I write this out of respect. To the man and to his sticking to his ideals. Also out of Ronald Wayne’s passion for the hobby he loves… stamp collecting.

Some of you that have been collecting for years many know his story. I. as a beginning collector, did not until recently.

Ronald Wayne is considered one of the co-founders of Apple Computer. He was there in January of 1977 when Apple was incorporated along with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Ronald was considered the most mature and level headed of the trio and had been given a 10% stake in the company.

Thinking it through, though, he decided it was too much of a risk. He stated. “”It was like having a tiger by the tail.” He was the only partner that had assets that could be seized so he ultimately passed on the opportunity and was paid a tidy sum of $800 for his past participation. If he has stayed with the company his holdings would be in excess of $30 billion dollars.

In 2012. he told the Daily Mail, “If I had stayed with Apple and accepted the limitations on my phiosophy of life I could have well ended up the richest man in the cemetery.”

Instead, among other things, he turned his attention to stamps. He was introduced to stamp collecting by his older brother growing up in Cleveland, Ohio. During his lifetime he became a collector and dealer of U.S. and world stamps describing himself as a “discount” dealer running a stamp shop in Milpitas, California for a short time before retiring to a mobile home park in Pahrump. Nevada where he continues to sell stamps and coins.

In 2011, the original Apple contract sold at auction for 1.6 million. He has said he regrets selling it. I am not sure why.

Also, in 2011, he published a memoir titled. “Adventures or an Apple Founder” and is currently writing a book on money called “Counterfeit Trust”

You can check out his story and merchandise on his website at https://www.ronaldgwayne.com/