Re: Value of shrinkwrapped items Message #4 Posted by Tony Duell on 16 Nov 2006, 2:45 p.m., in response to message #1 by GE
All I can tell you is what I did.
About 15 years ago I managed to buy an original HP71B _service manual_ in the shrinkwrap at an HPCC conference.
I then amazed everyone present by ripping off the shrinkwrap and reading the manual. Several people told me I'd ruined the value.
My reply was simple. I'd not bought that manual as an investment. I'd bought it to learn how HP71s work, and how to fix them. And I couldn't do that when the manual was shrinkwrapped.
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