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Strange eBay prices lately..... Message #1 Posted by Michael Meyer on 24 Oct 2008, 3:04 p.m. After a couple of years hiatus, I've had the "bug" to buy a few more HP's, my first Russian calculators, etc. A little restoration. Not quite to my slogan from 2001: "Another Day, Another Calculator." That was a fun time. I just bought a fully working HP-19C for $153. (My wife's response: "Don't you already have one of those?" "Duh! Not one from Singapore.") Not too odd.. except that a "working" (nothing noted about the card reader) TI-59 just sold for $182, and an HP-12C in a box just sold for $258. Anyone want to buy all my 12C's and 59's? <grin> (Who was it on the forum that used to mail HP's with TI's thrown in as packing material?.....) My TI's may actually be worth something some day. (I probably have a half dozen 59's as it was my calculator in college and they were only a couple of dollars years ago and fun to fix...) On the one hand, it's nice to see the prices of these wonderful antiques going up, on the other hand, it sure makes collecting tougher. Michael Edited: 24 Oct 2008, 4:36 p.m. after one or more responses were posted

Re: Strange eBay prices lately..... Message #2 Posted by Ed Austin on 24 Oct 2008, 4:12 p.m., in response to message #1 by Michael Meyer Hi Michael the 58C and 59(C?) are in fact very desirable as they are the pinnacle of 70's programmable calculator technology (along with the 67C and 41C). As a young kid then all I could afford was the 57, the "poor" relation to the 58 and 59, but that was only $20 at your local Woolworths, so it was OK for a 11 year old! Regards!

Re: Strange eBay prices lately..... Message #3 Posted by Chan Tran on 24 Oct 2008, 5:50 p.m., in response to message #2 by Ed Austin Hmm! I have a few of them TI58C that I don't ever use. May be I should put them on Ebay?

Re: Strange eBay prices lately..... Message #4 Posted by Geir Isene on 24 Oct 2008, 7:11 p.m., in response to message #3 by Chan Tran A good 58C... I'm a buyer. Used to create self-modifying programs on the 59 & 58C. Or if you have a 59 with a working card reader....

Re: Strange eBay prices lately..... Message #5 Posted by Guido Fernandes on 24 Oct 2008, 6:03 p.m., in response to message #1 by Michael Meyer I've seen the boxed 12C sold for more than $250, too: and I think it's very strange... the same day I've bought a mint 28S 100th Anniversary for $94, strange again...

Re: Strange eBay prices lately..... Message #6 Posted by Ed Austin on 24 Oct 2008, 7:09 p.m., in response to message #5 by Guido Fernandes Saw a boxed mint 16C reach $400 on ebay with 28 bids. Those 16C's.... never go cheaply! and this... HP 01... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-1970s-HEWLETT-PACKARD-HP-01-LED-CALCULATOR-WATCH_W0QQitemZ120322349491QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120322349491&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1308&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 8 days to go... $1300++ so far... 17 bids... This one won't go cheap! Edited: 24 Oct 2008, 7:14 p.m. after one or more responses were posted

Re: Strange eBay prices lately..... Message #7 Posted by V-PN on 24 Oct 2008, 10:11 p.m., in response to message #6 by Ed Austin My 16C is just the calc, battery low, any bids here?

Re: Strange eBay prices lately..... Message #8 Posted by Raymond Del Tondo on 24 Oct 2008, 7:13 p.m., in response to message #5 by Guido Fernandes 12C's going for those high prices are usually units made in USA;-)

Re: Strange eBay prices lately..... Message #9 Posted by Guido Fernandes on 25 Oct 2008, 12:25 p.m., in response to message #8 by Raymond Del Tondo Quote: 12C's going for those high prices are usually units made in USA;-) Yes, USA made model are more considered than other... but 12C is a very common model, I've seen some 12C (USA) sold at $60/70!!

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