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is more valuable a 41cx broken calculator than a good one?
Message #1 Posted by Gonzalo Fernandez (Spain) on 9 Mar 2010, 2:25 p.m.

See http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280472811380 versus http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280472808417 ($93 versus $81)

      
Re: is more valuable a 41cx broken calculator than a good one?
Message #2 Posted by Raymond Del Tondo on 9 Mar 2010, 3:38 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Gonzalo Fernandez (Spain)

Part of the answer is given in the auction text:

Quote:
There is a name engraved in the calculator and battery case (an attempt to scratch them out has been made)

The broken one isn't more valuable than the working unit,
but who wants a calc which has the previous owner's name engraved?

Actually the broken unit is not a halfnut, so there's a great chance to get it repaired.

HTH

            
Re: is more valuable a 41cx broken calculator than a good one?
Message #3 Posted by John Robinson on 9 Mar 2010, 6:47 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Raymond Del Tondo

However, the broken one has the wrong case :-) so that will detract from it's value.

Cheers, John

      
method to the madness??
Message #4 Posted by geoff quickfall on 9 Mar 2010, 7:57 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Gonzalo Fernandez (Spain)

As the guy (me) who purchased the broken one you have a good point but:

- PARTS if possible and very probable for 5 others that need work... - Combined with the other auction:

parts auction

- Required for the book as I intend to disect a keyboard heat stake system the least destructive way possible then document the process.

also;

- Can't find broken ones around here unfortunately.

Cheers, Geoff

p.s. if it is a candidate for restoration it will look and act as though new, pristine even, and as stated it is a full sized board and not a "halfnut" later version.

Edited: 9 Mar 2010, 7:59 p.m.

            
Re: method to the madness??
Message #5 Posted by Gonzalo Fernandez (Spain) on 10 Mar 2010, 4:55 a.m.,
in response to message #4 by geoff quickfall

You are right, sometimes is more valuable a good cosmetic condition but broken calculaton for parts than a working one in bad cosmetic status.

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