Affiliate Network Collector FAQ

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 We are accepting applications from US and Canadian individual vintage computer collectors, established collector-owned vintage computer rental businesses, and vintage computing museums and non-profits.

VintageComputerRental.com acts as a “match-maker” for media & theatrical productions and vintage computer collectors willing to rent items from their collections. We receive inquiries from clients then based on their requirements and location pair them with a network affiliate collector who can provide an authentic, period correct presentation to meet their needs. 

The Affiliate Collector and client directly set terms and pricing then work together during the rental engagement.  All billing and payments are between the client and the affiliate collector.  VintageComputerRental.com receives a percentage from the Affiliate Collector.

Absolutely not. Each Affiliate Collector chooses which items are available for rental.

Different clients will have different needs. Most will want a visually presentable system, meaning a clean, decently intact, period-correct computer/monitor with keyboard or other input device (and mouse if applicable for period). Some clients will need a functional system, others will be fine with a non-functioning one used only as set decoration.

Each Affiliate Collector receives training before engaging with their first potential client. This training provides a complete end-to-end rental engagement process covering best practices for working with media productions including going on-location to shoots.  Several document templates and examples are provided as well for a near turn-key solution.

We are also here to provide support and guidance throughout the process!

Affiliate Collectors make all decisions on how their vintage computing items will be transported and handled during rental engagements.  The most common arrangements are:

• Shipped – rental item(s) are shipped to the client, the client handles during engagement and ships back
• Local Pick Up/Return – Affiliate Collector directly provides rental item(s) to the client, the client handles during engagement and directly returns items to the Affiliate Collector
• Collector Transported - Affiliate Collector transports to and from client location(s). Affiliate Collector may or not set up/break down but would not be present for the entire rental engagement
• Fully Collector Supervised - Affiliate Collector transports rental items(s) to and from client location, sets up and breaks down, and is present to supervise and provide support during the entire rental engagement

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