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HP-92: How rare is it, really? Message #1 Posted by W. Bruce Maguire II on 8 Nov 2001, 1:10 p.m. Hello all: I put an ad in the MoHPC Classifieds saying that I would like to buy or trade for an HP-92. I didn't get a single response. I've also been watching HP calc.s on eBay---almost continuously---since eBay started. I don't remember seeing an HP-92 auction. The MoHPC Prices_&_Rarity section calls the 92 "difficult"---the same as the 65. But I see 65s for auction all the time! Is the 92 really much more rare? Just wondering... Thanks in advance for the replies, Bruce.

Re: HP-92: How rare is it, really? Message #2 Posted by Ex-PPC member on 8 Nov 2001, 2:50 p.m., in response to message #1 by W. Bruce Maguire II No, the HP-92 isn't rare at all in the sense that few were produced or sold, far from it, it was very popular among business users. And that's the reason why you got no answers, nor are any offered at eBay: business users still do use them, look for spares like mad, and won't ever get rid of theirs, no matter how much could you reasonably offer. So you see, it's hard for a collector or a would-be user to get one because all people fortunate enough to own one stick to them nearly for life.

Re: HP-92: How rare is it, really? Message #3 Posted by David Smith on 9 Nov 2001, 12:40 a.m., in response to message #1 by W. Bruce Maguire II On average an HP91 shows up un EBay every couple of months. Figure an HP92 might be twice as rare at most. One was offered on the classifieds here a few weeks back (really nice) I think it brought around $350 bucks. Seek and ye shall find (eventually).

Re: HP-92: How rare is it, really? Message #4 Posted by HP92 Owner on 10 Nov 2001, 4:15 p.m., in response to message #1 by W. Bruce Maguire II Hi Bruce, FWIW, I've documented Ebay sales for about the last 3.5 years. Over that time, I've seen 13 HP92's sell at auction. At a low price of $128, and a high price of $810.

Re: HP-92: How rare is it, really? Message #5 Posted by W. Bruce Maguire II on 11 Nov 2001, 3:37 p.m., in response to message #4 by HP92 Owner Wow. Thanks for the information. Over the majority of the time I've been looking at HP calculators on eBay, it has been for other classic models. I guess I just managed to overlook all those 92 auctions! Bruce.

Re: HP-92: How rare is it, really? Message #6 Posted by Andreas Stockburger on 12 Nov 2001, 3:58 a.m., in response to message #4 by HP92 Owner Hi, its off-topic but is it possible to share your knowledge about these ebay-statistics ? Best regard Andreas

Re: HP-92: How rare is it, really? Message #7 Posted by HP92 Owner on 18 Nov 2001, 1:57 p.m., in response to message #6 by Andreas Stockburger Sure. what do you need to know?

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