10 million.
The Padmaditya Community, for example, preserves old audio recordings that have historical value. They have also collected more than 50 antique radios, including vintage brands like Phillips, Erres, Blaupunkt, Telefunken and Robin.
Such vintage items, however, are very difficult to find, whether at flea or antique markets. Arif, 25, an antiques seller in Jogja Pakuncen Market, spoke with brilio.net/en about the challenge of finding antique radios: The older a radio is, the more people are looking for it, no matter how expensive it is.
According to Arif, some people will even sell broken vintage radios. It takes more effort to fix it, but people are willing to buy it because a fully functioning antique radio will have more value when it is resold on the market or sold privately to a collector. And the older a radio is, or the more historical value it has, the higher the price -- even IDR 10 million.
You can find this intriguing community of collectors in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, and several other major cities in Indonesia. Every year these communities hold a vintage radio exhibition to showcase their latest finds.
(brl/tis)
