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15c values Message #1 Posted by bill platt on 22 Mar 2004, 4:53 p.m. Is this a new record? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3085019932&category=58039&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1

Re: 15c values Message #2 Posted by George on 22 Mar 2004, 8:00 p.m., in response to message #1 by bill platt Looks to me like the 15C emblem is even missing!

Re: 15c values Message #3 Posted by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil) on 23 Mar 2004, 1:13 p.m., in response to message #2 by George Hi; The HP logo IS missing, indeed! Would that be a good reason to cancel the sale? d8^D I'd "undo" it! Cheers! Luiz (Brazil) Edited: 23 Mar 2004, 1:14 p.m.

Re: 15c values Message #4 Posted by Marx Pio on 22 Mar 2004, 9:11 p.m., in response to message #1 by bill platt Who is gonna pay 440 USD for a 15C? (a) Stupid (b) Idiot (c) Both

Re: 15c values Message #5 Posted by Trent Moseley on 22 Mar 2004, 10:15 p.m., in response to message #1 by bill platt My wife says she loves the bedspread the calc is shown on. tm

Re: 15c values Message #6 Posted by bill platt on 23 Mar 2004, 12:27 p.m., in response to message #1 by bill platt Perhaps this is something of an abberation. Note that the acution inflated in a bidding war between just two players: Yankeemo and RafaelGuerra, the latter winning. Yes, the emblem is definitely missing! Note also what other stuff the winner is buying: EXPENSIVE fountain pens and watches---this guy LOVES nice stuff and is willing to pay for it (I love fountain pens, too, but I prefer to find them in junk piles....and I used to use them every day before the computer was invented!). Note also that the highest bid outside these two players was $250, which is still high? for missing an emblem. Very interesting. -Bill

Re: 15c values Message #7 Posted by Norris on 24 Mar 2004, 3:09 p.m., in response to message #1 by bill platt It's possible that the market value of old HPs may spike as April 16-17 approaches. Those are the dates for the NCEES professional licensing exams for engineers and surveyors. The April 2004 exams will be the first where the new calculator restrictions are in effect. Tens of thousands of people are currently preparing for these exams. It's safe to suggest that thousands of examinees nationwide have been forced to set aside their banned HP 41, 42, 48, or 49 series calculators, and have been in the market for other NCEES-compliant RPN models. Most of these people have probably found alternative calculators by now. But if you haven't, then your options are very limited, since the 33S is still not generally available. An old HP model from eBay may be your last hope.

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